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Lot 238
A Victorian Egypt 1882 medal issued to W Bird 2nd Cap: M.Top H.M.S. "Minotaur" together with a George V Royal Fleet Long Service Medal "Diuturne Fidelis" issued to 286843 DEV. A. 5223 E. Jenkins CH. STO. O. R.F.R., a British War Medal issued to 286843 E. Jenkins CH. STO. R.N., a British War medal issued to R4-063898 PTE. G.J. Sealy A.S.C., a Victory Medal issued to 18005 PTE. W. Ayres A.V.C. and a Victory Medal issued to 26431 PTE. W.E. Criddle GLOUC. R.
Lot 226
A GEORGE III SILVER MUSTARD POT, JAMES DARQUITS, LONDON, 1794 elongated octagonal, with reeded rims and scroll handle, engraved with scrolled initials CES to the side and R to the lid, 10cm long; together with an English Provincial silver mustard spoon, Old English pattern, initialled S, Cattle & Barber, York, 1809; 122g excluding blue glass liner
Lot 445
GLENMORANGIE 12 YEAR OLD QUINTA RUBAN HIGHLAND SINGLE MALT Famous for their unique stills, each as tall as an adult giraffe, and their passion for innovation, Glenmorangie remains one of the best-selling single malts in the world. They were one of the first distilleries to experiment with cask finishing; the process of transferring spirit from one cask type to another in order to impart additional characteristics and flavours.To further this agenda of innovation, in September of 2021 Glenmorangie began production at their new “Lighthouse” facility, a futuristic R&D department protruding from the heart of their traditional distillery complex like a monolith from 2001: A Space Odyssey. Off limits to the public, it is home to a “sensory lab” as well as two of Glenmorangie’s signature stills, each of which plays host to several classified modifications. Only time will tell what exciting innovations will filter down to the rest of the industry.46% ABV / 70cl
Lot 81
GLENMORANGIE 10 YEAR OLD 35CL AND 10CL - EACH WITH TASTING GLASSES HIGHLAND SINGLE MALT Famous for their unique stills, each as tall as an adult giraffe, and their passion for innovation, Glenmorangie remains one of the best-selling single malts in the world. They were one of the first distilleries to experiment with cask finishing; the process of transferring spirit from one cask type to another in order to impart additional characteristics and flavours.To further this agenda of innovation, in September of 2021 Glenmorangie began production at their new “Lighthouse” facility, a futuristic R&D department protruding from the heart of their traditional distillery complex like a monolith from 2001: A Space Odyssey. Off limits to the public, it is home to a “sensory lab” as well as two of Glenmorangie’s signature stills, each of which plays host to several classified modifications. Only time will tell what exciting innovations will filter down to the rest of the industry.40% ABV / 35cl & 10clQty: 2
Lot 198
GLENMORANGIE PORT WOOD FINISH HIGHLAND SINGLE MALT Famous for their unique stills, each as tall as an adult giraffe, and their passion for innovation, Glenmorangie remains one of the best-selling single malts in the world. They were one of the first distilleries to experiment with cask finishing; the process of transferring spirit from one cask type to another in order to impart additional characteristics and flavours.To further this agenda of innovation, in September of 2021 Glenmorangie began production at their new “Lighthouse” facility, a futuristic R&D department protruding from the heart of their traditional distillery complex like a monolith from 2001: A Space Odyssey. Off limits to the public, it is home to a “sensory lab” as well as two of Glenmorangie’s signature stills, each of which plays host to several classified modifications. Only time will tell what exciting innovations will filter down to the rest of the industry.43% ABV / 70cl
Lot 22
GLENMORANGIE 21 YEAR OLD SESQUICENTENNIAL DECANTER HIGHLAND SINGLE MALT Famous for their unique stills, each as tall as an adult giraffe, and their passion for innovation, Glenmorangie remains one of the best-selling single malts in the world. They were one of the first distilleries to experiment with cask finishing; the process of transferring spirit from one cask type to another in order to impart additional characteristics and flavours.To further this agenda of innovation, in September of 2021 Glenmorangie began production at their new “Lighthouse” facility, a futuristic R&D department protruding from the heart of their traditional distillery complex like a monolith from 2001: A Space Odyssey. Off limits to the public, it is home to a “sensory lab” as well as two of Glenmorangie’s signature stills, each of which plays host to several classified modifications. Only time will tell what exciting innovations will filter down to the rest of the industry.Presented in a special stoneware decanter, this expression was produced to mark the 150th anniversary, or sesquicentenary, of the distillery.43% ABV / 70cl
Lot 277
GLENMORANGIE 18 YEAR OLD EXTREMELY RARE HIGHLAND SINGLE MALT Famous for their unique stills, each as tall as an adult giraffe, and their passion for innovation, Glenmorangie remains one of the best-selling single malts in the world. They were one of the first distilleries to experiment with cask finishing; the process of transferring spirit from one cask type to another in order to impart additional characteristics and flavours.To further this agenda of innovation, in September of 2021 Glenmorangie began production at their new “Lighthouse” facility, a futuristic R&D department protruding from the heart of their traditional distillery complex like a monolith from 2001: A Space Odyssey. Off limits to the public, it is home to a “sensory lab” as well as two of Glenmorangie’s signature stills, each of which plays host to several classified modifications. Only time will tell what exciting innovations will filter down to the rest of the industry.43% ABV / 70cl
Lot 3
GLENMORANGIE SIGNET HIGHLAND SINGLE MALT Famous for their unique stills, each as tall as an adult giraffe, and their passion for innovation, Glenmorangie remains one of the best-selling single malts in the world. They were one of the first distilleries to experiment with cask finishing; the process of transferring spirit from one cask type to another in order to impart additional characteristics and flavours.To further this agenda of innovation, in September of 2021 Glenmorangie began production at their new “Lighthouse” facility, a futuristic R&D department protruding from the heart of their traditional distillery complex like a monolith from 2001: A Space Odyssey. Off limits to the public, it is home to a “sensory lab” as well as two of Glenmorangie’s signature stills, each of which plays host to several classified modifications. Only time will tell what exciting innovations will filter down to the rest of the industry.46% ABV / 70cl
Lot 216
A Kammer & Reinhardt 101 character bisque head doll, German circa 1910, with painted blue eyes, single stroke brows and closed mouth, original blonde wig and fully jointed wood and composition body, wearing all original blue and white sailor costume, 10 ¼” (26cm) tall, incised K star R, 101, 26, (condition: three small wig pulls to rim of head, upper thigh lacks top ball joint, in need of re-stringing).
