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Lot 300

A 9ct gold dress ring, the central oval malachite stone in four double claw setting, with outer pale green topaz set stones, ring size P½, 2.9g all in.

Lot 301

A 9ct gold jade set dress ring, the central raised oval jade in four claw setting with three spherical jade beads to each shoulder, ring size P½, 2.8g all in.

Lot 302

A 9ct gold jade dress ring, the central oval cut light green jade, with bow design shoulders, set with tiny diamonds, ring size P½, 6.7g all in.

Lot 303

A 9ct gold jade set dress ring, the ribbed design jade in rub over setting, ring size P, 6.6g all in.

Lot 304

An 18ct gold and platinum diamond solitaire ring, with old cut diamond in illusion platinum setting, approx 0.15ct, with platinum shoulders on a yellow metal band, size M, 2g all in.

Lot 312

Silver and silver plated wares, comprising silver plated salt pot with blue glass liner, silver plated mustard with blue glass liner, silver napkin ring and silver caddy spoon.

Lot 105B

A late Victorian yellow metal snap bangle set with a central amethyst flanked by five seed pearls, with a suite of yellow metal mount amethyst set jewellery comprising an emerald cut ring, size P, further ring size U, pendant, length 5cm and a pair of ear studs, approx. 29.2g (6). 

Lot 105C

A yellow metal diamond and sapphire three stone dress ring, the central princess cut sapphire flanked by two princess cut diamonds, size approx. U 1/2, and a diamond and sapphire crucifix pendant on a yellow metal chain indistinctly stamped possibly 18K, approximate weight 16.6g (2).

Lot 105D

An 18ct white gold solitaire ring, the central stone approx. .7ct, with pierced and textured shoulders, size approx. U 1/2, and two 18ct yellow gold and platinum three stone rings (3).

Lot 1076

A rare Charles I and Henriette Maria cast silver Royalist badge by Thomas Rawlins, probably made in Oxford circa 1642, with bare-headed bust of king right, reverse bust of queen left, approx. 38 x 30mm, with ring loop attachment and in shaped 18th century red leather hinged case.  Provenance: private collection, North Yorkshire. 

Lot 1165

THE HUSUN STAR GLOBE BY H.HUGHES & SON LTD LONDON; the 16.5cm diameter star globe dated 1920 with a lacquered brass ring, four brass markers to the underside of the lid and original label, in fitted mahogany case, with eleven 'How to Use the Star Charts' images of constellations and supporting text (2). Additional InformationThe globe with some scratches and scuffs and some light coloured marks but essentially, the lacquered brass mount with some tarnishing, case with expected age wear, the star charts are in poor condition.

Lot 1585

A mixed group of hallmarked silver items including a cased pair of spoons, a nail buffer, a picture frame, a ring stand, a dish and a mother of pearl tool.

Lot 1605

SAMPSON MORDAN & CO; an Edward VII hallmarked silver inkwell, London 1901, a hallmarked silver tea strainer and ring stand, approx. 6.10ozt/189.7g.

Lot 1632

TUCK CHANG; a pair of Chinese white metal brushes embossed with four claw dragons surrounding circular cartouches engraved with initials BAJ, and a Chinese white metal napkin ring, engraved 'Chris Lizzie 1903' (3).

Lot 1633

An Indian white metal snuff box of rectangular form, embossed and chased with giraffes in landscape, and a white metal napkin ring with niello decoration engraved 'J.A.D', combined approx. 3.15ozt/98g (2).

Lot 1702

A collection of assorted modern hallmarked silver items including bottle collars, a candle holder, a jewellery casket, a bucket shaped thimble cup, a key ring, etc (8).

Lot 1753

Two hallmarked silver napkin rings, with a hallmarked silver watch stand, marks worn, a silver lid, two silver backed brushes, a Continental white metal napkin ring, and other plated items, weighable approx. 2ozt/62g. 

Lot 1754

A 9ct yellow gold ring centred with two hands clasping a heart, ring size P 1/2, approx. 2g.

Lot 1755

An 18ct yellow gold and platinum tipped five stone graduated diamond ring, the largest stone weighing approx 0.15ct, size M 1/2, approx. 2.4g.

Lot 1757A

A 9ct gold and synthetic diamond set ring, size U, gross approx. 3g, and a gem set eternity type ring, indistinctly marked (2).

