The Collection of Medals formed by the late John Darwent

2 April 2004

Lot No 1

Alexander Davison’s Medal for The Nile 1798, bronze-gilt, contained within a contemporary glazed case with copper-gilt rim and integral loop for suspension, good very fine £250-300

2 April 2004

Lot No 2

Matthew Boulton’s Medal for Trafalgar 1805, white metal, contained within a later glazed case with silver rim and integral pocket-watch type suspension, very fine £250-300

2 April 2004

Lot No 3

Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Martinique (Richard Harwood) light edge bruising and nicks, otherwise better than very fine £600-800

2 April 2004

Lot No 4

Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Guadaloupe (John Archley) edge bruising, nearly very fine £600-800

2 April 2004

Lot No 5

Waterloo 1815 (Richard Ahrill, 1st Regiment Life Guards) fitted with steel clip and ring suspension, pitted and worn, therefore fine but scarce £1400-1600

2 April 2004

Lot No 6

Waterloo 1815 (Jo. Taylor, 2nd Reg. Life Guards) fitted with silver clip and bar suspension, polished, therefore good fine but scarce £1600-1800

2 April 2004

Lot No 7

Waterloo 1815 (Thomas Kisbie, 1st Reg. Dragoon Guards) fitted with crude steel clip and ring suspension, edge bruising and polished, good fine £1200-1400

2 April 2004

Lot No 8

Waterloo 1815 (Thomas Nicholson, 1st Reg. Dragoon Guards) fitted with steel clip and ring suspension, contact wear and polished, especially the reverse, therefore fine and better £1400-1600

2 April 2004

Lot No 9

Pair: James Ashton, Farrier, 1st Royal Dragoons Military General Service 1793-1814, 3 clasps, Fuentes D’Onor, Vittoria, Toulouse (James Ashton, 1st Royal Dragoons); Waterloo 1815 (James Ashton, 1st or Royal Dragoons) fitted with steel clip and contemporary German silver bar suspension, this very lightly...

2 April 2004

Lot No 10

Waterloo 1815 (David Dallace, 1st or Royal Dragoons) fitted with steel clip and ring suspension, nearly very fine £1200-1400

2 April 2004

Lot No 11

Waterloo 1815 (John Martin, 2nd or R.N. Brit. Reg. Drag.) fitted with steel clip and ring...

2 April 2004

Lot No 12

Waterloo 1815 (George Curless, 6th or Inniskilling Drag.) fitted with steel clip and ring suspension, light edge bruising, otherwise nearly very fine £1400-1600

2 April 2004

Lot No 13

Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Sahagun & Benevente (William Piggott, 7th Light Dragoons) edge bruising, otherwise nearly extremely fine £1200-1500

2 April 2004

Lot No 14

Waterloo 1815 (Paymaster Serj. R. White, 7th Regiment Hussars) fitted with steel clip and ring suspension, contact wear and pitting to the reverse, otherwise nearly very fine £1000-1200

2 April 2004

Lot No 15

Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Sahagun & Benevente (W. Bartley, Serjt. 10th Hussars) good very fine £1200-1500

2 April 2004

Lot No 16

Military General Service 1793-1814, 3 clasps, Vittoria, Orthes, Toulouse (R. Dolphin, 10th Hussars) very fine £600-700

2 April 2004

Lot No 17

Waterloo 1815 (Lieut. J. C. Wallington, 10th Royal Reg. Hussars) fitted with contemporary silver clip and bar suspension, edge bruising and contact wear, otherwise nearly very fine £2000-2500

2 April 2004

Lot No 18

Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Salamanca (J. Bartlett, 11th Light Dragns.) edge bruise, otherwise good very fine £600-700

2 April 2004

Lot No 19

Waterloo 1815 (John Woolridge, 11th Reg. Light Dragoons) fitted with steel clip and ring suspension, light contact marks, very fine £1000-1200

2 April 2004

Lot No 20

Waterloo 1815 (George Briggs, 12th Reg. Light Dragoons) fitted with silver clip and bar suspension, some edge bruising, otherwise good very fine £1000-1200

2 April 2004

Lot No 21

Waterloo 1815 (James Jones, 13th Reg. Light Dragoons) fitted with silver clip and steel ring suspension, nearly very fine £1000-1200

