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Lot 340

Large silver plated serving traywith shaped lattice border, standing on four bun feet, unmarked, 61cm across overallOverall some wear and scratches, consistent with age and use. Dents to the feet.

Lot 328

Two silver dishes with silver forksbearing marks for George Edward & Sons, Chester, 1924, dishes 11cm across overall, 73g approx overall excluding glass linersOverall some scratches and signs of wear. Hallmarks on forks slighlty rubbed but visible.

Lot 345

Collection of silver items comprising of: a silver dish, bearing marks for A & J Zimmerman Ltd , Birmingham, 1914, 16.5cm across, 135g approx overall, a small silver teapot, with dedication, bearing marks for William Hutton & Sons Ltd, Birmingham, 1939, 12.5cm high overall including the handle, 405g approx overall, two silver plated bottle coasters, white metal Burmese beaker, 10cm high, a silver posy vase and a pair of silver candlesticks on square bases, bearing marks for Barker Brothers, Birmingham, 1903, 11cm high with loaded bases At present, there is no condition report prepared for this lot, this in no way indicates a good condition, please contact the saleroom for a full condition report.

Lot 307

Collection of pieces consisting of: a silver vesta case, bearing marks for William Neale, Chester, 1895, 4cm overall, 18g approx overall, a silver cased pocketwatch with white enamel dial having Roman numerals, 7cm across, cased silver cruet set 159g approx overall excluding glass liners, a silver-plated snuff box and a collection of nineteen Chinese white metal menu holders, stamped 'Made in Hong Kong'At present, there is no condition report prepared for this lot, this in no way indicates a good condition, please contact the saleroom for a full condition report.

Lot 236

Matched pair of silver-plated twin branch candelabraon circular socle bases, unmarked, tallest is 52.5cm high the other is 49cm high (2)At present, there is no condition report prepared for this lot, this in no way indicates a good condition, please contact the saleroom for a full condition report.

Lot 401

Collection of jewellery including: a Chinese precious yellow metal bracelet stamped '18', 9g approx overall, a 9ct yellow gold mounted brooch, 2cm overall, 6g approx overall, a yellow metal ring inset with diamonds, unmarked, 3g approx overall, thimbles, coral bead necklaces, white metal brooches, white metal charm bracelet, precious yellow metal chain stamped '9k', 6g approx overall silver necklace etcAt present, there is no condition report prepared for this lot, this in no way indicates a good condition, please contact the saleroom for a full condition report.

Lot 250

Russian Icon depicting St. Nicholas the Miracle-Worker, with engraved silver Oklad, with Russian silver marks to one edge, 18cm x 14.5cmPainting is very worn and cracklure in places, metal worn and dented

Lot 221

Elizabeth II silver salverstanding on three scroll feet, bearing marks for Camelot Silverware Ltd, Sheffield, 1995, 31cm across, 880g approx overall TBC CHLOE Clear hallmarks to the reverse. Inscription reads 'Presented to Endsleigh Insurance Services Ltd. by Friends Provident in appreciation of a long and happy association 1965-1994'. Overall tarnish, some scratches and signs of wear.

Lot 214

Collection of silver consisting of: a silver presentation cup, bearing marks Henry Wilkinson & Co, Sheffield, 1872, 15cm high, 122g approx overall, two silver trophies with leaf capped handles, with indistinct London hallmarks, 12cm high overall, 402g approx overall, a matched pair of twin handles silver cups, one mounted onto a trophy base, bearing marks for Mappin & Webb Ltd, Birmingham, 1937 and 1938, 5.5cm high excluding the base, 210g approx excluding the base, a silver vesta case with enamel decoration 'Elwy' and flag, bearing marks for Sampson Mordan & Co Ltd, Chester, 1912, 6cm across, 44g approx overall, two Egyptian white metal (hallmarked as silver) dishes with embossed decoration, 9cm across, 141g approx overall and a small silver trophy cupAt present, there is no condition report prepared for this lot, this in no way indicates a good condition, please contact the saleroom for a full condition report.

Lot 217

Arts and Crafts Austrian silver plated tray with porcelain inset base decorated with a flower, with stylised handles and border, stamped 'WWG & S' to the base, 43cm acrossSigns of overall wear and use. Crazing and some discolouration to the porcelain. Overall scratches and marks as expected. Glaze faults and cracks, due to firing.

Lot 235

Collection of items consisting of: a Victorian brass and turned wood hat stand, 32.5cm high, a copper sieve, 31cm across x 14.5cm high, a silver plated biscuit box, unmarked, 17cm high approx overall and a glazed coaster or stand, 31cm across (4)At present, there is no condition report prepared for this lot, this in no way indicates a good condition, please contact the saleroom for a full condition report.

Lot 400

Collection of silver and other items including: silver plated tray, silver and white metal handled button hooks, Victorian silver ladle, bearing marks for Marshall & Sons, Edinburgh, 1886, 12cm, 35g approx overall, possibly Burmese white metal centre pieces, marked indistinctly to the base, largest 19.5cm across, pair of cased silver napkin rings, cased set of six silver teaspoons and sugar tongs, silver-mounted and cut glass scent bottle, silver mirrored powder compact, silver filigree dish etc At present, there is no condition report prepared for this lot, this in no way indicates a good condition, please contact the saleroom for a full condition report.

Lot 333

Collection of items consisting of: a six division bottle holder or carrier, brass cased carriage clock, trivets, silver plated ladle, serving spoons etc At present, there is no condition report prepared for this lot, this in no way indicates a good condition, please contact the saleroom for a full condition report.

Lot 238

Collection of silverconsisting of: a silver twin handled bowl or porringer, bearing marks for possibly Barker Brothers Silver Ltd, Birmingham, 1931, 6cm high, 117g approx overall, a Victorian christening mug, bearing marks for possibly William Robert Smily, London, 1853. 8cm high overall, 99g approx overall, a silver baby's rattle with mother of pearl handle, 10cm overall, two silver spoons, 35g approx overall and a whitemetal miniature cows bell, marked 'Silver' (6)At present, there is no condition report prepared for this lot, this in no way indicates a good condition, please contact the saleroom for a full condition report.