Lot 1760

A diamond and ruby five stone 18ct yellow gold ring, size M, approx. 1.6g. 

Lot 1762

A 9ct yellow gold small signet ring, size I, a 9ct yellow gold fine link chain suspending a 9ct yellow gold abacus pendant, a further chain with pendant 'Jean', and a cameo brooch with 9ct yellow gold frame, weighable gold approx. 6.6g.

Lot 1768

An 18ct yellow gold diamond and sapphire floral dress ring, approx. size I.Additional InformationThe marks are heavily worn, rubbed, the band is slightly thinning.

Lot 1771

An 18ct yellow gold wedding band, size I, approx. 1.9g, a small 18ct yellow gold three stone dress ring, size I, approx. 2.2g, and a 9ct yellow gold dress ring, size M 1/2, approx. 4.9g (3).

Lot 1773

A gentleman's 18ct textured gold three stone dress ring set with a central sapphire flanked by two diamonds, diamonds approx .33ct, approx. size  R 1/2.

Lot 1774

A gentleman's 18ct part textured yellow gold solitaire ring set with a single diamond, approx. size .7ct, approx size T.

Lot 1776

A 9ct yellow gold dress ring, size K 1/2, approx. 2.7g.

Lot 1781

HERMÈS; a heavy silver ring with black ceramic insert, stamped 925 and 'Hermès', in authentic original dust bag.Additional InformationThe ring is quite scratched under the loupe but is in overall good condition.

Lot 1788

A 9ct yellow gold three stone dress ring, size K 1/2, and a yellow metal chain, length 40cm, combined approx. 6.4g (2).

Lot 1790

A single white metal earring stamped 585, approx. 2.1g, and an unmarked white metal ring mount (lacking stones), approx. 5.7g (2).

Lot 1797

A group of five rings comprising 18ct yellow gold dress ring, size J 1/5, approx. 2.8g, an Art Deco design dress ring stamped 18k, size O, approx. 3.27g, two 9ct yellow gold rings, approx. 5.38g, and a white metal dress ring, approx. 3.34g (5).

Lot 1816

Two lady's vintage wristwatches, one with integral bracelet stamped 750, approx. 23.9g, the second with rectangular dial and Arabic numerals to the chapter ring, stamped 585, approx. 16.2g (2).

Lot 2003

JAEGER LE COULTRE; a brass cased Atmos clock, the chapter ring with quarterly Arabic numerals, height 23.5cm.

Lot 2004

JAEGER LE COULTRE; a gilt metal cased Atmos clock, the circular chapter ring with quarterly Arabic numerals, height 24cm.Additional InformationThe clock is missing is push/release button to remove the front panel, light scratches, scuffs and wear to the case, we offer no guarantee of working order.

Lot 2005B

A German walnut eight day mantel clock, with Roman numeral chapter ring and movement striking on a gong, height 46cm.

Lot 2017

A Victorian slate mantel clock, the drum face set with enamelled chapter ring bearing Roman numerals above a glazed front, height 35cm, complete with key and pendulum. 

Lot 2021

A late 19th century German carved walnut eight day mantel clock of architectural form, with silvered Roman numeral chapter ring and movement striking on a gong, height 40.5cm. 

Lot 2022

A late 19th century carved walnut mantel clock, the arched top with moulded detail above the brass face and silvered chapter ring bearing Arabic numerals on bun feet, with German movement, height 46cm, width 32cm, complete with pendulum and key.

Lot 2031

A George III mahogany longcase clock, the swan neck pediment with verre églomisé above arched brass dial set with rolling moon phase, inscribed 'William Winstanley Within' with silvered chapter ring set with both Roman and Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture with eight day movement above fret carved frieze with long arched door flanked by fluted quarter pillars to a fret carved plinth base, height 238cm.Additional InformationCracking to the door and veneers, scuffs and knocks to case, losses to hood side and also a large chip/ area of loss. 

Lot 2033

DAVID COLLIER, GATLEY (CHESHIRE); an 18th century longcase clock, the brass face with applied scrolling detail to the corners and silvered chapter ring bearing Arabic and Roman numerals, with moon phase and date subsidiary dials, in oak case, the hood with blind fret decoration above a pair of columns and a shaped rectangular door with crossbanded detail, on plinth base, height 201cm.Additional InformationWe cannot guarantee that the clock is in full working order. The case cleaned and refinished throughout. some small elements of the fretwork on the hood are missing and the material backing has been over stained. The colt column mounts may be later and one is chipped. Plinth around the base is not original. Finials to the top lacking. Parts of the movement appear to be replacements. 

