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Click here to subscribeThe Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s breast badge, 18 carat gold and enamels, hallmarked London 1877, complete with gold swivel-ring suspension and gold ribbon buckle, in its R & S. Garrard & Co fitted case of issue, one or two very minor chips, otherwise extremely fine £1,800-£2,200
Pair: Private Allen Hewson, 10th Hussars Military General Service 1793-1814, 4 clasps, Sahagun & Benevente, Vittoria, Orthes, Toulouse (Allen Hewson, 10th Hussars); Waterloo 1815 (Allen Hewson, 10th Royal Reg. Hussars) fitted with original steel clip and ring suspension, small distortion to first clasp on M.G.S., light contact marks, otherwise very fine (2) £3,600-£4,400 --- Allen/Allan Hewson was born in the Parish of Aston, near Birmingham, and enlisted there for the 10th Hussars on 4 April 1805, aged 19, a brass founder by trade. He served 25 years 64 days, including 2 years for Waterloo, and was discharged at Brighton on 26 May 1828, aged 42, ‘being worn out from length of service’, conduct as a soldier ‘excellent’. Sold with copied discharge papers.
The unique Peninsula and Waterloo group of three awarded to Colour-Sergeant Alexander Campbell, 77th Foot, General Picton’s orderly at Waterloo and considered to be ‘one of the best Non-Commissioned Officers in the service’; Picton was killed on 18th June at Waterloo but had been severely wounded at Quatre Bras on the 16th - this painful wound had been bound up and none but his manservant knew of it Military General Service 1793-1814, 2 clasps, Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz (A. Campbell, Serjt. 77th Foot.); Waterloo 1815 (Serj. Alex. Campbell, 77th Regiment Foot.) fitted with replacement steel clip and ring suspension; 77th Foot Medal 1818, silver, obverse: ‘77’ with Prince of Wales’s plume above and ‘Peninsula’ on branches of laurel below; reverse: engraved ‘El, bodon Ciudad Rodrigo Badajos’, edge engraved in upright capitals (Sergeant Alexander Campbell) fitted with steel clip and small ring suspension, the second with edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fine, otherwise good very fine and better (3) £6,000-£8,000 --- The Waterloo medal is unique to the 77th Foot. Alexander Campbell was born in Edinburgh and enlisted into the 77th Foot at Cochin, East Indies, on 25 March 1798, aged 18, for unlimited service. He served in the East Indies until 14 September 1807, having been promoted to Corporal in 1803 and to Sergeant in 1805. He was discharged as a Colour-Sergeant at Sunderland on 23 October 1821, in consequence of a reduction in the Establishment of the Regiment, having 30 years service, including East Indies service and 2 years allowance for Waterloo, where he served as orderly to Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Picton, who was killed. Picton’s death occurred whilst he was haranguing the men of his fifth division, during Count Drouet d’Erlon’s 1st Army Corps threatening assault on the right centre of Wellington’s line. Picton was shot by a French soldier. The musket ball flew into his left temple and he fell lifeless to the ground. On stripping his body for burial, it was noticed by a surgeon that he had been injured quite severely on the 16th June during the action at Quatre Bras. Another musket ball had scoured his abdominal wall, causing much bruising and breaking two ribs. This painful wound was bound up and none but his manservant knew of it. Sold with copied discharge papers which carry a particular note of high praise which states ‘I consider him to be one of the best Non-Commissioned Officers in the service.’
A rare group of three awarded to Shoeing Smith William Roberts, Royal Horse Artillery, who served with the 2nd Rocket Brigade and had the Swedish medal for Bravery for the battle of Leipsic, and was present with Major Whinyates’ (2nd Rocket) Troop of the Royal Horse Artillery at the battle of Waterloo; on its reduction in 1816 the 2nd Rocket Troop was transferred to the Corps of Royal Artillery Drivers Waterloo 1815 (Shoeing Smith W. Roborts (sic), Royal Artillery Drivers.); Royal Horse Artillery Medal for Vittoria and Leipsic 1813, silver, unnamed, 29mm, fitted with rings and silver bar suspension (Balmer R119); Sweden, Kingdom, Bravery Medal 1809, silver, for Valour in the Field, unnamed, 30mm, pierced with small ring for suspension, the first with edge bruise, otherwise nearly very fine and rare (3) £3,000-£4,000 --- William Roborts/Roberts is confirmed as a Shoeing Smith in Major Whinyate’s (Rocket) Troop, Royal Horse Artillery, at Waterloo and is understood to have been attached to the 2nd Rocket Brigade in Germany under Captain R. Bogue but this supposition is based purely on the provenance and composition of these medals and has not been confirmed in official records. The fact that his medal is named to him as a Shoeing Smith in the Royal Artillery Drivers but is shown on the medal roll as being in the Rocket Troop R.H.A. would seem to bear this out (see also extract from Duncan’s history below). The only other William Roberts in the Royal Artillery Drivers at Waterloo was a Collar Maker whose medal was in the Cleghorn Collection of 1872 and in the Whitaker Collection of 1890, as recorded in Needes’ notes. The