Lot 339

Collection of silver itemscomprising of a silver tankard, bearing marks for S W Smith & Co, Birmingham, 1917, 11cm high, 244g approx overall, three silver napkin rings, three silver spirit labels and a silver cigarette case, overall 171g approx overall At present, there is no condition report prepared for this lot, this in no way indicates a good condition, please contact the saleroom for a full condition report.

Lot 215

Collection of silver to include: a pair of silver quaichs, bearing marks for Brook & Son, Edinburgh, 1937, 13cm across overall, 170g approx overall, a set of six silver anointing spoons, bearing marks for Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd, London, 1902, 11cm overall, 76g approx overall, two other silver spoons, a gilt white metal propelling pencil, unmarked, five white metal (marked 600) possibly Egyptian enamel decorated spoons and a Egyptian revival brass casket, with rose cypher and indistinct signature to the base, 13cm x 5cm x 8cm overall Each quaich has dents, signs of wear, tarnish and engraved dedication 'The 88 cup, 1939'. Tarnish and scratches to all throughout. With some signs of wear as expected. For any additional details please contact the saleroom.

Lot 305

Oak cased tantalusfitted with three hobnail cut spirit decanters having silver spirit labels 'Sherry', 'Brandy' and 'Port', 35.5cm x 33cm overallOverall wear, some marks and scratches to the tantalus case, which is unmarked. Does not lock properly with a click, but does partially secure. Overall dirt, dust and stains to the lining. Stoppers are chipped. Scratches to the decanters themselves, particularly to the bases.

Lot 274

Silver basketwith adjustable swing handle, bearing marks for James Dixon & Sons Ltd, Sheffield, 1896, 28cm wide x 22cm high overall, 615g approx overall At present, there is no condition report prepared for this lot, this in no way indicates a good condition, please contact the saleroom for a full condition report.

Lot 267

Collection of silver and white metal wareconsisting of: an Elkington and Co silver jug with matching sucrier, 7cm and 8cm respectively, 276g approx overall, a silver cup, a silver twin handled cup and two miniature silver trophies, 153g approx overall, five continental white metal dishes, a Harrods silver plate bottle holder, a group of silver and unmarked white metal spoons, Christophle plate fish knives etcAt present, there is no condition report prepared for this lot, this in no way indicates a good condition, please contact the saleroom for a full condition report.

Lot 293

Georgian silver teapot and similar twin handled silver sucrier the teapot decorated with two different crests both to the teapot and handle, bearing marks for S? (Marks indistinct), London, 1812, 16.5cm high approx overall, 725g approx overall, the sucrier with a different monogram, bearing marks for London, 1903, 10cm high overall, 175g approx overall (2)At present, there is no condition report prepared for this lot, this in no way indicates a good condition, please contact the saleroom for a full condition report.

Lot 222

Pair of silver trophy cupswith leaf capped trophy handles, on circular bases, bearing marks for R.S, Birmingham, 1994, 35cm high overall, 3428g approx overall (2)Neither of the cups have lids. Both have inscriptions, one reads 'Endsleigh League division one, play off winners', the other reads 'Endsleigh League division three, play off winners'. With large dents, some scratches, signs of wear and tarnish.

Lot 239

Collection of jewelleryconsisting of a Victorian 18ct gold turquoise ring, siz P/G, 2g approx overall, a 9ct gold opal triplet ring, size N/O, 3g approx overall, a butterflies wing pendant in white metal mount, a cluster ring, the central pearl (untested for natural/cultured origin) bordered by diamonds and white stones, stamped '9ct', size J, 5g approx overall, a silver propelling pencil, a Longine pocket watch in white metal mount on a base metal chain, two loose opal type stones and one otherAt present, there is no condition report prepared for this lot, this in no way indicates a good condition, please contact the saleroom for a full condition report.

Lot 219

Alan Vernon Knight (1911-1995) Pair of silver serving spoons, bearing marks for Alan Knight (AK), Birmingham, 1985, 22.5cm overall, 140g approx overall (2)Information: Alan Knight was the President of the Worcestershire Guild of Designer Craftsmen and a fellow of the Red Rose Guild.Overall tarnish and signs of wear. Some creasing/signs of wear to the edges of the bowls. Some small scratches as expected, consistent with age and use.

Lot 229

Silver and pique boxwith circular tortoiseshell inset top, bearing marks for Birmingham, silversmith and date code indistinct, 11.5cm across and two silver food pushers, one decorated with a crane, the other with Humpty Dumpty nursery rhyme, each marked for W H Collins & Co, Chester, 1956, 6.5cm, 34g approx overall (3) The circular box has a large area of damage to the top. Dents to the side. Marks rubbed. Scratches and signs of wear to the food pushers.

Lot 228

Collection of silver consisting of: silver mounted dressing table brushes, mirror, napkin rings, cased set of six teaspoons, and a cased set of six pistol grip silver handled butter knivesAt present, there is no condition report prepared for this lot, this in no way indicates a good condition, please contact the saleroom for a full condition report.

Lot 212

Silver salver with piecrust edge, with facsimile signatures engraved to the centre, bearing marks for Henry Matthews, Birmingham, 1923, 31cm across, 653g approx overall Overall wear and scratches signs of overall wear and use. Tarnish throughout.

Lot 237

Collection of items consisting of: Five cloisonné enamel napkin rings, three silver napkin rings and nine silver teaspoons, overall silver weight is 163g approx overallAt present, there is no condition report prepared for this lot, this in no way indicates a good condition, please contact the saleroom for a full condition report.

Lot 231

Victorian silver teapot and a Victorian silver coffee pot with matching gourd finials and foliate decoration, each with a blank cartouche on shaped lotus base, with ivory insulators, the teapot bearing marks for Beare Falcke, London, 1864, 18cm high approx overall, 725g approx overall, the coffee pot bearing marks for Edward, Edward junior, John & William Barnard, London, 1843, 28cm high approx overall, 870g approx overall (2) Both have minimal overall wear and some scratches. Hallamrks clear to both. The teapot lid does not sit flush. Small dents in places.

