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The Naval General Service medal awarded to Captain James McFarland, Royal Navy, promoted for the Glorious First of June and later severely wounded at the cutting out of a ship from under the batteries at Port Louis, Isle of France in September 1800; he was also present at the capture of the Cape of Good Hope in June 1803 Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, 1 June 1794, 23rd June 1795 (James McFarland, Lieut.) original ribbon, brilliant extremely fine £12,000-£16,000
Hammer Price: £10,000
The Naval General Service medal awarded to Admiral Richard Matson, Royal Navy, a Lieutenant in the Bedford at the defeat of the French fleet off Genoa by Admiral Hotham Naval General Service 1793-1840, one clasp, 14 March 1795 (Richard Matson, Lieut. R.N.) nearly extremely fine £6,000-£8,000
£6,000–£8,000
The fine and unique 4-clasp Naval General Service medal awarded to Gunner George Shirley, Royal Navy, who served on board the flagships of Sir Hyde Parker on 14 March 1795, of Sir Horatio Nelson at the Nile, and of Lord Keith in Egypt, later promoted to Gunner Naval General Service 1793-1840, 4 clasps, 14 March 1795, Nile, Egypt, Martinique (Goe. Shirley, Master’s Mate.) original ribbon, nearly extremely fine £12,000-£16,000
Hammer Price: £13,000
The Naval General Service medal awarded to Gunner James James, Royal Navy, for his services at Lord Bridport’s action on 23rd June 1795 and at the Gut of Gibraltar on 12 July 1801 Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, 23rd June 1795, Gut of Gibraltar 12 July 1801 (James James, Gunner) in original named card box of issue (List 18-203) and with original ribbon, brilliant extremely fine £8,000-£10,000
Hammer Price: £6,000
A rare Earl St. Vincent’s Testimony of Approbation 1800 struck in gold Earl St. Vincent’s Testimony of Approbation 1800, gold, thick flan, unmounted as struck, 61.10g, light scuffs and handling marks, otherwise good very fine £6,000-£8,000
Hammer Price: £7,000
The unique 2-clasp frigate action Naval General Service medal awarded to Admiral Manley Hall Dixon, Royal Navy, Master’s Mate of the Lion at the capture of the Spanish 42-gun frigate Santa Dorotea in July 1798, and Lieutenant of the Horatio at the chase and capture of the French 40-gun frigate Junon in February 1809, on which latter occasion he was severely wounded Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, Lion 15 July 1798, Horatio 10 Feby 1809 (M. H. Dixon, Lieut. R.N.) nearly...
Hammer Price: £22,000
The important Small Naval Gold Medal awarded to Rear-Admiral John Peyton, Royal Navy, one of Nelson’s ‘Band of Brothers’ who commanded H.M.S. Defence ‘with good sense and courage’ at the battle of the Nile Captain’s (Small) Naval Gold Medal 1794-1815, for the Nile, 1 August 1798 (John Peyton Esquire Captain of H.M.S. The Defence on the 1 of August MDCCXCVIII The French Fleet Defeated) in its original gold frame with replacement bevelled glass lunettes, original gold rings and...
