Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Gross Total: £789,115 (£978,503 including buyers' premium)
Number of lots: 799
Sell-through rate 99.5%
Exchange rate of the GB pound: US $1.34 and €1.15

Principal Lots
Lot no.
101-327. The Collection of the late James C. Risk, £476,590 (£590,972)
1-100. A Collection of Medals to the Royal Army Pay Corps (Part II), £35,455 (£43,964)
110. Order of the Garter, Knight’s breast star by Garrard, c. 1850, £22,000 (£27,280)
102. The GCB, MVO group of 22 to Admiral of the Fleet Sir John Cunningham, RN, £20,000 (£24,800)
112. Order of the Thistle, Knight’s breast star by Hancock, c. 1870, £20,000 (£24,800)
111. Order of the Garter, late Victorian garter, gold lettering, by Collingwood, £18,000 (£22,320)
108. Order of the Garter, Lesser George sash badge by Spink, 1971, £17,000 (£21,080)
274. Germany, Prussia, Order of the Black Eagle, Knight’s set of insignia attributed to Alphonso, Duke of Oporto, £15,000 (£18,600)
232. Austria, Empire, Order of Leopold, Grand Cross set by C.F. Rothe, £14,000 (£17,360)
101. The GCB, KBE, CMG group of 12 to General The Lord Bourne of Atherstone, RA, £13,000 (£16,120)
340. The Tirah DCM group of six to Col.-Sgt George Wallis, Royal West Surrey Regt, £13,000 (£16,120)
338. The DFC group of four to Flt-Lt John Evans, RAF, £11,000 (£13,640)
141. Royal Victorian Order, Dame Grand Cross breast star, £10,000 (£12,400)
290. Italy, Kingdom, Order of Sts Maurice and Lazarus, Grand Cross sash badge, c. 1835, £10,000 (£12,400)
328. The CB, DSO group of 11 to Major-General Horace Birks, Royal Tank Corps, £9,500 (£11,780)
109. Order of the Garter, Knight’s breast star by Rundell Bridge & Rundell, c. 1834-7, £9,000 (£11,160)

Saleroom Notices
The following were amendments to the printed catalogue descriptions:
141. Queen Mary’s original GCVO Star, set with white sapphires, is held by the Royal Collection and, according to its records, a Star set with paste stones never formed part of her official insignia. Notwithstanding the handwritten notes with the Star in this lot, in the absence of further documented provenance it is therefore not possible to positively attribute this Star as one worn by Queen Mary
186. Sold with the recipient’s Jubilee Medal 1887 with 1897 clasp [originally listed as Lot 176]

Withdrawn Lots
The following lot was withdrawn before the auction:
176