Lot 241
Three bisque head girl dolls, German circa 1910, including K*R, Simon & Halbig mould 403, with fixed brown glass eyes, open mouth, upper teeth, pierced ears and blonde wig, on a fully jointed wood and composition body and wearing a white shift, 25” (64cm) tall, (condition: weighed eyes re-set, wear to body), a similar A.M 390 wearing a white dress and bonnet, (hands replaced) and an ABG 1362 bisque head doll, (3 items).
Lot 251
A Large Simon & Halbig/K&R 126 bisque head baby doll, German circa 1915, with brown glass ‘flirty’ eyes, open mouth, two upper teeth and trembling tongue, original brown wig and on a five piece composition baby body, wearing a white nightdress and red cape and underclothes, in a brown card box with lid, 22” (56cm) tall, (condition: good).
Lot 254
A Simon & Halbig/K&R 126 bisque head baby doll, German circa 1915, with weighted brown glass ‘flirty’ eyes, open mouth, two upper teeth and trembling tongue, original brown wig and on a five piece composition baby body, wearing a long white nightdress, bonnet and underclothes, 18” (46cm) tall, (condition: good).
Lot 255
A Simon & Halbig/K&R bisque head doll, German circa 1910, with weighted blue glass eyes, open mouth, upper teeth and pierced ears, original brown wig and on a fully jointed wood and composition body, wearing a white cotton dress, underclothes and red bonnet, 19” (48cm) tall, (condition: good).
Lot 258
A Simon & Halbig/K&R 126 bisque head baby doll, German circa 1915, with weighted brown glass eyes, open mouth, two upper teeth, original brown wig and on a composition baby body, wearing a white cotton dress, floral bonnet and underclothes, 20” (51cm) tall, (condition: lacks one finger), together with a similar baby doll by Heubach Koppelsdorf, (lacks teeth), (2 items).
Lot 274
A K&R/Simon & Halbig mould 126 bisque head character baby doll, German circa 1920, with blue glass eyes and weighted eye lids, open mouth with two upper teeth and moulded tongue, painted features and original wig, on a five piece bent limb composition body, wearing a cotton white and pink lined dress and booties, 22” (56cm) tall, (condition: good).
Lot 187
TAMIYA 1/25 SCALE R/C GERMAN ‘TIGER’ TANK FOR COLLECTORS:Assembled and painted Tamiya 1/25 scale German Tiger I PzKpfw VI tank (World War Two).Original (1972) assembly manual included. Model has remote control fitted (wire, not radio R/C), but this facility has not been used since about 1973, as the model has only been used for static display since then. Full interior equipment of tank fitted. Three original crew members included. Model was acquired and constructed in West Berlin during 1972.Est. £20 - £30.
Lot 188
TAMIYA 1/25 SCALE R/C GERMAN ‘PANTHER’ TANK FOR COLLECTORS:Assembled and painted Tamiya 1/25 scale German Panther PzKpfw V tank (World War Two). Original (1972) assembly manual included. Model has remote control fitted (wire, not radio R/C), but this facility has not been used since about 1973, as the model has only been used for static display since then. Original crew member (tank commander) is included in the small plastic bag of accessories. Note that this figure’s body and legs can be separated so that he can either be positioned in the commander’s cupola (without legs, in order to fit into the hatch) or standing beside the tank (with legs fitted). Model was acquired and constructed in West Berlin during 1972.Est. £20 - £30.
Lot 189
TAMIYA 1/25 SCALE R/C RUSSIAN T-34/85 TANK FOR COLLECTORS:Assembled and painted Tamiya 1/25 scale Russian (Red Army) T-34/85 tank (World War Two). Original (1972) assembly manual included. Model has remote control fitted (wire, not radio R/C), but this facility has not been used since about 1973, as the model has only been used for static display since then. Original crew member (tank commander) included. Model was acquired and constructed in West Berlin 1972.Est. £20 - £30.