Lot 2034

JOHN HOLROYD OF WAKEFIELD; an 18th century eight day longcase clock, the brass face with applied quarter panels with pierced floral decoration and silvered chapter ring bearing Arabic and Roman numerals, with subsidiary minute and date aperture, in plain oak case with inlaid detail to the hood, height 234cm.

Lot 2038

W.B. CORNFORTH MACCLESFIELD; a 19th century mahogany cased eight day longcase clock, the painted dial set with rolling moon above floral detail and a painted chapter ring bearing Roman numerals and subsidiary minutes and date dials, in inlaid mahogany case with broken swan neck detail to the hood above the shaped door, height 225cm.

Lot 2042

An early 20th century mahogany longcase clock of small proportions, the silvered dial with chased scrolling decoration and applied chapter ring bearing Roman numerals and plaque, signed Mappin & Webb 172 Regent Street, the case bearing a single band of blind fret decoration above the oval shaped glazed door above an inlaid panel, on bracket feet, height 180cm.Additional InformationWe offer no guarantee of working order, losses to the moulding on the doors, scuffs, knocks and marks to the veneer.

Lot 2043

A modern oak longcase clock, the brass face with moon phase mechanism, the chapter ring bearing Arabic numerals and subsidiary dial, signed Sligh above a shaped glazed door on plinth base, height 221cm.

Lot 2044

A 1920s oak longcase clock of small proportions, with silvered chapter ring and movement striking on eight straight gongs, in panelled case and with bun feet, height 192cm.Additional InformationNo guarantees that the clock is in working order. It is a chain wind mechanism. Chapter ring with tarnishing and wear. Case with light wear but overall ok. 

Lot 100

Pair: Private R. Whitlock, Rifle Brigade Crimea 1854-56, 2 clasps, Alma, Inkermann (Robert Whitlock. 1st. Bn. Rifle Bde.) officially impressed naming; Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue, unnamed as issued, plugged and fitted with a small ring suspension, edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fine (2) £260-£300

Lot 18

A rare Punjab campaign C.B. group of four awarded to Lieutenant-General James Eckford, C.B., Bengal Infantry, late Royal Navy The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s, breast badge, 22 carat gold and enamels, hallmarked London 1815, maker’s mark ‘IN’ for John Northam, complete with wide swivel-ring bar suspension, gold ribbon buckle and gold top suspension brooch; Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Java (J. Eckford, C.B. Lieut. & Adjt. 6th Bengal Volr. Battn.; Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Bhurtpoor (Capt. J. Eckford, 6th N.I.) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming; Punjab 1848-49, no clasp (Brigr. J. Eckford, Commg. 3rd Infy. Bde. 56th Bengal N.I.) good very fine or better (4) £5,000-£7,000 --- C.B. London Gazette 7 June 1849. James Eckford was born at Dunfermline, Fife, on 5 July 1786. Prior to joining the H.E.I. Co. forces, Eckford served as a midshipman on H.M. Frigate Greyhound with Sir Home Popham’s expedition and was present at the bombardment of Boulogne and Havre de Grace, and subsequent destruction of the French flotilla. Eckford joined the Bengal Army as a Cadet in 1804, arrived in India on 10 July 1805, and was appointed Ensign on 17 November 1805; Lieutenant, 17 September 1806; Captain 20 July 1823; Major, 18 July 1831; Lieutenant-Colonel, 11 March 1837; Colonel, 27 October 1848; Major-General, 28 November 1854; Lieutenant-General, 29 April 1861. Posted as Lieutenant to the 3rd N.I., he took part in the operations in Bundelkhand, including the capture of Chamir. He was present at the capture of Java in 1811, including the taking of Cornelis, as Lieutenant and Adjutant of the 6th Volunteer Battalion (Medal with Clasp), with whom he served in Java until 1816, including the capture of Jakarta in 1812. He commanded the Amboynese Corps in March-April 1816. As Captain he transferred to the 6th N.I. in May 1824 and was present with the 6th N.I. at the siege and capture of Bhurtpoor (Medal with Clasp). He was posted as Lieutenant-Colonel to the 6th N.I. on 4 May 1838, and was Lieutenant-Colonel commanding 6th N.I., with General Pollock’s Force, and commanding at Jellalabad from 10 November 1842 [7 months after the defence of that place and not entitled to the medal]. Was commanding 6th N.I. on escort duty during the First Sikh War. He transferred to 7th N.I. on 24 July 1847, and to the 56th N.I. on 9 May 1848, being appointed Brigadier 2nd Class in October 1848, and commanded 3rd Infantry Brigade during the Second Sikh War, including the passage of the Chenab and action at Sadoolapore (Medal and Companion of the Bath). He was Brigadier commanding at Barrackpore from August 1854, and, as Major-General, had temporary command of a Presidency Division from May 1855 till 1856. Lieutenant-General James Eckford died at St Helier, Jersey, on 2 July 1867.