Lot 216

Collection of silver to include: pair of Georgian silver berry spoons, bearing marks possibly for Richard Crossley, London, 1799, 21.5cm overall, 136g approx overall, a silver christening mug, with dedicated inscription, bearing marks for Elkington & Co Ltd, London, 1909, 8cm high, 176g approx overall, a cased silver cruet set, a silver mustard pot, silver mounted dressing table requisites etc At present, there is no condition report prepared for this lot, this in no way indicates a good condition, please contact the saleroom for a full condition report.

Lot 234

Selection of silver and silver plate consiting of: cased set of twelve silver plated knives and forks with mother of pearl handles, a pair of gilded silver plated berry spoons with spiral twist stems and mother of pearl handles, 26cm overall, a pair of silver salts with blue glass liners, 82g approx overall, a silver cream jug, bearing marks for C S Harris & Sons Ltd, London, 1928, 8.5cm high, 105g approx overall, a cased silver set with mother of pearl handles, seven silver spoons, fork, sifter spoons, 132g approx overall and one EPNS salt spoonAt present, there is no condition report prepared for this lot, this in no way indicates a good condition, please contact the saleroom for a condition report.

Lot 338

Silver three piece bachelors teaset the teapot having wooden finial and handle, with inscription that reads "D. R Evans Esq, presented by his colleagues on the staff at Ellesmere College, in appreciation of 30 years devoted service to the Woodward School 1898-1928". 13cm high approx overall, bearing marks for Mappin and Webb, Sheffield, 1927, 652g approx overall (3)Some dents and marks, consistent with age and use throughout. The teapot has damage to the spout and a mis shapen foot rim.

Lot 227

Collection of jewellery consisting of: 9ct gold and amber necklace, bracelet and earring set, 18g approx overall, two double strand simulated pearl necklaces with silver gilt clasps, a bead necklace, sporting fob medallions and a Lee Hwa precious white metal stamped 750 and white stone bracelet, with certificate of authenticity, 12g approx overallAt present, there is no condition report prepared for this lot, this in no way indicates a good condition, please contact the saleroom for a full condition report

Lot 232

AN INDO-PORTUGUESE SILVER MOUNTED BEZOAR STONE LATE 17TH / EARLY 18TH CENTURY of near spherical form, the filigree mounts with suspension rings and joined by chains 7cm diameter (approx) Catalogue Note Bezoar stones were believed to be the universal antidote against any poison. The name derived from the Persian word 'pad zhar' meaning 'antidote against poison'.

Lot 376

A DUTCH MAHOGANY SILVER TABLE MID-18TH CENTURY the dished top with casped corners, above a frieze drawer 72.7cm high, 80.5cm wide, 51.8cm deep

Lot 42

λ A PAINTED SILK FAN FRENCH OR ITALIAN, LATE 18TH CENTURY with amber coloured tortoiseshell sticks and silver metal details, painted with a central classical scene with figures, flanked by panels of cherubs and portraits, decorated with floral swags in silver metal thread and spangles, in a later glazed giltwood box frame with an easel back 50cm wide Provenance Redlynch House, Salisbury, Wiltshire.

Lot 507

THE 'GREGSON HOUSE' AN IMPORTANT EARLY VICTORIAN CUPBOARD DOLL'S HOUSE FROM 1830, THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE CONTENTS EARLY AND ORIGINAL the pine cupboard complete with original un-restored pale graining and with a moulded cornice above a pair of six panelled doors, over three short drawers, the whole raised on short shaped bracket feet; the pair of panelled doors opening to reveal nine room settings on three floors (three bedrooms above a music, dining and drawing room and the lower floor with hallway flanked by kitchen and rare still-room) the rooms communicating with thick opening latched brass handled doors and with marbled fireplaces with steel and brass inserts, cornicing and skirting to the main reception rooms, the original carpets mainly of thin velvet or oil cloth or baize, the walls covered with original coloured paper, sometimes hand painted or embossed and often edged in gilt or printed flowers and the whole containing the original furniture of wood, tin, card and in one instance pressed bread dressed in watered silks and other original fabrics, the walls hung with watercolours many painted by the original owner Bessie Wilkinson who also worked the drawing room carpet, also containing extensive fittings in ceramic, glass, alabaster and lead, the whole house peopled with the original dolls, including a cook doll with leather hands The cupboard: 204cm high, 168.7cm wide, 61cm deep; each room: 51cm high, 50.5cm wide and 51cm deep. Provenance Ordered, made for and furnished by Miss Elizabeth 'Bessie' Wilkinson (died 1857) of Aston Hall, Birmingham. By descent, to her nephew Henry Gregson 1857 who lived at Moorlands. By descent, to Annie Canon-Cox Little. By descent, to her daughter Lady Wenlock until about 1957 of Knockin Hall, Oswestry, Shropshire. Thence by family descent, until 2010 when sold by private treaty to the present vendor, a family friend. Elizabeth 'Bessie' Wilkinson was the scion of a great iron making dynasty being daughter of William Wilkinson (1744 - 1808) and niece of John 'IronMad' Wilkinson (1728 - 1808) most famous for instigating the famous Ironbridge in Coalbrookdale in the 1770's and who both had interests in iron works in North Wales and Shropshire. Both were tied in with Matthew Boulton senior and James Watt seniors' business making boilers in Birmingham. On the death of their father William in 1808 'Bessie' and her sister Mary Anne were made guardians of James Watt junior (1769 - 1848) who from about 1817 until his death leased and lived at the fine Jacobean prodigy house Aston Hall in Birmingham; ancestral home of the Holte family, it is listed Grade I and now owned and run as a museum by Birmingham City Corporation. 'Bessie's' sister Mary Anne had on 24th February 1817 married Matthew Robinson Boulton (1770 - 1842), only son of the great 18th century entrepreneur Matthew Boulton (1728 - 1809) who was also a member of the Lunar society and manufacturer of small metal trinkets, ormolu, silverware and in conjunction with James Watt senior of the steam engines that revolutionised industrial Britain. Mary Anne and Matthew Boulton lived at Soho House in Birmingham, built by his father to designs by Samuel and James Wyatt - the latter also providing designs for silver ware to Boulton senior. The fine Georgian house still exists as a museum run by the council. Mary Anne Boulton sadly died in childbirth on 7th June 1829, leaving seven children and a new born baby girl who was also named Mary. It was this tragedy that precipitated the creation of this wonderful doll's house to help her little nieces and nephews recover from this great sadness by their maiden aunt Elizabeth 'Bessie' Wilkinson. The doll's house was originally called 'Maryland Lodge' after her sister and baby niece. The house itself was possibly made for Aunt Bessie by estate carpenters but is fine enough to have been supplied by a more sophisticated cabinet maker. The nieces visited nearby Aston Hall where Aunt Bessie lived and between the years 1830 and 1850 they worked on it together collecting items, making some of the furniture and Aunt Bessie herself painted the watercolours and worked the carpet in the drawing room. Aunt Bessie died in 1857. Her sister Mary Anne is commemorated in a fine monument by Sir Francis Chantrey R. A. at St Michael's Church, Great Tew, Oxfordshire where the Boultons had their country estate. The contents of Great Tew House were sold by Sotheby's in 1987 and included furniture supplied by George Bullock who had also supplied furniture to James Watt junior. Bullock's associated cabinet maker and designer Richard Bridgens was furnishing Aston Hall from the 1820's onwards from his Birmingham workshop. Exhibited At No. 1, Royal Crescent Bath c.1985/6. Literature Vivien Greene, Family Dolls' Houses, pp.101-106 where the 'Gregson House' is discussed in detail and illustrated. Catalogue Note This remarkable doll's house has not only a fantastic provenance and has never been on the open market before, it is also in remarkably good and original condition with its original contents, the main reason being (according to family repute) 'no child has ever been allowed to play with it'. Doll's houses or 'Baby Houses' were originally conversation pieces of wealthy adults with the earliest examples dating from the 16th century. They were not meant to be used as toys, but as items of wonder of a world in miniature or sometimes as an educational tool. Vivien Greene (wife of Grahame Greene the famous author) in her book 'Family Doll's Houses' of 1973 wrote that the Gregson House was a 'splendid example of a 'cupboard house'. She thought the Still Room was unique in her experience 'and it is a delight to survey the ranges of built-in cupboards, curved round the room, some filled with china'.