Hammer Price: £40,000
A particularly fine Alexander Davison’s silver medal for the battle of the Nile 1798 Alexander Davison’s Medal for the Nile 1798, silver, set in a silver with glass lunettes, the edge engraved in serif capitals with usual inscription ‘A Tribute of Regard from Alexr. Davison Esqr. St James’s Square’, fitted with integral rings for suspension, with polished fields and overall proof-like finish £3,000-£4,000
Hammer Price: £4,200
The Naval General Service medal awarded to Commander William E. Wright, Royal Navy, who served as an Able Seaman in the Sybille 48-gun frigate at the capture, after a severe broadside-to-broadside contest, of the superior 52-gun French frigate La Forte in the bay of Bengal in February 1799 Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Sybille 28 Feby 1799 (William E. Wright.) original ribbon, dark toned, extremely fine £12,000-£16,000
Hammer Price: £9,500
A rare Royal Navy Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate circa 1800 A most rare and superb quality example of oval gilt outline, the gilt back plate with a raised beaded rim and a lightly seeded ground, this mounted with an elongated diamond cut eight-pointed silver star, in the centre on a ground of rich blue vitreous enamel a silver-gilt fouled anchor, one hook and two stud fasteners, extremely fine £2,000-£2,400
Hammer Price: £2,400
The Naval General Service medal awarded to Commander William Edwards, Royal Navy, for his services as a Midshipman aboard the Defiance at Copenhagen in April 1801 Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Copenhagen 1801 (William Edwards, Midshipman.) good very fine £4,000-£5,000
Hammer Price: £3,600
The Naval General Service medal awarded to Edward Morgan for his services as an Able Seaman on board the Ajax at the battle of Trafalgar Naval General Service 1793-1840, one bar, Trafalgar (Edward Morgan.) some light scratches in obverse field, otherwise toned, nearly extremely fine £5,000-£7,000
Hammer Price: £7,500
The Naval General Service medal awarded to Admiral Hugh Patton, Royal Navy, for his services as a Midshipman on board the Bellerophon at the battle of Trafalgar Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Trafalgar (H. Patton, Midshipman.) nearly extremely fine £10,000-£14,000
Hammer Price: £8,000
The Naval General Service medal awarded to Admiral Robert Patton, Royal Navy, for his services as a Midshipman on board the Bellerophon at the battle of Trafalgar, one of the last surviving officers of that battle Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Trafalgar (Robert Patton, Midshipman.) fitted with silver brooch buckle, together with two original portrait photographs on glass of the Admiral in old age and an earlier portrait silhouette, dark toned, nearly extremely fine ...
The Naval General Service medal awarded to Robert Dodd for his services as an Ordinary Seaman on board the Neptune at the battle of Trafalgar Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Trafalgar (Robert Dodd.) minor edge bruise, otherwise nearly extremely fine £5,000-£7,000
Hammer Price: £6,500
The Naval General Service medal awarded to George Hatton for his services as a Private Royal Marines on board the Revenge at the battle of Trafalgar Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Trafalgar (George Hatton.) small edge bruise, otherwise very fine £5,000-£7,000
The Naval General Service medal awarded to Surgeon Henry Towsey, Royal Navy, for his services on board the Royal Sovereign at the battle of Trafalgar, one of only eighteen medical officers to survive to claim the medal, he would have been busier than most with the heavy casualties suffered by this ship Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Trafalgar (H. Towsey, Asst. Surgeon, R.N.) fitted with silver ribbon buckle and original ribbon, nearly extremely fine £12,000-£16,000
Hammer Price: £12,000
The Naval General Service medal awarded to Rear-Admiral F. J. Thomas, Royal Navy, for his services as acting Lieutenant on board the Spartiate at the battle of Trafalgar; he afterwards performed valuable services at Cadiz and elsewhere on the coast of Spain, being promoted to Commander and thanked for his ‘patriotism, bravery, and zeal’ Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Trafalgar (F. I. Thomas, Act. Lieut. R.N.) engraved correction to initials, cleaned, otherwise good very...
The Naval General Service medal awarded to Edward F. Brayley for his services as a Landsman on board the Swiftsure at the battle of Trafalgar Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp Trafalgar (Edward F. Brayley.) a little polished on the obverse, otherwise good very fine £5,000-£7,000
The Naval General Service 1793-1840 medal awarded to Commander James Eaton, Royal Navy, who as Signal Midshipman of Téméraire at Trafalgar had the honour of repeating from the Victory Nelson’s last immortal signal “England Expects,” &c., and also assisted during the action in lashing to the Téméraire the French 74-gun ships Fougeux and Redoubtable, one on either side, being rewarded with a commission for these services Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, Trafalgar, Java...