Lot 243

Family Group: Four: Wing Commander W. E. Ennis, Royal Air Force, late Royal Engineers and Corps of Military Accountants British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. W. E. Ennis); Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted as originally worn, generally very fine or better Three: Sergeant P. J. W. Ennis, 102 Squadron, Royal Air Force, an Air Gunner whose Whitley was shot down whilst on a raid to Essen, 3/4 July 1941 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; War Medal 1939-45, mounted for wear, generally good very fine (7) £500-£700 --- Wilfred Edmund Ennis was the father of P. J. W. Ennis and A. S. R. E. Ennis, and resided as 136 Hale Lane, Edgware, London. He enlisted in the 15th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Prince of Wale’s Own Civil Service Rifles), and served in the ranks until his was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in March 1915. Ennis advanced to Captain and transferred to the Corps of Military Accountants, subsequently transferring to the Royal Air Force. He re-engaged as Temporary Squadron Leader in September 1940, advanced to Wing Commander and served at Coastal Command HQ, Northwood. Sold with the following items and documents: Riband bar; Letter to recipient from his A. S. R. E. Ennis from Driffield, dated 16 May 1941; Telegram informing recipient that his son P. J. W. Ennis is missing from operations; Letter from Buckingham Palace to recipient expressing condolences on the loss of two sons during the war, dated 8 August 1945; Two Air Ministry Letters addressed to recipient concerning burial and circumstances behind the death of P. J. W. Ennis, dated 26 May and 17 August 1949 respectively; Enclosure for photographs of grave of P. J. W. Ennis to recipient on behalf of the Under Secretary of State for Air, dated 23 March 1950. Patrick Joseph William Ennis was the son of the above, and the younger brother of A. S. R. E. Ennis. He was educated at Wimbledon College, and joined the Royal Air Force in 1940, carrying out his initial training as an Air Gunner/Wireless Operator at No. E. & W. S. Ennis was subsequently posted to No. 19 O.T.U., and having advanced to Sergeant, was posted for operational flying with 102 Squadron (Whitleys) at Topcliffe in June 1941. He flew in just 2 operational sorties - the first being to Bremen, 27 June 1941. Sergeant Ennis was killed in action on a raid to Essen, 3/4 July 1941, and the following detail is given by an Air Ministry Letter to his father dated 17 August 1949: ‘As you know, your son was a member of the crew of Whitley Z 6573, 102 Squadron, which took off from Topcliffe at 23.14 hours on 3rd July, 1941, for Essen. Nothing was heard during the war of the fate of any of the five occupants, and their death was presumed to have occurred on 4th July, 1941. In 1946 we found among captured German documents an index card recording the death on 4th July, 1941, of three unknown members of the crew of a Whitley and their burial in the main cemetery at Neuss, four miles west of Dusseldorf (British Zone), in Plot 5, graves 9, 10 and 11. We accordingly sent a special enquiry to the Royal Air Force Missing Research and Enquiry Unit operating in the British Zone, asking them to investigate and notifying them that Whitley Z 6573 was the only aircraft of that type not accounted for on 4th July, 1941. At the end of 1946 a report was received from the Unit to the effect that an Allied aircraft had been shot down at 01.10 hours on 4th July, 1941, at Kaarst, four miles north-west of Neuss. It had exploded with its bomb-load on crashing and identification was not possible at the time. The dead were buried at Neuss. Exhaustive interrogation of local inhabitants was not very productive but the search officer was reasonably certain that the aircraft was your son’s Whitley. In the hope of positive identification, exhumation of the graves at Neuss was ordered. Unfortunately the volume of research in the Ruhr area was so great that it was not till this year that we received the examination reports. As you will have appreciated, the nature of the crash was such that only fragmentary remains were found in the three graves but enough was found to prove that these graves contained the remains of all five members of the crew. In grave 9 were found a corroded Ronson lighter and a smashed gold ring with the initials P. J. E. This identified your son Sergeant P. J. W. Ennis. These relics were in so bad a state that they were left on the body. Had they been in reasonably good condition, then they would have been sent to us and by us to you. As we told you in Air Ministry Letter of 26th May, the graves have been moved to the British Military Cemetery, Rheinberg. Your son lies in Plot 6, Row B, Grave 9, and the other four members of his crew in Plot 6, Row B, communal graves 10 and 11.’ Sold with the following items and documents: Air Gunner’s Brevet; Royal Air Force Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book (26 October 1940 - 3 July 1941) annotated ‘Death Presumed 4.7.41’; named forwarding slip for recipient’s Log Book. For the medals awarded to A. S. R. E. Ennis, see Lot 24.