Rocket Brigade (later designated The Rocket Troop) left England for Germany in August 1813 and played a distinguished part in the Battle of Leipsic, 16-18 October. It was the only unit of the British Army present, and was attached to the bodyguard of the Prince of Sweden. Rockets had to be fired at close range to achieve any real success. The battle of Leipsic lasted three days but the Rocket Brigade were not called upon until the third day, 18 October 1813, when Captain R. Bogue, commanding the Brigade, approached General Wintzingerode, commander of the allied army advance guard, and requested an opportunity to engage the enemy. His request was granted and he took the brigade to Paunsdorf where he successfully defeated 5 French battalions and caused them to surrender to his force of 200 gunners. He was then ordered to take his brigade to Sellerhausen. But they came under heavy fire from enemy artillery and skirmishers. Here, Bogue was killed by a musket ball from a French rifleman that entered his head just below the eye causing instant death. He was buried in the churchyard at Taucha 4 miles away and two years later a stone monument was erected over his grave. The Crown Prince of Sweden, commander of the allies, posthumously conferred the knighthood of the Swedish Royal Order of the Sword on Captain Bogue, and sent his widow a gift of 10,000 dollars. Lieutenant Strangways, who succeeded to the command of the Rocket Brigade after Bogue’s death, also received the Order of the Sword and various men of the Brigade received gold and silver bravery medals. ‘Among the many heart-breaking reductions which exasperate the Artillery student, perhaps none are more distressing, than the reduction of the 2nd Rocket Troop in 1816. The 1st Rocket Troop had never been out of England; the 2nd had done good service at Leipsic and Waterloo. Neither of them had had a long existence; but one had had a stirring, glorious history. On the 16th May, 1815, the following order had been issued:—“His Royal Highness the Prince Regent, in the name and on the behalf of His Majesty, has been pleased to command that the Rocket Troop of Royal Artillery, which was present at the Battle of Leipsic, be permitted to wear the word ‘Leipsic’ on their appointments, in commemoration of their services on that occasion.” And to the same troop the reward fell, given to those who had been at the Battle of Waterloo. Yet, when the pruning-knife came to be used, the troop which had earned these honours was selected for reduction; and, as if adding insult to injury, the word ‘Leipsic’ came actually to be worn by the surviving troop, which had never been on active service at all! On its reduction, the officers of the 2nd Rocket Troop were transferred to the Corps of Royal Artillery Drivers.’ (Captain Francis Duncan’s History of the Royal Artillery refers). Sold with copied extract from the notes compiled by E. E. Needes in the first half of the last century and listing the provenance of the Waterloo Medals to ‘Shoeing Smith W. Roborts’ and ‘Collar Maker Will. Roberts’, and with copied discharge papers for Collar Maker Roberts. Papers for the Shoeing Smith have not been found but the medal roll notes ‘Discharged’ against his name.
Three: Private Thomas Stevenson, 3rd Light Dragoons, late 16th Lancers Maharajpoor Star 1843 (Private Thomas Stevenson Her Ms. 16th Lancers) fitted with replacement brass hook and ring suspension; Sutlej 1845-46, for Aliwal 1846, 1 clasp, Sobraon (Thos. Stevenson 16th Lancers); Punjab 1848-49, 2 clasps, Chilianwala, Goojerat (T. Stevenson, 3rd Lt. Dragns.) edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine (3) £1,800-£2,200 --- When, after 24 years in India, the 16th Lancers were ordered home, many men volunteered to other regiments in order to remain in India. Stevenson was one of a good number that transferred to the 3rd Light Dragoons.
Earl Howe, Glorious First of June 1794, a rare openwork oval gold badge, 50x41mm, with fouled anchor in centre, engraved on both sides, ‘EARL HOWE . JUNE 1:1794 RULE BRITANNIA’, lacking integral suspension ring, otherwise extremely fine and very rare £4,000-£5,000 --- On the subject of these particular badges commemorating the ‘Glorious First of June’, Mr D. Hastings Irwin notes in his work War Medals and Decorations: ‘They are of various designs, some being circular, and have different inscriptions. That of Earl How, which was shown with his other decorations at the Naval Exhibition in 1891, was engraved on the outside border, Rule Britannia. They all, however, carry the “foul anchor” in the centre.’ A badge of the same form as that now offered above was sold in the collection of British Naval Medals formed by Admiral the Marquess of Milford Haven by Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, in July 1919 (Lot 166), and an identical example [also lacking suspension ring and pierced at 12 o’clock] is in the Patiala Collection (Sheesh Mahal Museum, India)
Renamed Medal: Waterloo 1815 (Robert Wooller, 51st. Lt. Infantry) re-engraved naming, with original steel clip but lacking ring suspension, edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fine £400-£500 --- Robert Wooller (also recorded as Wooler) served in Captain Edward Kelly’s Company during the Waterloo Campaign, 16-18 June 1815.