Lot 625

AN EDWARDIAN HORSE'S HOOF SNUFF BOX EARLY 20TH CENTURY with silver plated mounts with engraved decoration, together with a paper clip with a cold painted bronze rabbit mounted on a rifle, on an oak base (2) 24cm long (max)

Lot 666

A MAHOGANY SILVER TABLE IN GEORGE II STYLE LATE 19TH CENTURY the moulded serpentine edge top above a pierced frieze and claw and ball feet 71.3cm high, 79cm wide, 47cm deep

Lot 66A

A MUGHAL INDIAN SILVER AND ENAMEL PANDAN 18TH CENTURY of canted rectangular form, the hinged cover with a recumbent lion finial amongst pierced scrolling foliage on a green enamel background, the sides similarly decorated, the hinged base enclosing a mirror 6cm high, 10cm wide, 8.5cm deep,

Lot 230

Hong Kong Stockcard 4 Stamps Silver Jubilee 1935. Est.

Lot 28

GB - GVI stamp collection on loose album page. 14 stamps. 1948 Royal silver wedding £1 mint and 1946 victory . Est.

Lot 333

Channel Islands mint & used Stamps on approx 40 leaves plus on 3 stockcards and 3 x FDCs including Sir Isaac Brock 1969, Guernsey Philatelic Bureau & Royal Silver Wedding 1972, see images . Est.

Lot 33

Royal Red Cross, 2nd Class (A.R.R.C.), E.II.R., silver and enamel, undated, in case of issue, extremely fine £120-£160 --- Note: Since 1984 both the R.R.C. and the A.R.R.C. have been issued undated.

Lot 352

Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Syria (Thos. Burt.) fitted with contemporary three-pronged silver ribbon buckle, good very fine £600-£800 --- Thomas Burt or Bart is confirmed on the rolls as a Clerk’s Assistant aboard H.M.S. Magicienne.

Lot 353

Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Egypt (P. O’Brian, 26th Lt. Dragns.) fitted with twin-pronged silver ribbon buckle, nearly extremely fine £1,000-£1,400 --- Patrick O’Brian is confirmed on the roll of the 23rd Light Dragoons (formerly 26th Manners’ Light Dragoons, until 1803). Only 34 clasps for Egypt to the regiment.

Lot 354

Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Java (Dennis McCoy, 89th Foot.) fitted with contemporary three-pronged silver ribbon buckle, light contact marks, otherwise very fine £1,000-£1,400 --- 39 clasps for Java issued to the 89th Foot.

Lot 357

Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Ava (J. Dilworth, Bombay Eur. Regt.) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, fitted with twin-pronged silver ribbon buckle, toned, very fine and unique clasp to the regiment £1,500-£2,000 --- John Dilworth is shown on the roll of the 102nd Madras European Fusiliers but was on the Bombay Establishment, some of whom served as Marines during the Burma campaign. Dilworth was the sole surviving man of the Bombay Establishment to claim the medal for Ava. ‘Nineteen armed brigs and schooners (and many smaller boats) of the Bombay Marine were part of the Rangoon and Arakan invasion forces, crewed and staffed by men from the Bombay Establishment.’ (Medals of British India - volume two, part III, Robert P. Puddester refers) Irish Medals by Oliver D. Cresswell states: ‘A detachment of this regiment [Bombay Europeans] served at Ava as marines’ and, incorrectly ‘but none seem to have claimed the medal.’

Lot 361

China 1842 (A. Callett, Col. Serg. 18th R. Irish Reg. Infantry.) fitted with contemporary replacement silver barrel loop and swivel-bar suspension, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise good fine and better £400-£500

Lot 379

Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (Jas. Christie,) mounted with contemporary silver pin bar, dark toned, good very fine £300-£400 --- James Christie, Account Department, Government of the Punjab, was present at the battle of Sussia, 5 July 1857, and received a commendation from the Chief Commissioner, Sir John Lawrence, G.C.B., for services during the Mutiny.

