The mounted group of twelve miniature dress medals worn by Major-General Lord Rennell of Rodd, K.B.E., C.B., Royal Artillery, who served with distinction as a Chief of Civil Affairs in the Mediterranean theatre of war 1941-44: as a young Intelligence Officer in Egypt and Palestine in the Great War, he met and befriended Lawrence of Arabia, and was subsequently approached by the Governor of the Bank of England to offer Lawrence the appointment of Secretary to the Bank in 1934 - the latter declined the offer but invited his old friend to come and visit him at his newly acquired cottage, “Clouds Hill” in Dorset


The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, silver-gilt and enamel; The Most Honourable Order of The Bath, silver-gilt and enamel; 1914-15 Star; British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Coronation 1953; Italy, Order of St. Maurice and St. Lazarus, silver-gilt enamel, mounted as worn, generally very fine or better (12) £180-220

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Ron Penhall Collection: Important Awards and Memorabilia of Lawrence of Arabia Interest.

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Ex Dix Noonan Webb, 26 March 2009 (Lot 739), when sold with the recipient’s full-size Honours & Awards; see related footnote for career details.