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6th Rajputana Rifles Regiment Officer’s Pouch Belt Plate, Whistle, Guard and Chains, a very fine and scarce example in die-stamped silver plate of crowned laurels pattern, these covered with battle honours, in the centre a Bath style cross, each arm covered in battle honours, in the centre a monogram ‘RPR’, complete with shaped backing plate, four screw post fasteners, 1922-1947; the whistle of large oak spray and rose pattern, double chains and the guard (Hobsons) of lion’s mask and...
Hammer Price: £130
124th Duchess of Connaught’s Own Baluchistan Infantry Officer’s Pouch Belt Plate, a very fine and rare example in solid die-cast gilded silver or silver plate, crowned plinth and laurels, these with battle honours ‘Aden Central India Afghanistan 1879-80’, at the base of the laurels a tri-part scroll, ‘British East Africa 1896’, in the centre a Bath style cross with title circle ‘Baluchistan Infantry’ and central numerals ‘124’, four screw post fasteners, 1903-1922, mint...
Hammer Price: £200
126th Baluchistan Regiment Officer’s Pouch Belt Plate and Pouch Badge, two very fine items in silver plate by Hobsons Lexington Street London, the former of crowned laurels pattern these with battle honours, ‘Persia China 1900 Kooshab’, in the centre a Bath style cross with title circle, ‘Baluchistan Infantry’ enclosing the numerals, ‘126’, shaped backing plate and four screw post fasteners; the pouch badge of crowned laurels pattern enclosing the numerals, ‘126’, three...
Hammer Price: £300
96th C.E.F. Battalion (Canadian Highlanders) Officer’s Glengarry Badge & Collar Badges, a very fine set by Dingwall of Winnipeg comprising a large heavily die-stamped glengarry badge and a pair of solid die-cast collar badges, all individually marked (Charlton 96A1 & A2) mint state (3) £150-200
Hammer Price: £180
The Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) 8th Volunteer Battalion, a very scarce good quality other ranks white metal glengarry badge, c.1903-08, a Thistle type star with St. Andrew & Cross in the pierced centre a scroll above, ‘8th Vol Batt’ and one below, ‘The Royal Scots’; The Gordon Highlanders, a very fine and scarce officer’s hallmarked silver (F&S Birmingham 1924) glengarry/bonnet badge (KK277) now lacking pin fastener, generally very good condition (2) £160-200
The Royal East Kent Regiment (The Buffs), an officer’s helmet plate, post 1902 pattern, an applied die-cast crown over usual star, laurel and Garter, in the centre on a crimson cloth field, a silver dragon, below a silver scroll ‘The East Kent Regiment’, at the top below the crown the post 1911 silver scroll, ‘The Buffs’, back plate not original to the mounts, good condition £50-70
Hammer Price: £55
Scottish Civilian Plaid Brooch, a very fine and rare example of massive proportions and of hollow back construction in unmarked silver (14.2cm), the raised obverse in the form of an 18th century targe, decorated with lines and studs and showing a distinctive central boss, original stout pin fastener, very good condition £80-120
Hammer Price: £210
7th Imperial Austrian Dragoons Headdress Badge, a good quality die-cast gilt example featuring the double-headed Imperial Eagle bearing on the breast a shield with a stencilled ‘7’ this with original leather backing, two double blade fasteners, 8th Indian Cavalry a hall-marked silver officer’s collar badge (title heavily rubbed), 5 British Army cap badges (fasteners missing on two), HM silver ARP badge and a silver Services Rendered lapel; repro. glengarry 24th Foot and two other...
Hammer Price: £60
Royal Flying Corps Sweetheart’s Brooch, a very fine example in 15ct gold with red and green enamelled decoration, standard pilot’s brevet design, the feathered wings particularly well shown, the KC with red enamel cushions, the RFC in red enamel (slight damage to the ‘R’ and ‘F’), the laurels with alternate green enamel, (5.7cm x 1.7cm) (5.87gms) original pin back, very good condition. £120-150
Hammer Price: £120
Royal Flying Corps Sweetheart’s Brooch, a very fine 15ct gold and enamelled example of pilot’s brevet format, the crown with red enamelled cushions the RFC in blue enamel (4.8cm x 1.6cm) (6.26gms), very good condition. £120-150
£120–£150
Royal Naval Division, three good quality other ranks brass shoulder titles, Hawke Anson Nelson, a solid officer’s style gilt brass shoulder title Howe (brooched), a good quality other ranks brass cap badge Anson a solid bronzed brass collar Howe, a good quality die-stamped small size cap/collar Hood; together with six reproduction cap badges and a similar to the RND Machine Gun Section; a good quality WW2 period Bomb Aimer’s arm badge plus two reproductions, a good WW2 period padded...