Lot 147
An Austo-Hungarian 14.5 X 33(R)MM Rim-Fire Wänzl Breech-Loading Conversion Military Rifle Dated 1862 Of regulation pattern, the breech-block stamped 'BOLLMANN', and retaining its brass-tipped steel ramrod (old light pitting and rust patination particularly to the butt-plate, stock with some old bruising and water staining at the butt-plate) 89 cm. barrel Footnotes: The Wänzl rifle was a conversion of the Lorenz 1854 Model and 1862 Model rifles. The Austro-Hungarian Empire used them as their service rifle until enough Werndl-Holub 1867 Model rifles became available For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 163
A 15-Bore Percussion Carbine Of The Mid-Lothian YeomanrySigned Bryce, Edinburgh, Mid-19th CenturyWith sighted barrel (vice mark at the breech), border engraved flat lock signed in capitals and with safety-catch, full stock (old slender split at the tail of the lock) with split butt extension, brass mounts of regulation type including butt-plate numbered '11' and engraved 'R-MID-LOTH N-YEO Y-' along the heel tang, and spur trigger-guard, saddle-bar and ring, and stirrup ramrod (steel parts rust patinated), Birmingham proof marks 51 cm. barrel Footnotes:James Bryce is recorded at various addresses in Edinburgh between 1857 and 1874For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 170
A .650 (18-Bore) Flintlock Volunteer Rifle Of Baker Pattern By Staudenmayer, London, No. 141, Early 19th Century With rebrowned leaf-sighted barrel signed along the tapering top flat at the breech, rifled with seven spiral grooves, and with a bayonet lug beneath the recessed muzzle, the rear of the breech engraved with a line of feathering, border engraved tang en suite and decorated with foliage, signed detented flat bevelled lock engraved with a starburst behind the pan and with ring-neck cock and roller, figured three-quarter stock (minor old repairs) with check-piece, brass mounts of regulation pattern comprising hinged rectangular patch-box cover with sprung button release-catch above, butt-plate, spur trigger-guard, fore-end cap and ramrod-pipes, brass barrel-bolt escutcheons, sling loops, and original steel ramrod with characteristic swelling towards the pierced tip, London proof marks 76.8 cm. barrel Footnotes: Samuel Henry Staudenmeyer, former workman of John Manton, was gunmaker to the Prince of Wales and the Duke of York. He is noted as a maker of rifles and repeating air weapons Cf. a very similar example in the E.J. & R. Burton Collection and sold in these Rooms, Antique Arms and Armour..., 26 November 2014, lot 439 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 176
A Fine 12-Bore 1842 Pattern Lancer's Percussion Service Pistol Dated 1845 With browned barrel (slightly marked along the top) and tang, dated border engraved case-hardened flat lock with 'V-R' crowned and 'Tower', figured full stock with Board of Ordnance ownership mark, inspector's marks, and stamped with supplier's name 'Wheeler' opposite the lock, regulation brass mounts, stirrup ramrod, and retaining virtually all its original finish, Ordnance view and proof marks 23 cm. barrel Footnotes: Provenance The John Wilmot Collection sold in these Rooms, 25 July 2007, lot 340 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 178
A Rare Brace Of 16-Bore Flintlock Pistols Of Service Type For The Bank Of England Circa 1815-20 Each with plain barrel engraved 'BANK OF ENGLAND' along the top, plain tangs, border engraved flat bevelled locks each with 'GR' crowned and roller, figured full stocks (one with minor old split at the tail of the lock and in front of the side-plate) each stamped 'R. HOLLIS' on the side-flat, brass mounts of regulation pattern, and steel ramrods, Birmingham proof marks (2) 23.3 cm. barrels For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 259
An 18-Bore Flintlock Silver-Mounted Sporting Gun The Lock Signed Barbar, The Trigger-Guard And Butt-Plate With London Silver Hallmarks For 1771, Maker's Mark Of Joseph Keays With swamped two-stage Spanish barrel (old scattered pitting and some reblueing) with gold spider fore-sight between engraved gold florets, turned girdle chiselled with acanthus against gilt grounds, long octagonal breech inlaid with finely engraved gold foliage on the three top flats at the girdle, the rear of the breech decorated en suite and involving monster-heads, the top flat with two gold-lined punzónes of Francisco Bustindui (Neue Støckel 7166) between three gold-lined fleur-de-lys marks and surmounted by a gold-lined cross, and with gold-inlaid initials 'R,G,' beyond, gold-lined touch-hole, later border engraved tang decorated with a line of beadwork and a basket of foliage, border engraved flat bevelled lock signed within a foliated rocaille beneath the pan and with a sporting trophy on the stepped tail, cock engraved en suite, later figured full stock with take-down fore-end (minor splits and repairs), carved in relief with a shell behind the barrel tang and with pineapple chequered grip, mounts comprising replacement border engraved bevelled side-plate engraved en suite with the lock and stamped 'I. BUTTALL' on the inside, butt-plate decorated with foliage on the border engraved heel tang (adapted), plain trigger-guard with acorn finial, turned ramrod-pipes, and horn-tipped ramrod with iron worm 105 cm. barrel Footnotes: For a full account of Joseph Keays (1715-1794) see Leslie Southwick, 'The Makers' Marks', 'I.K', 'JA' and 'M.B.', Struck On London 18th Century Georgian Silver Gun Furniture...', J.A.A.S., Vol. XXIV, No. 2 (September 2022), pp. 136-185 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 273
A 90-Bore Percussion Early Adams Patent 1851 Model Self-Cocking Five-Shot Revolver By Deane & Son, 30 King William St.t, London Bridge, No. 13, 348. R., Circa 1855 With blued octagonal sighted barrel signed in full along the top flat extending along the blued top-strap, serial numbered cylinder, blued border engraved frame, trigger-guard and stepped ovoidal butt-cap, blued safety-stop, serial numbered cylinder, blued border engraved frame, trigger-guard and stepped ovoidal butt-cap, blued safety-stop, arbor pin and catch, blued trigger, chequered rounded butt, and much original finish (some areas of old rust patination), London proof marks 14.2 cm. barrel Footnotes: Cf. a very similar example (no. 13, 3356.R.) sold in these Rooms, The Daniel Williams Collection..., 28 November 2018, lot 98 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 284