Lot 4

The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Civil) Companion’s breast badge, by Garrard, London, silver-gilt, hallmarks for London 1901, with integral top silver-gilt riband buckle, with gold retaining pin, nearly extremely fine £200-£240

Lot 41

The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Serving Sister’s shoulder badge, silver and enamel, on lady’s bow riband, good very fine Order of the League of Mercy, lady’s shoulder badge (2), both silver-gilt and enamel, both on lady’s bow riband, one in Vaughtons, Birmingham, case of issue, nearly extremely fine (3) £100-£140

Lot 42

Royal Victorian Medal, V.R., silver, unnamed as issued, mounted for display purposes along with Coronation 1902, bronze, unnamed as issued; Coronation 1911, silver, unnamed as issued, all mounted court-style for wear, extremely fine (3) £200-£240

Lot 44

‘Colonel Cameron, informed by a staff officer of the critical state of affairs, formed the 9th regiment in line under a violent fire, and, without returning a single shot, ran in upon and drove the grenadiers from the rocks with irresistible bravery, plying them with a destructive musketry as long as they could be reached, and yet with excellent discipline refraining from pursuit, lest the crest of the position should be again lost, for the mountain was so rugged that it was impossible to judge clearly of the general state of the action’ (Napier, Peninsular War, book xi. chap. 7, Battle of Busaco, 27 September 1809) ‘We sprang over the wall and moved rapidly against a strong body of the enemy posted outside of the convent, and on seeing these a very galling fire opened upon us from the adjacent buildings which I ordered to be forced. Woodham entering the largest in which he was killed after gaining the first floor at the point of the bayonet. The row was now at its height, some charging those posted at the convent, others clearing the houses of which the windows and other outlets the enemy availed themselves to escape and all uniting in full chase to the village of San Martin.’ (The recipient describes the assault and capture of the fortified convent of San Bartolomeo in front of San Sebastian - from ‘The Letters of Lt. Colonel Sir John Cameron, 1st Battalion, 9th Regiment of Foot, 1808-14’) The rare Regimental Commander’s Peninsula War group of four awarded to Lieutenant-General Sir John Cameron, K.C.B., who first saw action with the 43rd Light Infantry in the West Indies in 1794 at the captures of Martinique, St Lucia and Guadaloupe, displaying his gallantry and winning his captaincy at the storming of the Fortress of Fleur d’Epée; subsequently, as a junior captain placed in command of his sickness reduced regiment, he suffered severe wounds and was captured in the defence of Berville Camp, 4 October 1794, spending 2 years in a prison hulk off Pointe-á-Pitre, Guadaloupe. Appointed Lieutenant-Colonel in the 9th Foot in September 1807, Cameron commanded the 2nd Battalion at Vimeiro the following year, and then, assuming command of the 1st Battalion - a position he retained throughout the Peninsula War - served under Sir John Moore in 1809 at Corunna where his intrepid bravery gained the approbation of his superior in command; he returned to Portugal in March 1810 at head of his Battalion, being Mentioned in Despatches for Busaco where he ‘exerted himself with the greatest gallantry in front during the charge, when his horse was killed under him’; was wounded and fell from the breach at the final assault on San Sebastian; and in the fiercely contested Battle of Nive, finding his regiment surrounded by superior numbers, made a successful charge to the rear taking between three and four hundred prisoners - the following day, while reconnoitring, he became engaged en tirrailleurs and had his horse shot from under him once more. Appointed one of the first K.C.B.s on his return from the Peninsula Wars, in which campaign the 9th’s losses exceeded those of any other regiment, and from which his important journals and letters survived to be later published under the title, ‘The Letters of Lt. Colonel Sir John Cameron, 1st Battalion, 9th Regiment of Foot, 1808-14’, he was later appointed Colonel of the Regiment he had commanded for upwards of thirteen years The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, K.C.B. (Military) Knight Commander’s, a contemporary Paris-made breast star, circa 1815, 75mm, silver with appliqué centre in gold and enamels, the reverse centre inscribed ‘Mortier Bijoutier Palais Royal No. 34 A Paris’, fitted with silver pin for wearing; Army Gold Cross 1806-14, for Vimeiro, Corunna, Salamanca, and St. Sebastian, 3 clasps, Buzaco, Vittoria, Nive, the edge of the lower three arms of the cross inscribed ‘Lt. Colonel John Cameron 1st. Bn. 9th. Foot’, with usual oak and laurel suspension ring and swivel-ring gold bar suspension; Field Officer’s Small Gold Medal, the reverse centre inscribed ‘Vimiera, & Corunna. 1808-9.’, 1 clasp, Salamanca (Lieut. Coll. J. Cameron, 9th Foot.); Portugal, Kingdom, Military Order of the Tower and Sword, Knight’s breast badge, gold, 45mm, some light enamel chips to the first, very fine, otherwise nearly extremely fine (4) £70,000-£90,000 --- John Cameron was born on 3 January 1773, the second son of John Cameron of Culchenna, Inverness, Scotland and nephew of Cameron of Caltort, Inverness-shire, whose ancestor was a younger son of Lochiel, chief of the clan. He was educated at Eton College and entered the 43rd Foot as an Ensign on 25 September 1787, gaining promotion to Lieutenant in September 1790. In this latter year, Cameron served in the West Indies under Sir Charles Grey and was present at the reduction of Martinique (including the siege of Fort Bourbon and other minor engagements) and at the captures of St. Lucia and Guadaloupe, particularly displaying his gallantry and winning his captaincy in the storming of the fortress of Fleur d’Epée and in the sortie from and the defence of that place. In 1794, Sir Charles Grey returned to England in the mistaken belief that his West Indian conquests were secure, leaving the 43rd Regiment, which had been so reduced by sickness that Cameron, though only a junior captain commanded it, forming part of Brig.-Gen. Graham’s garrison at Berville Camp in Guadaloupe. Cameron led his Regiment in the action of 30 September 1794 and in the different attacks made by the enemy, until 4 October when he was severely wounded and taken prisoner, remaining on a prison hulk at Pointe-à-Pitre for two years. Exchanged for release in 1797, he was immediately ordered to rejoin his regiment in the West Indies, remaining on foreign service again for over three years. He was appointed a Majority in the 43rd Foot on 28 October 1800 and brought his regiment home after it had suffered terrible losses from the West Indian climate. In 1803, whilst stationed in the Channel Islands, he married Miss Amelia Brock, eldest daughter of Henry Brock, of Belmont, Guernsey, and niece of Admiral James Saumarez, notable for his victory at the Battle of the Gut of Gibraltar, and first cousin of Major-General Sir Isaac Brock. He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel by transferring to the 7th West India Regiment on 28 May 1807; from which he was removed to the 9th (East Norfolk) Foot from 5 September 1807. On his return to England, he was then ordered with the 9th Foot to the seat of war in Portugal, where in August 1808 he commanded the 2nd Battalion at the Battle of Vimiera before assuming command of the 1st Battalion following the death in action of its commander, Colonel Stewart, at the earlier Battle of Roliça. He would remain its commander throughout the Peninsula War, the Walcheren Expedition and Canada 1814 and 1815. Cameron led the 1st into Spain with Moore during the advance to Salamanca, and afterwards, at the Battle of Corunna where he displayed intrepid bravery, gaining the approbation of his superior in command. In July 1809, Cameron embarked on the expedition to the Scheldt under the Earl of Chatham, in command of the 1st Battalion of the 9th Regiment, and returned the following September to England from where he proceeded, in March 1910, to increase the force in Portugal under the command of the Duke of Wellington, at the head of the 1st Battalion of 9th Regiment (the 2nd Battalion, aside from their participation at Barossa, remained confined to Gibraltar during this period). Likely having received news of the death of his brother, Captain Ewen Cameron, 43rd Regt., at the Battle of t...