Hammer Price: £14,000
The Naval General Service medal awarded to Samuel F. Diamond for his services as a Private Royal Marines on board the Tonnant at the battle of Trafalgar Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Trafalgar (Samuel F. Diamond) cleaned and lacquered, otherwise good very fine £5,000-£7,000
The fine Trafalgar and life saving group of four awarded to Captain Howard Lewis Parry, Royal Navy and H.M. Coastguard, who served as a Boy on board the Tonnant Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Trafalgar (Howard Parry) fitted with silver ribbon buckle; Boulton’s Medal for Trafalgar 1805, white metal, in silver frame with glass lunettes and rings for suspension, fitted with silver ribbon buckle; Royal Humane Society, large silver medal, unmounted (Lieut. Parry. R.N. 1832) in...
Hammer Price: £19,000
The Naval General Service medal awarded to Samuel Green for his services as a Private Royal Marines on board the Ajax at Egypt and on board the Victory at the battle of Trafalgar, where he was wounded in action Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, Egypt, Trafalgar (Samuel Green.) edge bruise and small French silver import stamp, minor nicks, otherwise toned, very fine £14,000-£18,000
Hammer Price: £20,000
A particularly fine example of Alexander Davison’s Medal for Trafalgar 1805 Alexander Davison’s Medal for Trafalgar 1805, pewter with copper rim and integral suspension rings as issued, nearly extremely fine and rare thus £2,000-£3,000
Hammer Price: £2,800
The Matthew Boulton’s Medal for Trafalgar 1805 worn by Peter Moser (alias Reynolds) who served as an Able Seaman on board the Victory Matthew Boulton’s Medal for Trafalgar 1805, white metal (P. Reynolds, Victory) contemporary engraved naming in reverse field, fitted with rings for suspension, corrosion and pitting, therefore fine and rare £2,000-£2,400
Hammer Price: £4,400
A rare Lloyd’s Patriotic Fund Honorary Certificate for Trafalgar awarding the sum of Ten Pounds to Seaman William Williams in respect of the wound he received on board the Neptune at the battle of Trafalgar overall 58cm x 43cm, image 35cm x 25cm, contained in original black Japanned metal scroll case, some tears and repairs to margins but image unaffected, excellent condition for age £3,000-£4,000
Hammer Price: £2,200
A rare Nelson Testimonial Medal 1844 as presented to eligible In-pensioners of Greenwich Hospital Nelson Testimonial Medal 1844, by E. Avern, obv. bust of Nelson facing left, enclosed by a garter, ‘England Expects Every Man Will do His Duty’; rev. View of the Column in Trafalgar Square, with the National Gallery and the Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields in the background, ‘To Commemorate the Opening of the Nelson Testimonial in Trafalgar Squ.’; exergue, ‘21 October 1844’,...
Hammer Price: £600
A rare Centenary of Trafalgar commemorative set of 3 miniature medals representing Nelson’s gold medal actions of St Vincent, the Nile and Trafalgar Centenary of Trafalgar 1805-1905, set of 3 miniature gilt medals by Spink & Son Ltd representing Nelson’s three gold medal actions of St Vincent 1797, the Nile 1798, and Trafalgar 1805, each one suitably inscribed on the reverse, contained in gilt frame impressed ‘Centenary of the Battle of Trafalgar 1805’ with glass lunettes and...
Hammer Price: £3,000
The Naval General Service medal awarded to Francis Prior for his services as Master of the Aeolus at Strachan’s action on 4 November 1805, off Ferrol, when the four French ships that escaped from Trafalgar were captured Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, 4 Novr. 1805 (Francis Prior, Master.) better than very fine £4,000-£5,000
Hammer Price: £3,200
The 3-clasp Naval General Service medal awarded to John D. Lambeth for his services as Landsman on board the Namur on 4 November 1805, as Ordinary Seaman on board the Valiant at Basque Roads, and as Able Seaman in the boats of the same ship at the capture of two French brigs in September 1810 Naval General Service 1793-1840, 3 clasps, 4 Novr. 1805, Basque Roads 1809, 27 Sep Boat Service 1810 (Jno. D. Lambeth) the last four letters of surname corrected from ‘Lambert’, edge bruise and...