A Very Fine Cased Pair Of Irish 40-Bore Percussion Duelling Pistols By Wm. & Jn. Rigby, Dublin, Nos. 7332/3 For 1833 With etched twist octagonal sighted barrels each with bright bore, signed in gothic script along the top flat and with blued fore-sight, case-hardened breeches each with three platinum lines and pierced platinum plug, foliate engraved case-hardened tangs and border engraved detented back-action locks, the former each with blued back-sight, the latter each signed in gothic script on a scroll, foliate engraved dolphin-shaped hammers, highly figured half-stocks each with rounded butt with flattened ovoidal pommel, blued steel mounts comprising slightly spurred border engraved pommel-caps each with retaining screw centred on a flower-head, spur trigger-guards each decorated with foliate scrollwork on the border engraved bow, trigger-plates each with engraved pineapple-shaped finial, vacant silver escutcheons, barrel-bolt escutcheons and fore-end caps, blued set triggers and turned rear ramrod-pipes, the latter each with knurled border, original serial numbered brass-tipped ramrods each with thread cap over the worm, and in fine condition retaining all their original finish: in original lined and fitted brass-mounted serial numbered mahogany case with accessories including brass-mounted powder-flask retaining nearly all its lacquered finish, brass-mounted combined mallet and cleaning rod, bullet mould and mainspring clamp, the latter retaining its case-hardened and burnished finish, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label (minor damage), the exterior (minor old split) with circular vacant brass escutcheon centred on a circular flush-fitting brass carrying handle, and complete with its leather travelling cover (handle detached, buckle-straps replaced) 18.3 cm. barrels Footnotes: Literature D.H.L. Back, Great Irish Gunmakers: Messrs Rigby 1760-1869, 1992, p. 71. Described as 'Pair of round-handled duelling pistols' and sold to R. Clayton Brown For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 325
A Pair Of 28-Bore Flintlock Silver-Mounted Holster Pistols By R. Rowland Of London, Early 18th Century With earlier slightly swamped three-stage barrels (one more worn than the other) each engraved with foliage at the muzzle and turned mid-section, the latter signed 'ED NICHOLSON FECIT', octagonal breeches becoming polygonal, the former each engraved with strawberry foliage terminating in a monster-head, the latter cut with a narrow flute on each flat, tangs retaining traces of foliate scroll engraving, border engraved flat bevelled locks (one cock retaining screw replaced) each signed in capitals within foliated scrolls and decorated with strawberry foliage on the tail, figured moulded full stocks (one butt partly replaced, ramrod channels split, one fore-end chipped on each side at the muzzle, minor old repairs) each carved in low relief with foliage behind the rear ramrod-pipe and around the barrel tang, cast and chased mounts comprising pierced foliate side-plates, foliate escutcheons engraved with owner's initials 'C' over 'J*A', border engraved pommels each decorated with three spheres between foliage on both sides and with stepped octagonal cap, the spurs engraved with graduated beadwork, trigger-guards each with border engraved bow and foliate finial, turned faceted ramrod-pipes, and iron-capped ramrods each with iron worm, London proof marks and Nicholson's barrelsmith's mark (2) 20.5 cm. barrels Footnotes: Provenance Christie's South Kensington, The J.C.L. Knapton Collection of Antique Firearms, 28 February 1990, lot 89 An old handwritten note formerly with the pistols states 'These pistols marked J.C.A. (sic) came from Feteresso Castle, Aberdeen, and belonged to the Abercromby family, probably Sir James Abercromby' Robert Rowland (d. 1721) was first recorded in 1704 and obtained his freedom of the London Gunmakers' Company by redemption in April 1715. He probably set up in business on his own account in 1717, and specialised in breech-loading firearms, including two guns built for John Tournay, dated respectively 1718 and 1719, the latter in the Royal Collection at Windsor (inv. no. L247) Edward 1 Nicholson was apprenticed to Robert Silke and was free of the Gunmakers' Company in 1675, and elected Master in 1697 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 252
Four: Major H. R. C. Hall France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Efficiency Decoration, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Territorial, the reverse dated ‘1943’, with named card box of issue addressed to Major H. R. C. Hall T.D. at Beckenham, Kent, mounted as worn, extremely fine (4) £60-£80
Lot 78
The regimentally unique and important ‘West Africa 1898’ D.S.O. group of eleven awarded to Major-General Weir de L. Williams, Hampshire Regiment, a gallant and oft-wounded Channel Islander whose adventurous early career ranged from the North West Frontier of India, through the jungles of West Africa to the South African veldt; during the Great War he landed at Gallipoli from the SS River Clyde and played a prominent role in the bloody fighting at V beach, later holding Brigade and Divisional commands on the battlefields of the Western Front Distinguished Service Order, V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top riband bar; India General Service 1895-1902, 2 clasps, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Tirah 1897-98 (Lieut. W. de L. Williams 1st Hamp: Regt.); East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, 1898 (Capt. W. de L. Williams D.S.O. Royal Niger Constably) renamed; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Paardeberg (Capt. W. de. Le. Williams D.S.O. Hamps Rgt.) official corrections to post-nominal letters and unit; 1914-15 Star (Lt. Col. W. De L. Williams, D.S.O. Hamps R.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Maj. Gen. W. De L. Williams); Delhi Durbar 1903, silver; Delhi Durbar 1911, silver; France, Third Republic, Croix de Guerre 1914-15, with palm; Belgium, Kingdom, Croix de Guerre, A.I.R., mounted court-style; together with a contemporary duplicate India General Service 1895-1902, 2 clasps, this with officially re-engraved naming (Lieut. W. de L. Williams, 1st Bn. Hampshire Regt.), light contact marks, otherwise good very fine and better (12) £4,000-£5,000 --- Provenance: Spink, March 1992, when sold with ‘Niger 1897’ clasp on the renamed East and West Africa medal. C.B. (Military) London Gazette 1 January 1921. C.M.G. London Gazette 1 January 1917: ‘For services rendered in connection with Military Operations in the Field’ D.S.O. London Gazette 30 June 1899:
‘In recognition of services with the Royal Niger Constabulary during the recent operations in the Benin Hinterland, Siama, &c.’ French Legion of Honour London Gazette 21 August 1919. French Croix de Guerre London Gazette 24 February 1916. Roumanian Order of the Crown, Grand Officer London Gazette 20 September 1919. Belgian Order of the Crown and Croix de Guerre London Gazette 24 October 1919. M.I.D. London Gazettes 30 May 1899; 10 September 1901; 5 August 1915; 4 January 1917; 15 May 1917; 11 December 1917; 20 December 1918; and 5 July 1919. Weir de Lancey Williams was born at St Peter Port, Guernsey, on 2 March 1872, son of Lieutenant-General Sir William “Devil” Williams, K.C.B., Royal Artillery. He was educated at Elizabeth College, Guernsey and the United Services College, from which he entered the Royal Military College in 1889 as a Queen’s Cadet. He was commissioned into the Hampshire Regiment in 1891 and was sent to India to join the 1st Battalion. His first opportunity for active service presented itself in 1897, when he obtained an appointment as Assistant Transport Officer to the Second Division of the Tirah Field Force, formed to quell a series of tribal uprisings on the North West Frontier. One of only a handful of members of his Regiment to participate in these operations, during which he was shot through the foot on 11 December 1897, when Afridi tribesmen attempted to overwhelm the baggage train during a march down the Bara Valley. Shipped back to England to recuperate, he lost little time in arranging his next adventure, and in August 1898 headed to West Africa, on attachment to the forces of the Royal Niger Company. The appointment provided plenty of opportunities for action. As part of its efforts to establish control over the lower Niger, the Company conducted numerous expeditions – 63 in all between 1886 and 1899, when its charter was revoked on establishment of the Northern and Southern Nigerian Colonial Protectorates. Few of them involved more than three or four officers and 200 Royal Niger Constabulary troops, but the casualty returns show the risks to have been real, quite apart from the challenges presented by terrain and climate. In October 1898, quite soon after Captain Williams’ arrival, a particularly serious outbreak of fighting flared up around Asaba, a principal station of the Company, 150 miles up the Niger river. Fugitive chiefs fostered a revolt in opposition to the interference of the Company’s officers with sacrificial customs; the mission at Illah was ransacked and an attack made on the Company’s station. The disaffected district was extensive, requiring the despatch of a column of 400 Company troops, with three Maxims and two seven-pounder field pieces. Several fierce engagements were fought, resulting in casualties of eight killed and 34 wounded on the Company’s side. Williams was among the wounded, having commanded a force of 120 men which left Asaba on 2 November to deliver food and ammunition to the garrison at Isele, about 15 miles away. The narrow paths allowed single file as the only formation in which to move, and led through the thickest of forest, drastically reducing the field of view and rendering superior weapons such as the Maxims of little use. En route they met with some resistance but fought their way through and achieved their objective, with the loss of one man. However, by the time they started their return the following day the enemy had concentrated from surrounding districts and they faced some quite desperate fighting. Three miles from a town named Uburu Kiti they found the path blocked and were compelled to cut their way through the bush, under continuous attack. By the time they reached the town eight men had been wounded and ammunition was running short; here they met a strong party of the enemy defending a row of houses. The more open ground allowed the Maxim to be brought into action, but two gunners were killed in doing so, and the gun jammed after half a dozen shots. So, with 50 men, Williams charged the houses and cleared the enemy out. By the end of the day four men had been killed and 29 wounded, Captain Williams being shot in the side. Out of ammunition, and with the prospect of further fighting before reaching Asaba, the column made camp and a runner was sent ahead to ask for assistance. The relief found them after a four-hour march, very ragged, tired and blood-stained from their five-day ordeal. In June 1899 Captain Williams succeeded as commandant of the Royal Niger Company’s troops, in place of Captain H. W. E. Parker, South Wales Borderers, recently killed attempting to impose order in another remote and troublesome part of the territory. It fell to Williams to avenge his brother officer’s death, in leading a punitive expedition of 150 Hausa troops against the Suntai. This band were based about 50 miles south-east of Ibi, on the upper part of the Benue River (a tributary of the Niger), and had for some time been raiding their neighbours, who had appealed to the Company for protection. Marching from Ibi, Williams’ force attacked the town of Suntai, which put up a most determined fight. The town wall was found to be quite unclimbable, and where it was breached the defenders attempted repairs under fire in a very daring manner. The final assault through this breach cost the Company troops five men killed and 25 wounded; when the town fell and the captured chief was brought before him, Williams is said to have expressed his admiration of the plucky defence. Williams’ time with the Royal Niger Constabulary ended in September 1899 on his return to regimental duty, taking with him a D.S.O. in recognition of his services (presented to him by the Queen at Windsor, on 30th November 1899). He...