Royal Company of Archers, a fine selection of seven buttons covering the period c1785-1902 the first very large example is engraved with a crossed bow and a case of arrows under the crown and thistle sprays at the base back mark ‘S.Firmin Strand’, the second type with a finely raised design shows the crown of Scotland over a strap, ‘King’s Body Guard’ crossed arrows in the centre thistles sprays at the base and ‘Royal Archers’ around the edge, back mark, ‘John Johnston...
Hammer Price: £240
Sporting & Club Buttons, a card of mainly early to mid 19th century gilt sporting and club buttons including a some university college examples, one to the Clapham or Carisbrook Archery Club, others with QVCs and mounted designs, together with two later items, 49 large and six small, good overall condition (55) £250-350
£250–£350
Buttons: Sports & Social Clubs, two cards of very fine and rare examples, the vast majority mid to late C19th (many unidentified) including boating, yacht, archery, golf, curling, cricket, athletic and driving clubs; social clubs include Masonic, Penang Turf Club, the Raleigh Club, Junior Tattersalls, Marlborough, Carlton, Whitehall, Grafton, Arthur’s Club, St. James’s Street, Junior Atheneum, United Empire (KC), The Wanderers, Hull Club, Oxford & Cambridge University Club, Atlantic,...
Buttons: Fire Brigades British & Overseas (53), a fine carded selection including large sizes to Birmingham, Coventry, Dublin, Edinburgh, Leamington, Volunteer, Middlesborough, Rishton Printers Volunteer Fire Contingent (OUP), Antigua, British Honduras, Rangoon; together with a fine white metal helmet badge to the British Honduras Fire Brigade, very good condition (54) £100-150
Anon, University of Edinburgh Roll of Honour 1914-1919, Oliver and Boyd, London, 1921, xi, 786, plus photographs; Vaughan, E. L. (Compiler), List of Etonians who Fought in the Great War 1914-1919, Riccardi Press, x, 281pp., damaged spine, some pages loose; Anon, London County Council Record of Service in the Great War 1914-18 by Members of the Council’s Staff, 1922, vi, 203pp., original blue and gilt boards; Anon, Tonbridge School and the Great War of 1914 to 1919, Whitefriars Press,...
Hammer Price: £75
Anon, Crockford’s Clerical Directory 1959-60, xxix, 1955pp., spine damaged; Beevor, E., et al, The History and Register of Aldenham School, 8th edition, 1948, clx, 404pp., plus b/w plates, blue and gilt boards; Anon, The Bradfield College Register, 15th edition, 1909, 296pp., blue and gilt boards, damaged spine; Milliken, E. K. (Compiler), Brighton College Register (1847-1922), xvi, 396pp.; Skirving, E. S. (Editor), Cheltenham College Register 1841-1927, lvii, 904pp., plus b/w plates,...
Hammer Price: £80
Anon, Marlborough College Register (2) 1843-1933, 8th edition, xxxix, 853pp.; another, 1843-1952, 9th edition, lvi, 1097pp.; Hart, Mrs E. P. (Editor), Merchant Taylors’ School Register 1561-1934, 2 volumes, blue and gilt boards; Hampden-Cook, E., The Register of Mill Hill School 1807-1926, x, 478pp., brown and gilt boards; Anon, St. Peter’s College Radley Register 1847-1947, xxxii, 750pp.; Bolland, A. K. (Editor), Repton School Register, Supplement to 1933 edition, 1957, xxxiv, 474pp.;...
[Cigaretten-Bilderdienst Hamburg-Bahrenfeld], Die Olympischen Spiele 1936, in Berlin und Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in 2 volumes, Volume 1, 127pp.; Volume 2, 165pp., both with photographs, original decorated blue cloth covers, these a little stained, good condition (2) £30-50
Hammer Price: £30
Dithmari, Justi Christoph, Commentatio de Honoratissimo Ordine Militari de Balneo, cujus Origo, Progressus, Restauratio, Regularis Forma, Summaque Dignitas exponuntur ut & Honoratissimorum Equitum ....., Johannis Godofredi Conradi, 1729, 1st edition, title page in red and black letters with vignette, frontispiece, 8 & 90pp., French and Latin text, illustrated with fine engravings of the arms and inscriptions of the stall plates of George Prince of Wales and the thirty-six original Knights of...