Lot 45

The Important Boer War K.C.B., ‘Tokar Operations’ D.S.O. group of eight awarded to Lieutenant-General Sir Henry H. Settle, Colonel Commandant, Royal Engineers, who served as a Distinguished Column Commander in South Africa, and as General Officer Commanding, Cape Colony The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, K.C.B. (Military) Knight Commander’s set of insignia, comprising neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, unmarked, with short section of riband for display purposes; and Star, silver and enamel, unmarked, with gold retaining pin, very minor enamel damage to motto on both pieces; Distinguished Service Order, V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top riband bar, retaining pin removed; Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 3 clasps, The Nile 1884-85, Gemaizah 1888, Toski 1889 (Cpt. H. H. Settle. R.E.) side clasp carriage adapted for wear; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (Bgdr. Genl. H. H. Settle. C.B., D.S.O., R.E.) engraved naming; King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Maj: Gen: Sir H. H. Settle, K.C.B., D.S.O., Staff) engraved naming; Ottoman Empire, Order of the Medjidieh, First Class set of insignia, comprising sash badge, silver, gold appliqué, and enamel, with mint mark to reverse, with full sash riband; and Star, silver, gold appliqué, and enamel, with mint mark to reverse, with retaining hook and two additional support hooks; Order of Osmanieh, Second Class set of insignia, comprising neck badge, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, unmarked, with short section of riband for display purposes; and Star, silver and enamel, with mint mark to reverse, with retaining hook and two additional support hooks, enamel damage to green band around central medallion on star; Khedive’s Star, dated 1884-6, with Tokar clasp, unnamed as issued, generally good very fine (11) £8,000-£10,000 --- K.C.B. London Gazette 19 April 1901. D.S.O. London Gazette 30 May 1891. Sir Henry Hamilton Settle was born at Lewes, Sussex, on 27 January 1847, the son of Captain H. T. Settle, and was educated at Cheltenham College. He was commissioned into the Royal Engineers on 10 July 1867, and was promoted Captain on 9 November 1879. He served in the Nile Expedition of 1884-85, as Deputy Assistant Adjutant General and Deputy Assistant Quartermaster General, and was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 25 August 1885). Promoted Major on 31 December 1886, he was seconded to the Egyptian Army as Surveyor-General and Q.M.S., and saw further served in the Anglo-Egyptian Expeditions, being present at the actions of Gemaizah, Suakin, and Toski, and was twice Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazettes 11 January 1889 and 6 September 1889). Promoted Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel, Settle served as C.S.O. in the Expedition to retake the Tokar Delta in 1891, and was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order for his services during the action of Afafit. He was subsequently appointed Inspector General of the Egyptian Police in 1892, and was promoted Lieutenant-Colonel on 1 August 1893. In 1895 he returned home to take up the appointment of Assistant Inspector General of Fortifications at the War Office, for which work he was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath, and was promoted Colonel on 30 March 1899. For a few months in 1899 he commanded the Royal Engineers at Malta, before being called up to serve in South Africa during the Boer War, initially as a Colonel on the Line of Communications in the Cape Colony. Services in the Cape Colony At the end of February 1900 there were serious signs of organised disaffection in the Prieska, Britstown and Carnavon districts of the Cape Colony. Lord Roberts ordered a force to be organised to deal with these problems and Settle took command of one of the Columns. The Column consisted of Orpen's Horse, about 60 strong, one Company of Mounted Infantry, one Field Battery and half a Battalion of Infantry. It assembled at Hopetown and advanced on Prieska. It was so proficient that, when it spread, Settle was soon commanding three Columns to deal with what was becoming an increasingly serious rebellion. The suppression of the rebellion was conducted by Settle's Columns and those of Lord Kitchener, who Roberts had expressly detached from his Head Quarters to work alongside him. By the time Kitchener arrived, Settle had put down most of the rebellion and there was merely some mopping up to be done. What could have been an enormous military and political embarassment to the British, Boer dominance in part of a British Colony, was dispelled. ‘The Transvaalers and Free Staters, and many of the prominent rebels, had escaped to the districts north of the Orange River; but the whole of the rebel committee was captured, including the Rev. Mr. Schroeder, the Bond Member of Parliament for the district. Arms were collected, prominent prisoners were detained in custody, and the less important rebels were laid under an obligation to come up for trial if required. Small garrisons were left in Upington, Kenhardt, Draghoender, and Prieska, and a force of 150 Bastard Scouts, under European Officers, was organised to assist in patrolling the districts. Then Settle returned to Cape Town to resume his work as Inspector General of the Lines of Communication, and the rest of his troops were drafted off to Bloemfontein’ (Times History refers). The suppression of the rebellion allowed Roberts to continue his advance on Bloemfontein, checked any furtherance of it and meant that when De Wet invaded a year later, the inhabitants of Cape Colony did not rise again. Settle was called on later in 1900 to lead a column in Roberts' Orange Free State operations, a column that became known as ‘Settle's Imperial Circus’, of which the Times History had to note: ‘It is no disparagement to Settle, who worked hard and well in relieving garrisons and destroying supplies, to say that his column was dubbed “Settle's Imperial Circus”. The same humourous description would have applied to nearly all the unwieldy columns of this period.’ Lord Roberts was to write in his Despatch: ‘Further to the south and west, in the country extending from Modder River to Vryburg and Schweizer Reneke, the operations were entrusted to Major-General Settle, who left Christiana on 13 October with 600 mounted men, 10 guns, and 1350 Infantry. He occupied Bloemhof on 14 October, having captured 1,000 head of cattle, 12,000 sheep, and 80 horses belonging to burghers who had violated their oaths of neutrality, and he secured 50 prisoners. On arriving at Hoopstad on 17 October, I instructed him to co-operate with Hunter by marching on Bothaville. Hunter, who was then near Kopje Alleen, about 14 miles north-west of Ventersburg Road Station, had received information that 1,600 Boers were moving from the south-east on Bothaville, and was following them up with half of 1st Battalion Sussex Regiment and half of 1st Battalion Cameron Highlanders, of Bruce Hamilton's Brigade, Rimington's and Le Gallais' mounted troops, and the 3rd Cavalry Brigade (Porter's). Hunter reached Bothaville on 20 October, and sent the 3rd Cavalry Brigade to Commando Drift to reconnoitre that crossing of the Vaal and to communicate with Settle. Meanwhile Settle was attacked on the night of 19 October at Elizabeth’s Rust. After a sharp little engagement, lasting 45 minutes, the Boers retreated to the north bank of the Vaal. Our casualties were one Officer and 15 men wounded. On 21 October, the 3rd Cavalry Brigade met Settle's advanced troops under Colonel Sir Charles Parsons, as neither force had seen anything of the Boers, Settle retraced his steps on 22 October to Hoopstad, and Hunter reached Kroo...