Lot 10
Three: Sergeant G. F. Morton, Royal Berkshire Regiment Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (6879 Pte. G. F. Morton, 2nd Rl. Berks; Regt); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, E.VII.R. (394 Sgt. G. F. Morton 4/R. Berks: Regt); Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue (George F. Morton.) edge bruise to QSA, contact marks, nearly very fine (3) £200-£240 --- George Frederick Morton, a Plumber from Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, was born around 1876. He attested for the Royal Berkshire Regiment at Reading, Berkshire, on 1 February 1900 and served during the Second Boer War in South Africa from 16 March 1900 to 4 November 1900, before his discharge at his own request on 19 January 1901. He subsequently attested for the 4th Volunteer Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment, and in later life served as a Special Constable. Sold together with a quantity of Regimental and local shooting medallions and fobs, some named to the recipient, in silver and bronze, and copy service papers for his service in South Africa.
Lot 621
Rhodesia, General Service Medal (3) (200910 S/Ldr R. Godfrey; 75760 Rfn I.N.C. Cummings; 648890 Pte. D. Lubambo); Rhodesia, Prison Service Medal (9587 Wdr. M. Musafare); South Africa, Police Medal for Combating Terrorism, silver (S172450R Konst M G G Klaasen 1985 01 10); Zimbabwe, Independence Medal 1980 (12224); together with an Africa Service Medal (C300461 H. Smith) some scuffing to naming on first, some edge bruises, otherwise generally very fine (7) £70-90
Lot 493
A Sea Gallantry Medal life saving pair awarded to W. Brown, Chief Officer of the Steamship Bostonian of Liverpool, for rescuing the shipwrecked crew of the Steamship British King of Liverpool, which foundered in the North Atlantic Ocean on 11 March 1906 Sea Gallantry Medal, E.VII.R., small 2nd issue, silver (William Brown, wreck of the “British King” on the 11th March 1906) in fitted case of issue; Board of Trade Presentation Binoculars, in velvet lined fitted presentation box, with plaque on lid inscribed ‘Presented by the British Government to William Brown, Chief Officer of the Steamship “Bostonian” of Liverpool in acknowledgment [sic] of his humanity and kindness to the shipwrecked crew of the Steamship “British King” of Liverpool, which foundered in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the 11th. March, 1906.’, about extremely fine (2) £700-£900 --- ‘The steamship British King (4,717 tons), built 1891, of Liverpool, sprang a leak during a hurricane in the North Atlantic Ocean and began to sink on 10 March 1906. In answer to signals of distress the Mannheim bore down, but as the weather was too bad for a boat to be launched she stood by all night, and in the morning with the assistance of the Bostonian tried to form a lee so that a rescue might be attempted. After much difficulty and in spite of terrific weather, a boat was launched by the Mannheim and was so skilfully handled that 11 of the crew of the British King were rescued, but the boat was destroyed. The Bostonian then launched a boat but it was smashed alongside and the crew of the boat were injured and only rescued with difficulty. A second boat was launched from the Bostonian and rescued 13 of the crew of the British King before it was destroyed. Subsequently the British King foundered and five men were picked up clinging to her wreckage. There was a heavy sea at the time of the rescue and those who rendered assistance incurred great risk to life.’ (The Sea Gallantry Medal, by R. J. Scarlett refers). Thirteen men of the Bostonian were awarded the Sea Gallantry Medal in Silver for the rescue. First Mate William Brown and Second Mate Sydney Arthur Cornwell were additionally awarded binoculars; other crew members were each awarded £3. One gold and four silver Foreign Service medals were awarded to men of the German S.S. Mannheim. Sold with copied research.