Hammer Price: £410
Nimmergut, Feder, Von der Heyde, Deutsche Orden und Ehrenzeichen, Drittes Reich, DDR und Bundesrepublik, 1933 onwards, illustrated price guide; Nimmergut, J., Bäderkatalog, Orden & Ehrenzeichen Deutschland 1800-1945, ribbon catalogue; Neville, D. G. & De Hurst, A., Medal Ribbons of the World, Part 1, France and her former Colonies; Rosignoli, G., Ribbons of Orders, Decorations and Medals, hardback with dust cover; Hieronymussen, P, Orders and Decorations of Britain and Europe in Colour,...
Sloane, W. M., Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, 4 volumes, New York, 1901, xvi, 283pp; xii, 283pp; xii, 270pp; xii, 312pp, illustrated throughout, original gilt blocked blue cloth, all t.e.g., endpapers foxed, otherwise a fine and clean set (4) £30-50
[War Office], Army Lists (6) for the years 1774; 1785; 1819; 1823; 1844; 1863-64, first two in red leather; others in brown leather covered boards, ‘1823’ with modern brown leather spine, last four ex-libris Hugh E. E. Everard, ‘1863-64’ spine damaged, edges worn, fair and better (6) £100-140
[War Office], Army List 1783, A List of the officers of the Army, the Royal Artillery the Engineers and Marine forces, officers on half-pay and the succession of colonels, War Office, 28th. April 1783, 347pp., contemporary full red calf spine richly gilt, minor rubbing to spine otherwise good condition £50-70
Hammer Price: £110
Hart, H. G., The New Annual Army List (5) for the years 1841; 1842; 1845; 1846; 1848; Hart, H. G., The New Annual Army List and Militia List (6) for the years 1860; 1861; 1862; 1864; 1865; 1867, various covers, ex-libris Hugh E. E. Everard, several covers rubbed, damaged or repaired, poor and better condition (11) £120-160
Hart, H. G., The New Annual Army List, Militia List, and Indian Civil Service List (9) for the years 1871; 1872; 1873; 1874; 1875; 1876; 1877; 1878; 1879, various covers, ex-libris Hugh E. E. Everard, several covers rubbed, damaged or repaired, poor and better (9) £100-140
Hammer Price: £310
Hart, H. G., The New Annual Army List, Militia List, Yeomanry Cavalry List, and Indian Civil Service List (7) for the years 1880; 1881; 1882; 1883; 1884, these with red leather half calf marbled boards; 1887; 1888, other covers, covers rubbed, damaged or repaired, fair and better (7) £80-100
Hammer Price: £70
Hart, H. G., The New Annual Army List, Militia List, Yeomanry Cavalry List (5) for the years 1893; 1895; 1906; 1907; 1908; [War Office], The Official Army List, January 1887, with war services; [H.M.S.O.], The Half-Yearly Army List, December 1922, part 1; The India Office List 1924, various covers, covers rubbed damaged or repaired, fair and better (8) £80-100
A rare Peninsular War and Waterloo group of four awarded to Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Frederic von Rossing, K.H., Hanoverian Army, late 1st Line Battalion, King’s German Legion, who was twice wounded in the Peninsular War Military General Service 1793-1814, 9 clasps, Talavera, Busaco, Fuentes D’Onor, Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca, Vittoria, St. Sebastian, Nivelle, Nive (Fredk. von Rossing, Capt., 1st Line Bn. K.G.L.); Waterloo 1815 (Lieut. Fred. Rossing, 1st Line Batt. K.G.L.), old...