2 April 2004

Lot No 22

Military General Service 1793-1814, 11 clasps, Talavera, Busaco, Fuentes D’Onor, Badajoz, Salamanca, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, Toulouse (William Gunn, 14th Light Dragoons) extremely fine £2500-3000

2 April 2004

Lot No 23

Waterloo 1815 (Daniel Hinson, 15th or King’s Reg. Hussars) fitted with steel clip and ring suspension, minor edge bruising, otherwise good very fine £1200-1400

2 April 2004

Lot No 24

Waterloo 1815 (James Osborne, 16th or Queen’s Light Drag.) fitted with steel clip and an elaborate silver bar suspension, light contact marks, otherwise good very fine £1000-1200

2 April 2004

Lot No 25

Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Talavera (W. Alvey, 23rd L. Dns.) good very fine £800-1000

2 April 2004

Lot No 26

Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Talavera (John Hay, 23rd Light Dragoons) nearly extremely fine £600-800

2 April 2004

Lot No 27

Waterloo 1815 (Stephen Wood, 23rd Reg. Light Dragoons) fitted with steel clip and ring suspension, minor edge bruising and some marks on reverse from re-fixed suspension clip, otherwise nearly extremely fine £1000-1200

2 April 2004

Lot No 28

Military General Service 1793-1814, 5 clasps, Corunna, Vittoria, St. Sebastian, Orthes, Toulouse (T. Hair, R. Arty. Drivers) light edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise better than very fine £700-900

2 April 2004

Lot No 29

Military General Service 1793-1814, 3 clasps, Pyrenees, St. Sebastian, Toulouse (J. Herron, R. Art.) edge bruising, otherwise very fine £400-500

2 April 2004

Lot No 30

Military General Service 1793-1814, 2 clasps, St. Sebastian, Toulouse (T. Breakell, Gunner, R. Arty.) edge bruising and contact wear, nearly very fine £400-500

2 April 2004

Lot No 31

Waterloo 1815 (John Wood, Gunner, Royal Horse Artillery) fitted with steel clip and ring suspension, minor bruises, otherwise better than very fine £800-1000

2 April 2004

Lot No 32

Waterloo 1815 (John Howorth, Royal Artillery Drivers) fitted with steel clip and ring suspension, very fine £700-900

2 April 2004

Lot No 33

Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Corunna (T. Ashcroft, 1st Foot Gds.) nearly very fine £500-600

2 April 2004

Lot No 34

Military General Service 1793-1814, 2 clasps, Corunna, Barrosa (T. Ainsworth, 1st Foot Gds.) edge bruising, therefore nearly very fine £600-700

2 April 2004

Lot No 35

Military General Service 1793-1814, 2 clasps, Nivelle, Nive (Thos. Westmorland, 1st Foot Gds.) two edge bruise, otherwise nearly extremely fine £500-600

2 April 2004

Lot No 36

Waterloo 1815 (Serj. William Bullock, 2nd Batt. Grenad. Guards) fitted with steel clip and bar suspension, edge bruise and light contact wear, otherwise good very fine £1200-1400

2 April 2004

Lot No 37

Waterloo 1815 (Corp. William Lovell, 2nd Batt. Grenad. Guards) fitted with later silver clip and bar suspension, the bar with small flaming grenade, light bruising and contact wear, otherwise very fine £1200-1400

2 April 2004

Lot No 38

Waterloo 1815 (Richard Hasler, 2nd Batt. Grenad. Guards) fitted with rather crude replacement silver clip and bar suspension, edge bruising and a little polished, otherwise nearly very fine £1200-1400

2 April 2004

Lot No 39

Waterloo 1815 (Corp. William Hoyles, 3rd Batt. Grenad. Guar..) fitted with replacement silver bar suspension, crude attempt to obliterate rank and some loss to last part of unit, considerable contact wear, therefore good fine £1200-1400

2 April 2004

Lot No 40

Waterloo 1815 (Lewis King, Drummer, 3rd Batt. Grenad. Guards) fitted with replacement silver clip and bar suspension, edge bruising and contact wear, therefore good fine £1200-1400