Lot 284

Eight: Warrant Officer Class I A. Frost, Royal Army Service Corps 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Burma Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Kenya (S/788162 W.O. Cl. 1. A. Frost. R.A.S.C.) minor official corrections to number and surname; Army L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (S/788162 W.O. Cl. 1. A. Frost. R.A.S.C.) replacement ring suspension to Africa Star, good very fine and better (8) £140-£180

Lot 326

Pair: Craftsman A. D. Burns, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Gulf 1990-91, 1 clasp, 16 Jan to 28 Feb 1991 (24845569 Cfn A D Burns REME) in named card box of issue; N.A.T.O. Medal 1994, no clasp, for Macedonia, unnamed as issue, with replacement ring suspension, in case of issue; together with Saudi Arabia and Kuwait medals for the Liberation of Kuwait 1991, both in boxes of issue, nearly extremely fine (4) £160-£200

Lot 353

Waterloo 1815 (Samuel Bull, 1st. Reg. Dragoon Guards.) fitted with original steel clip and later split ring suspension, edge bruise/ pin mounting mark at 6 o’clock, very fine £1,600-£2,000

Lot 354

Waterloo 1815 (Roger Wadmore, 11th. Reg. Light Dragoons.) fitted with replacement silver clip but lacking suspension ring, heavy contact marks partially obscuring the naming at 3 and 9 o’clock, lacquered, good fine £700-£900 --- Roger Wadmore attested for the 11th Light Dragoons and served in Captain H. Floyd’s No. 6 Troop during the Waterloo Campaign, 16-18 June 1815.

Lot 355

Waterloo 1815 (R. Richardson, Driver, Royal Horse Artillery.) fitted with replacement steel clip and ring suspension, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise very fine £1,000-£1,400 --- Served in Lieutenant-Colonel James Webber Smith’s “F” Troop at Waterloo.

Lot 356

Waterloo 1815 (Corp. William Kenyon, Royal Foot Artillery.) fitted with steel clip and ring suspension, minor edge bruising and light contact marks, otherwise good very fine £900-£1,200 --- William Kenyon served in Major G. W. Unett’s Brigade at Waterloo.

Lot 357

Waterloo 1815 (Ensign Charles Dallas, 32nd Regiment Foot.) fitted with original steel clip and ring suspension, small edge bruise, otherwise good very fine £3,600-£4,400 --- Charles Robert King Dallas was born in Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies, on 8 June 1794, the 2nd son of Charles Stuart Dallas, by Susan King. He was appointed Ensign in the 32nd Foot Foot on 23 March 1815. He was the junior ensign in the Regiment and was severely wounded at Quatre Bras on 16 June. Placed on half-pay as an Ensign in 1820, he quitted the service some years later and entered the Church. He married his cousin Julia Maria Dallas on 3 July 1821, in Paris and from 1826 to 1833 he was a curate in Jamaica. He returned to England in 1834 and was Rector at Stratton, Hampshire 1834-1859. He was afterwards Rector at St John's Farncombe for 21 years and died at Shackleford on 1 January 1881.