A graduated old cut five stone diamond ring, size O, together with a further graduated old cut five stone diamond ring, size L 1/2 and a 9ct gold lady's wristwatch with yellow metal expandable bracelet strap stamped '9ct', total weight approx 19.4g, together with a small collection of costume jewellery, to include; two cultured pearl necklaces, brooches etc (a lot)Total weight of the two diamond rings approx 4.2g
A blue zircon single stone ring, the mixed cut blue zircon claw set in white metal to yellow metal shank, stamped '18ct plat', ring size N, weight approx 3gAbrasion and small nibbles to the facet edges, small chip to the girdle located at one shoulder, general wear, refer to images
A graduated five stone diamond ring, stamped '18ct plat', size K, together with a 9ct gold garnet and opal cluster ring, size L, total weight approx 6.7g, a gold plated oval locket suspended from yellow metal chain stamped '9ct', chain weighs approx 6.5g, a plated oval locket on chain, a white metal shield fob, a blue paste set ring etc
Two three stone diamond set rings, each stamped '18ct & Plat', weight approx 3.8g, together with a 9ct gold opal and garnet ring, a 9ct gold three stone diamond ring, a 9ct gold wedding band (split), a 9ct gold signet ring (split), two further 9ct gold stone set rings, an amethyst set ring, stamped '9ct', total weight approx 14.7g, a 9ct gold mounted oval shell cameo brooch, two yellow metal hoop earrings, a gilt ring and two pairs of stud earrings
A small collection of jewellery, comprising; two 9ct gold signet rings, weight approx 13.3g, a peridot and seed pearl bar brooch, stamped '15ct', weight approx 4.4g, an 18ct gold ring, weight approx 2.2g, a 9ct gold teapot charm, four further charms each stamped '9ct' and five yellow metal earrings, total weight approx 8g, a yellow metal crucifix pendant, not stamped, two silver rings, a 9ct gold hexagonal lady's wristwatch and a silver open face pocket watch on albertBracelet of lady's wristwatch is stamped 'Premo 9ct', total weight of watch approx 14g, coin set ring is a Geoge V threepence
A 22ct gold wedding band, size M, weight approx 3.1g, together with a 9ct gold wedding band, size M, weight approx 4.4g, a white metal band stamped 'Sil', a paste set gilt necklace and a cased German silver christening set, comprising; egg cup, napkin ring and spoon
An 18ct gold wedding band, hallmarked Chester 1880, ring size K, weight approx 4.5g, together with a yellow metal box link chain stamped '9ct', weight approx 7.7g, two yellow metal charms in the form of cats, not stamped, a 9ct gold bar brooch, weight approx 2.1g, a blue and white sapphire cluster ring, stamped '18', size P, weight approx 2.8g, a yellow metal 'Qu'hier Que Demain' pendant, a split pearl and blue enamel star (possibly from a stick pin), a gilt badge and a gilt and stainless steel Baume wristwatch
A collection of seven rings, comprising; a 9ct gold single cultured pearl example, size P, a 9ct gold peridot and split pearl cluster ring, size O, an early 19th century split seed pearl mouring ring, size H, a 9ct gold shell cameo ring, size L 1/2, a 9ct gold single stone citrine example, size N, a smoky quartz ring stamped '9ct', size O and a blue paste ring stamped '9ct', size N, total weight approx 32g (7)
A collection of jewellery, comprising; a 22ct gold wedding band, weight approx 2.1g, a pair of 9ct gold earrings, a pair of 9ct gold cufflinks, a yellow metal signet ring stamped '9ct', three bar brooches each stamped '9ct' and two simulated pearl chain necklaces each stamped '9ct', total weight approx 21.8g and a yellow and white metal band, stamped 'PT.9', weight approx 1.1g
A small collection of jewellery, comprising; an 18ct gold signet ring, size M, weight approx 6.8g, a yellow metal signet ring stamped '375', size P, a 9ct gold shell cameo ring, size R, a 9ct gold wedding band, size O, a 9ct gold box link chain and a yellow metal 'Baby' brooch stamped '9ct', total weight approx 21.6g (6)
A Carnelian matched suite of jewellery, comprising; a 9ct gold bracelet, a yellow metal bar brooch, stamped '9ct' and a single stone diamond ring, stamped '9ct', total weight approx 26.6g (3)ring size O, length of bracelet approx 18cm, general wear but no significant visible damage, refer to images
A excellent accumulation of items filling a black 4 ring stock book. Majroty of material is mounted or unmounted mint commonwealth. Noted: most of the 1937Corination Omnibus set; comprehensive War Tax issues. Ceyton to 5R; Virgin Islands 1938 to £1; several Cape Triangulars; Brunei 1952 set; Falkland Islands Dependencies all 4 1944 sets; South Africa 1926 5/ - pair; Rhodesia and Yasaland 1954 set to £1; British MEF and PA in Arabia; Netherlands New Guinea 1954; China 1997 Comunist Party Gongress ERROR-missing black
A collection of silver flatware, various dates and makers, comprising; a set of six dessert spoons, London 1824, a set of nine dessert forks, Sheffield 1907, four further dessert forks, two Scottish sauce ladles, a pair of sugar tongs, six further spoons, a butter knife and a pusher, together with a small collection of white metal flatware, a white metal napkin ring and a silver napkin ring, total weight of silver approx 30.8oz
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