Hammer Price: £15,000
Three: Richard ‘Bob’ Brenchley, Coxswain of the Launch, Royal Navy, whose part in the capture of the Maori chief Te Rauparaha became the subject of an amusing anecdote Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Syria (Richard Brenchly); New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1846 to 1847 (R. Brenchley, Coxn. of Launch, H.M.S. Calliope); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., wide suspension (Richd. Brenchley, Cox. of Launch H.M.S. Arrogant 23 Yrs.) nearly extremely fine (3) £3000-3500
Hammer Price: £3,600
Four: Charles Plumley, Quarter-Master, Royal Navy China 1842, 2 clasps, China 1842, Taku Forts 1860 (Charles Plumley, H.M.S. Melville) clasps loose on ribbon as issued; Crimea 1854-56, no clasp (Charles Plumley) contemporary engraved naming; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., wide suspension (C. Plumley, Qr. Mr. H.M.S. Urgent 22 Yrs.); Turkish Crimea, Sardinian issue, unnamed, good very fine or better and a rare group (4) £2500-3000
Four: The rare group to Sergeant Michael Westacott, Royal Engineers, one of 16 Sappers who accompanied the Naval ‘Danube’ party in 1854 and were awarded the Turkish Medal for Glory for their part in bridging the Danube at Giurgevo Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (Mi--ael Westacott, R.S. & Miners) depot impressed naming, two letters of Christian name lost through edge bruising; Turkish Crimea, British issue, unnamed; Turkish Danube Medal (Michael Westacot, R.S. & Miners) depot...
Hammer Price: £1,600
Pair: Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel J. Twibill, 38th Regiment Crimea 1854-56, 3 clasps, Alma, Inkermann, Sebastopol ([Paymaster] Jas. Twibill, 38th Regt.) contemporary engraved naming, attempted erasure of rank, last clasp connected by one rivet; Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Lucknow ([Paymr.] J. Twibill, 38th Regt.) attempted erasure of rank, some contact marks, very fine (2) £600-700
Hammer Price: £550
Four: Subadar-Major Akbar Ali, No. 4 Hazara Mountain Battery India General Service 1854-95, 3 clasps, Jowaki 1877-8, Burma 1885-7, Hazara 1888 (3 Gunner, No.4 (Hazara) Mn. By. P.F.F.); Afghanistan 1878-80, 2 clasps, Ali Musjid, Kabul (3 Gunner, No.4 (Hazara) Mn. By. P.F.F.); India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Relief of Chitral 1895 (3 Jemadar, No.4 (Hazara) Mn. By. P.F.F.) rank re-engraved; Delhi Durbar 1911, unnamed as issued, mounted for display, the second officially re-engraved...
Hammer Price: £600
Pair: Private Andrew Hoskins, 60th Royal Rifles Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (Andw. Hoskins, 2nd Batn. 60th Ryl. Rifles) jeweller’s mark on edge; China 1857-60, 2 clasps, Taku Forts 1860, Pekin 1860 (Andw. Hoskins, 2nd Bn. 60th Rl. Rifles) officially impressed naming, claw refitted, edge bruising, contact marks, good fine and better (2) £260-300
Hammer Price: £330
Pair: Private Richard Baker, Rifle Brigade Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Lucknow (Rd. Baker, 3rd Bn. Rifle Bde.); India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, North West Frontier (Pte. 711 R. Baker, 3 Bn. Rif. Bde.) edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fine (2) £350-400
Hammer Price: £380
Pair: Chief Petty Officer 1st Class T. Hickey, Royal Navy Ashantee 1873-74, no clasp (Py. Offr. 1 Cl., H.M.S. Simoom 73-74); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension (Thos. Hickey, C.F. Top, H.M.S. Impregnable) engraved naming, very fine (2) £240-280
Hammer Price: £320
Pair: Ship’s Corporal 1st Class F. A. Burrow, Royal Navy Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 1 clasp, Alexandria 11th July (Sign. 2 Cl., H.M.S. Invincible); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension, impressed naming, slight edge bruising and contact marks, very fine (2) £200-240
A very rare Toski group of three to Lieutenant-Colonel R. E. R. Morse, Royal Army Medical Corps Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 1 clasp, Toski 1889 (Surgeon R. E. R. Morse, A.M. Dept.); Order of the Medjidie, 3rd class neck badge, silver, gold and enamels; Khedive’s Star, dated 1882, with Tokar clasp, unnamed, the first with light pitting, the second with chips to red enamel, generally very fine (3) £1200-1400
Hammer Price: £2,500
Pair: Private J. Burdall, King’s Royal Rifle Corps Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 2 clasps, Tel-El-Kebir, Suakin 1884 (3783 Pte., 3/K.R. Rif. C.); Khedive’s Star, 1882, unnamed, first with some pitting and edge bruising, nearly very fine and better (2) £200-240
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