Lot 197
Three: Private H. Dymock, Bedfordshire Regiment 1914-15 Star (10672 Pte. H. Dymock. Bedf: R.); British War and Victory Medals (10672 Pte. H. Dymock. Bedf. R.) nearly very fine Three: Private H. R. Hilton, Bedfordshire Regiment, later Military Foot Police 1914-15 Star (3994 Pte. H. R. Hilton, Bedf. R.); British War and Victory Medals (3994 Pte. H. R. Hilton. Bedf. R.) light contact marks, very fine (6) £70-£90 --- Harry Dymock attested for the Bedfordshire Regiment and served with the 6th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 30 July 1915. Horace Robert Hilton attested for the Bedfordshire Regiment at Bedford on 9 September 1914, and served with the 5th Battalion during the Great War in the Balkan theatre of War from 26 July 1915. He later transferred to the Military Foot Police. Sold with copied Medal Index Card, medal roll extracts, and service papers
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Four: Corporal W. North, Royal Berkshire Regiment Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, South Africa 1902 (5733 Corpl: W. North. Rl: Berks: Regt.); 1914-15 Star (10087 Pte. W. North. R. Berks. R.); British War and Victory Medals (10087 Pte. W. North. R. Berks. R.) generally very fine (4) £140-£180 --- William North attested for service with the Royal Berkshire Regiment and served with the 2nd Battalion during the Boer War. He saw later service with the 1st Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 9 February 1915 and was discharged ‘Class Z’ on 16 February 1919.
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A post-War C.M.G., O.B.E. group of six awarded to J. R. W. Parker, Esq., who served as Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Falkland Islands and High Commissioner for the British Antarctic Territories 1976-80 The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, C.M.G., Companion’s neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, with neck riband, in Spink, London, case of issue, minor enamel damage to reverse central medallion; The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Civil) Officer’s 2nd type breast badge, silver-gilt; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, 1st Army; War Medal 1939-45; Jubilee 1977, unnamed as issued, all mounted for display together with a London Scottish cap badge, and a Commonwealth Parliamentary Association lapel badge, good very fine (6) £600-£800 --- C.M.G. London Gazette 31 December 1977. O.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1968. James Roland Walter Parker was born in 1919 and started government service with the Ministry of Labour in 1938. He served with the London Scottish during the Second World War and though he lost half a leg, as a result of war injury, it did not adversely affect his future career. After the war he resumed his duties with the Ministry of Labour until seconded to the Foreign Office in 1966. Subsequent postings took him to Nigeria, Fiji, Gambia and South Africa until, on 16 December 1976, he was appointed Governor and Commander in Chief of the Falkland Islands and High Commissioner for the British Antarctic Territories. His posting coincided with a time of increasing tensions in relations with Argentina, culminating in the Argentinean Invasion shortly after he had left office. Whilst involved in early implementation of some of the recommendations made in Lord Shackleton’s report on the Falkland Islands, Parker was also interested in the more remote areas of his territory and described his annual visits to South Georgia and the British Antarctic Territories as ‘one of the main blessings of the job’. He retired as Governor on 26 February 1980, and was succeeded in post by Rex Hunt. He died in November 2009. Sold with the original bestowal documents for both the C.M.G. and the O.B.E., these both mounted in glazed display frames; together with the original Central Chancery envelopes for both certificates; Central Chancery letters for the C.M.G.; and original telegram informing the recipient of the award of the C.M.G. (addressed ‘Personal for Governor’).
Lot 5
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. awarded to Captain E. Wallis, 1st Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment, who was twice Mentioned in Despatches Military Medal, G.V.R. (8506 Sjt: E. Wallis. 1/R. Berks: R.) suspension slack, edge bruises, edge dig across ‘R’ of regiment, otherwise very fine £200-£240 --- M.M. London Gazette 14 September 1916. M.I.D. London Gazettes 15 June 1916 and 24 June 1918. Ernest Wallis attested for the Royal Berkshire Regiment and served during the Great War with the 1st Battalion, on the Western Front from 12 August 1914. Appointed Sergeant, he was Mentioned in Despatches and awarded the Military Medal before being discharged to a commission with the 8th Battalion of his regiment. Appointed Captain, he was again Mentioned in Despatches.
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An inter-War C.I.E. group of eleven awarded to Colonel H. C. Manders, Royal Berkshire Regiment, late Imperial Yeomanry, later Assam Valley Light Horse, who served as Aide-de-Camp to H.E. The Viceroy of India, and was Mentioned in Despatches during the Great War The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, C.I.E., Companion’s 3rd type neck badge, gold and enamel, with small section of neck riband for display purposes, in Garrard, London, case of issue, minor green enamel damage to orb above crown; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (Lieut. H. C. Manders. 59/Co. Imp. Yeo.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Lt: H. C. Manders. I.Y.); 1914-15 Star (Lieut. H. C. Manders. R. Berks. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. H. C. Manders.); Defence Medal; Jubilee 1935, unnamed as issued; Coronation 1937, unnamed as issued; Indian Volunteer Forces Officers’ Decoration, G.V.R. (Major H. C. Manders, Assam V.L.H. A.F.I.); Volunteer Force Long Service Medal (India & the Colonies), G.V.R. (Sergt. H. C. Manders. 6th. Assam Valley Lt. Horse. I.D.F.) mounted as worn, contact marks, edge bruises, generally very fine (11) £1,400-£1,800 --- C.I.E. London Gazette 1 January 1937. M.I.D. London Gazette 5 November 1915. Horace Craigie Manders was born in Farnham, Surrey, in October 1882 and attested as a Private for the 78th Company (Rough Riders), Imperial Yeomanry on 14 March 1900 for service during the Second Boer War. Commissioned as a Lieutenant into the 59th Company (Oxfordshire Hussars), Imperial Yeomanry on 9 December 1900, he was invalided home in May 1901, but returned to South Africa three months later, remaining there until the end of hostilities. He subsequently moved to Assam, India, to work as a Tea Planter, and there attested for the Assam Valley Light Horse, Indian Defence Force. At the outbreak of the Great War, he returned home and was commissioned into the 9th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment. He served at Gallipoli attached to the 2nd Battalion, Hampshire Regiment from 1 June 1915 (Mentioned in Despatches) and later transferred to the 11th King Edward’s Own Lancers, Indian Army, in 1918. Post War, he later served as Colonel Commanding the Assam Valley Light Horse and was appointed A.D.C. to H.E. The Viceroy of India, being appointed a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire. He died in London on 11 November 1963.