Lot 46

A fine ‘Sutlej operations’ C.B. group of four awarded to Major-General W. J. Gairdner, Indian Army The Most Honourable Order of The Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s breast badge, gold and enamel, hallmarks for London 1815, complete with wide gold swivel-ring and straight-bar suspension and wide gold riband buckle; Army of India 1799-1826, 2 clasps, Nepaul, Ava (Capt. W. J. Gairdner. 10th. N.I.), short-hyphen die, officially engraved naming as issued in India; Maharajpoor Star 1843 (Lieutt. Colonel W. J. Gairdner. 14th Regt. Native Infantry) with modified brass hook and silver straight-bar suspension; Sutlej 1845-46, for Ferozeshuhur 1845, and further fitted with a clasp for Ferozeshuhur (Lieut. Col: W: J: Gairdner. 14th Regt. N.I.) generally good very fine (4) £5,000-£7,000 --- C.B. London Gazette 3 April 1846. William John Gairdner was born in September 1789, the son of Alexander Gairdner of Ladykirk, Markton, Ayrshire. Appointed a Cadet in the Honourable East India Company’s forces in 1807, he arrived in India in October 1808 and was posted to the 10th Native Infantry as an Ensign. Quickly in action against the Bhattis in the following year, Gairdner was transferred as an Ensign to the 2nd/10th Native Infantry for operations in the Oudh in 1813-14, seeing action in Rewah and at the storming of Etah, where he was wounded. Then in 1816, having been advanced to Lieutenant, he fought with the 2nd Brigade, Left Column in operations of the Nepal War; and in the same year he was also witnessed the Bareilly insurrection. Gairdner was Adjutant of the 2nd/10th Native Infantry from March 1817 to April 1824, a period that encompassed further active service in the Third Mahratta War (but no medal or clasp); and, having transferred to the 14th Native Infantry in May 1824, he served in the First Burma War and was present at the engagements at Donabew on 2 April 1825 and at Prome on 1 December of the same year, latterly as a temporary Staff Assistant Commissary-General to Sir A. Campbell’s force. He became a Deputy Assistant Commissary-General in August 1831, was advanced to Major in June 1835 and returned home to Scotland on furlough 1836-40. Back in India, Gairdner was advanced to Lieutenant-Colonel in January 1842 and appointed to the command of the 14th Native Infantry, which regiment he led in the Gwalior operations of the following year, not least at Maharajpoor; and again, between 1845-46, he commanded the regiment in the First Sikh War and was present at Ferozeshuhur, for which services he was created a Companion of the Order of the Bath. Transferring to the 16th Native Infantry, Gairdner’s final period of active service was against the Rajah of Sikkim’s forces in 1850. He was appointed Commanding Officer of the 63rd Native Infantry soon after his advancement to full Colonel in September 1852 but returned home on furlough in the same year and died at Strathtyrum House, St. Andrews, Fifeshire in February 1861 - his advancement to Major-General dated from November 1854. Sold with copied research.

Lot 469

1914-15 Star (Capt: H. H. Burnham. Can: Fd: Art:) good very fine £80-£100 --- Howard Hampden Burnham was born in Toronto and was a pre-war officer in the Canadian Militia. He enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in August 1914, and embarked for France in early 1915, serving on attachment to the 2nd Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery, and with No. 2 Canadian Field Ambulance. For his services during the Great War on the Western Front he was twice Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazettes 22 June 1915 and 17 April 1917), and was awarded the Italian Al Valore Militare in silver (London Gazette 25 May 1917), one of just four Canadians so honoured. Returning to the U.K. in early 1917, Burnham was employed as a specialist at Westcliffe Hospital and the C.A.M.C. General Hospital, prior to being discharged back in Ottawa in March 1919. He remained as a Medical Officer on the Non-Permanent Active Militia and ended his career as a Lieutenant-Colonel in command of the 16th Field Ambulance in Toronto. Sold with copied record of service.