Lot 358

Waterloo 1815 (Lieut. James Markland, 33rd Regiment Foot.) fitted with original steel clip and ring suspension, minor edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise good very fine £4,000-£5,000 --- James Markland was appointed Lieutenant in the 33rd Foot on 1 June 1810, was severely wounded at Waterloo (London Gazette refers), and left the regiment in 1817. "Men fell rapidly, Halkett among them, shot through the cheeks. Lieutenants Buck and Cameron, of the 33rd, the latter carrying the regimental colours, were killed. The 33rd suffered heavily. Lieutenants Bain, Meikland [sic], Westmore and Ogle were shot down, Lieutenant Haigh was shot through the neck and died the next day, Adjutant Thain was also killed, while Captains McIntyre and Harsty were wounded, besides thirty or forty of the rank and file. As Halkett was carried to the rare, Colonel Elphinstone of the 33rd took command, and led the brigade on, in spite of the fire of grape, but suddenly the enemy’s fire relaxed, then ceased, and when the smoke had disappeared, not a man was to be seen except those who were retreating in great disorder and consternation.”

Lot 359

Waterloo 1815 (John Reeves, 2nd. Batt. 44th. Reg. Foot.) with original steel clip and split ring suspension, and contemporary top silver riband buckle, edge bruising, traces of lacquer, otherwise good very fine £1,800-£2,200 --- John Reeves attested for the 44th Regiment of Foot and served in Captain Bostock Jacob’s Company during the Waterloo campaign, 16-18 June 1815.

Lot 528

Jubilee 1897 Medal for Zulu Chiefs, 38mm, silver, the obverse featuring a veiled crowned profile of Queen Victoria facing left, the reverse inscribed ‘To commemorate the Sixtieth Year of the Reign of H.M. Queen Victoria 1897’, within a laurel wreath, with Royal Arms above and Star of India below, unnamed as issued, fitted with claw, small ring, and straight bar suspension, and fitted with riband for neck wear, minor edge bruising, good very fine, rare £200-£240 --- Natal colonial archives held in Pietermaritzburg state that about 200 of these medals were issued to Native Zulu Chiefs. Photographs of Zulu Chiefs wearing the medal exist, sometimes along with the King Edward VII Coronation Medal. It is believed that the recipient's name was written in ink on the suspension bar to facilitate an orderly distribution to the tribal regions. Sometimes the recipient scratched over the ink and the name has been thus preserved.

Lot 539

Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (168. Sergt. W. Spires, 1-1st Foot) with unusual added double ring suspension soldered to suspension rod, otherwise nearly extremely fine £80-£100 --- William Spires was born at Meldon, Essex in December 1840 and attested for the 1st Foot (Royal Scots) at Chelmsford in September 1857. Advanced Sergeant on 17 September 1866, he was discharged in October 1878, being unfit for further active service, after 19 years and 233 days’ service, of which 12 years had been spent soldiering in India. Sold with copied record of service.

Lot 578

A rare 1914 ‘Bombardment of Scarborough’ Boy Scouts Association Gallantry Cross First Class in Bronze group of three awarded to Patrol Leader P. Robertshaw, 3rd Scarborough Troop, later Private, Royal Army Medical Corps British War and Victory Medals (101998 Pte. P. Robertshaw, R.A.M.C.); Boy Scouts Association Gallantry Cross, 1st Class, 1st issue, bronze, the reverse inscribed, ‘Percy Robertshaw, Scarboro., 16-12-14’, with ring suspension and integral top riband bar, in its original J. A. Wyllie, London, red leather case of issue, generally very fine or better (3) £1,000-£1,400 --- The Boy Scouts’ Headquarters Gazette of March 1915 confirms that Robertshaw received his Bronze Cross for stopping a runaway horse. He appears to have received his award, ‘the highest of the Association for gallantry’, in February 1915. Although not mentioned in the official citation, the date on the cross provides ample reason for any horse to gallop away in a panic. In the early morning of 16 December 1914 the German battlecruisers Derfflinger and Von der Tann emerged from the mist off Scarborough and bombarded the North Yorkshire seaside town, whilst the accompanying light cruiser Kolberg laid mines. Some 500 shells were fired at the castle barracks and town, killing 17, injuring 80 and causing damage to property and to British prestige (and upsetting at least one horse!). At the same time, the battlecruisers Seydlitz and Moltke and heavy cruiser Bluecher bombarded the port of Hartlepool; later still the seaside town of Whitby was shelled by the squadron.

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