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Lot 568
Renamed and Defective Medals (2): Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 copy clasp (2), West Africa 1906 [not entitled] (478 Cpl. Rupia, 2nd K.A. Rif.); Jubaland (A/I. R. E. Royse.) renamed; contact marks, good fine (2) £80-£100 --- Sold with copied medal roll extracts showing entitlement for Corporal Rupia to the clasps ‘Somaliland 1902-04’ and ‘Jidballi’, and to the Ashanti Medal 1900 without clasp.
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A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. awarded to Sergeant H. Lunnon, 8th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment, who was killed in action on 12 August 1918 Military Medal, G.V.R. (45640 Sjt H. Lunnon. 8/R. Berks. R.) extremely fine £300-£400 --- M.M. London Gazette 13 March 1919. Herbert Frederick George Lunnon was born in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, where he attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry for service during the Great War. He served on the Western Front from 22 July 1915 and later transferred to the Royal Berkshire Regiment. Appointed Sergeant, he was awarded the Military Medal, and was killed in action on 28 August 1918. He is buried in Longueval Road Cemetery, France.
Lot 185
Three: Private F. Parrott, Bedfordshire Regiment 1914 Star (3-7400 Pte. F. Parrott. 2/Bedf. R.); British War and Victory Medals (3-7400 Pte. F. Parrott. Bedf. R.) mounted as worn, good very fine (3) £100-140 --- Frank Parrott attested for the Bedfordshire Regiment on 30 December 1913 and served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 11 November 1914. He was discharged due to sickness on 29 April 1916 and awarded a Silver War Badge. Sold with an embroidered Bedfordshire Regiment silk square.
Lot 247
Six: Sergeant A. V. Greenaway, Royal Signals 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Militia (2327271. Sjt. A. V. Greenaway. R. Sigs.) minor official correction to unit; Imperial Service Medal, E.II.R., 2nd issue (Albert Victor Greenaway), the first five mounted as worn, the last in Royal Mint case of issue, minor edge bruise to ISM, otherwise very fine and better Atlantic Star (2); Pacific Star; Burma Star, good very fine (10) £60-£80 --- Sold with a RAOB Jewel commemorating the Silver Jubilee 1935, the reverse engraved ‘Bro. J. Middleton’; a white metal commemorative medallion for the proposed Coronation of Edward VIII; an empty Royal Mint case for the Imperial Service Medal; a naval lapel badge; and a H.M. Submarines naval cap tally.
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Pair: Corporal J. A. Ford, Royal Berkshire Regiment British War and Victory Medals (200979 Cpl. J. A. Ford. R. Berks. R.) edge bruise, nearly very fine Pair: Private T. G. Blissett, Royal Berkshire Regiment British War and Victory Medals (31349 Pte. T. G. Blissett. R. Berks. R.) nearly extremely fine Pair: Private G. Ferris, Royal Berkshire Regiment British War and Victory Medals (15286 Pte. G. Ferris. R. Berks. R.) edge bruise, very fine (6) £80-£100 --- Thomas George Bissett attested into the Royal Berkshire Regiment on 10 December 1915, for service during the Great War, and served with the 2nd Battalion on the Western Front. He was discharged, aged 26, as a consequence of wounds on 2 April 1918 and awarded a Silver War Badge, No. 371,889. George Ferris attested into the Royal Berkshire Regiment on 8 September 1914, for service during the Great War, and served with the 7th Battalion on the Western Front. He was discharged due to sickness on 14 September 1917 and awarded a Silver War Badge, No. 244,412.
Lot 192
Three: Private J. Hogarth, 18th Hussars 1914-15 Star (20276 Pte. J. Hogarth. 18th. Hrs.); British War and Victory Medals (20276 Pte. J. Hogarth. 18th. Hrs.) BWM recently renamed, nearly very fine Pair: Private H. W. Russ, Royal Army Medical Corps British War and Victory Medal (124906 Pte. H. W. Russ. R.A.M.C.); together with a RAMC shoulder title and an unrelated British Red Cross Society Proficiency in Red Cross Nursing Medal, unnamed, very fine Renamed Medals (2): 1914 Star (Sgt. T. Lowe 266076 R. War. R.); 1914-15 Star (1403 Pte. W. Hill R. War. R.) both renamed, nearly very fine --- Joseph Hogarth attested for the 18th Hussars and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 1 June 1915. He was discharged on 21 January 1919, and was awarded a Silver War Badge.
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