Lot 474

British War Medal 1914-20 (3) (Mjr. E. I. Nelson.; Capt. L. Pridmore; Cpl. T. W. C. Pouche, Enslins. Horse.); Bilingual Victory 1914-19 (Pte. T. L. Limason, Brands F. S. Rfls.) nearly very fine (4) £80-£100 --- Leslie Pridmore attested for the East African Mounted Rifles and served with them in the East Africa, Nyasaland, and Northern Rhodesia theatre of War from 8 August 1914. He was commissioned Lieutenant, East Africa Unattached List on 9 June 1916, and was awarded a Silver War Badge.

Lot 48

A post-War C.I.E., Second War O.B.E. group of eight awarded to Captain A. H. Wilson, Royal Irish Fusiliers, later Military Accounts Department, who served as Field Controller of Military Accounts in Iraq during the Second World War, and later as Military Account-General, Government of India The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, C.I.E., Companion’s 3rd type neck badge, gold and enamel, with neck riband, in Garrard, London, case of issue, the case is somewhat disintegrated condition; The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Civil) Officer’s 2nd type breast badge, silver-gilt, with lid of Royal Mint case of issue; 1914-15 Star (Lieut. A. H. Wilson. R. Ir. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. A. H. Wilson); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (Capt. A. H. Wilson, M.A. Dept.); Jubilee 1935, unnamed as issued; Coronation 1937, unnamed as issued, in card box of issue; together with the related miniature awards, these mounted as worn; and the recipients riband bar, this lacking the riband for the CIE, generally good very fine (8) £1,000-£1,400 --- C.I.E. London Gazette 1 January 1947: Arthur Henry Wilson, Esq., O.B.E., Military Accountant-General, Government of India. O.B.E. London Gazette 11 June 1942: Arthur Henry Wilson, Esq., Field Controller of Military Accounts in Iraq. Arthur Henry Wilson was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Royal Irish Fusiliers on 15 August 1914, and served with the 4th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 2 May 1915. He subsequently transferred to the 5th Garrison Battalion, attached Military Department, and thence to the Military Accounts Department, and saw further service during the Third Afghan War in the rank of Captain. Sold with the Bestowal Document for the O.B.E., dated 11 June 1942, with Central Chancery enclosure.

Lot 49

An outstanding Great War ‘1914 operations’ D.S.O., Inter-War ‘Irish troubles’ O.B.E. group of seven awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel H. L. “Ham” Riley, Rifle Brigade, who was twice wounded in action with the 1st Battalion in the retreat from Mons, services that undoubtedly led to the recommendation for his D.S.O., and was wounded for a third time before the War’s end; he was subsequently awarded the O.B.E. for his services with the 2nd Battalion in Ireland in 1921-22 Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top riband bar; The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 1st type breast badge, silver-gilt, hallmarks for London 1919; 1914 Star, with copy clasp (Capt. H. L. Riley, Rif: Bde.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Lt. Col. H. L. Riley); Delhi Durbar 1911, silver, unnamed as issued; Montenegro, Kingdom, Order of St. Danilo, Fifth Class breast badge, silver and enamel, generally good very fine or better (7) £3,000-£4,000 --- D.S.O. London Gazette 18 February 1915: ‘For services in connection with operations in the Field.’ O.B.E. London Gazette 1922. Montenegro, Order of St. Danilo London Gazette 9 March 1917. Hamlet Lewthwaite Riley was born in October 1882, the son of Hamlet Riley and Anne, his wife, eldest daughter of the late William Lewthwaite. Educated at Eton and at Magdalen College, Oxford, he was commissioned in the Rifle Brigade in March 1906. Advanced Lieutenant in February 1910, he served as Adjutant in India from February 1910 until February 1914, but he was back home as a recently promoted Captain by the outbreak hostilities. Riley embarked for France as C.O. of ‘A’ Company in the 1st Battalion on 19 August 1914, and was slightly wounded on the 26th at Cattenieres, and again at Ploegsteert Wood on 19 December. Twice Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazettes 19 October 1914 and 7 February 1915), he was awarded the D.S.O. Having then served with distinction in the 2nd Battalion, not least in an action to capture Bridoux Fort in September 1915, he was briefly a Staff Captain in 25th Infantry Brigade, prior to being appointed a Temporary Major in the 12th (Service) Battalion in October of the same year, and remained employed in that capacity until June 1916, when, having gained the Brevet of Major and been advanced to Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel, he took command of the Battalion. He remained on active service as Battalion C.O. until December 1917, in which period the 12th saw much fighting on the Somme. Wounded for a third time, seriously so, he was awarded the Fifth Class of the Order of St. Danilo, and was Mentioned in Despatches a further three times (London Gazettes 15 June 1916, 25 May 1917, and 21 December 1917). Attached to the Machine Gun Corps in early 1918, he commanded the 20th Battalion up until the end of hostilities. Returning to regimental employ after the War, Riley joined the 2nd Battalion out in Ireland - a ‘peculiarly unpleasant service’ as noted by his regimental obituarist - and one for which he was awarded the O.B.E. in 1922. But having then commanded the Battalion out in Turkey, he was compelled to resign his commission on his father’s death in 1924, in order to take up the management of his estates in Cumberland. ‘A courteous gentleman and a fine Rifleman’, Riley died in December 1932, aged 50 years. Sold with copied research, including a photographic image of the recipient.

Lot 5

Baronet’s Badge, of the United Kingdom, neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, the reverse engraved ‘Nunburnholme of Kingston-upon-Hull 1906’, with section of neck riband for display purposes, nearly extremely fine £400-£500 --- Note: No Baronetcy of this name has been created. In 1906 Charles Henry Wilson, M.P. for Kingston-upon-Hull, was raised to the peerage as 1st Baron Nunburnholme, and the title is extant.

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