Hammer Price: £4,000
The Naval General Service medal awarded to Lieutenant F. J. Turner, Royal Navy, for his services as Midshipman aboard the Sirius in action with a French flotilla off the Tiber in April 1806 Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Sirius 17 April 1806 (Francis J. Turner, Midshipman.) extremely fine £14,000-£18,000
The Naval General Service medal awarded to John Wigginton for his services as a Private Royal Marines in the boats of the Monarch at the cutting out of the Caesar on the night of 16 July 1806 Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, 16 July Boat Service 1806 (John Wigginton.) good very fine £3,000-£4,000
The 2-clasp Naval General Service medal awarded to Thomas E. Davis for his services as Captain of the Maintop in the Virginie at the capture of the Dutch frigate Guelderland in May 1808, and as Able Seaman in the Berwick at Gaieta in July 1815 Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, Virginie 19 May 1808, Gaieta 24 July 1815 (T. E. Davis.) a very minor edge bruise, otherwise nearly extremely fine £7,000-£9,000
Hammer Price: £5,000
The 3-clasp Naval General Service medal awarded to Lieutenant Lawford Miles, Royal Navy, for his services as a Midshipman on board the Amethyst at the capture of the Thetis in November 1808, when he was severely wounded, and in the same ship at the capture of the Nieman in April 1809; he was afterwards Master’s Mate on board Lord Exmouth’s flagship Queen Charlotte at the bombardment of Algiers in 1816 Naval General Service 1793-1840, 3 clasps, Amethyst Wh. Thetis, Amethyst 5 April...
The 4-clasp Naval General Service medal awarded to John Daniels for his services as an Able Seaman on board the Pompée in three actions in the West Indies during 1809-10, and on board the Astraea off Tamatave in May 1811 Naval General Service 1793-1840, 4 clasps, Martinique, Pompee 17 June 1809, Guadaloupe, Off Tamatave 20 May 1811 (Jno. Daniels.) some scuff marks to the obverse, otherwise very fine £8,000-£10,000
The Naval General Service medal awarded to Surgeon Joseph McCarogher for his services on board the Castor at the chase and capture of the French 74 D’Hautpoult in April 1809 Naval General Service 1793-1840, one bar, Castor 17 June 1809 (J. McCarogher, Surgn.) fitted with a contemporary silver pin brooch and original but frayed ribbon small edge bruise, otherwise toned, good very fine £14,000-£18,000
Hammer Price: £11,000
The rare Military and Naval General Service medal pair awarded to Major-General James Clarke, Royal Marines Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Java (James Clarke, 2nd Lieut. R.M.); Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Algiers (James Clarke, 2nd Lieut. R.M.) together with a second Military General Service 1793-1814, 2 clasps, Guadaloupe, Java (Jas. Clarke, Captn. R.M.) the first two with original ribbons with contemporary suspensions attached, edge bruising and contact wear,...
The Naval General Service medal awarded to Commander Henry Bourne, Royal Navy, for his services as Junior Lieutenant of the Spartan in a brilliant single-handed action with a French squadron off Naples in May 1810 Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Spartan 3 May 1810 (Henry Bourne.) a few surface marks, otherwise good very fine £5,000-£7,000
Hammer Price: £4,800
The fine 3-clasp Naval General Service medal awarded to Purser Benjamin Soden, Royal Navy, for his many services in the Thetis during 1809-10 in the West Indies Naval General Service 1793-1840, 3 clasps, 13 Dec Boat Service 1809, Anse La Barque 18 Decr. 1809, Guadaloupe (Benjn. Soden, Purser) original ribbon, extremely fine £12,000-£16,000
The 3-clasp Naval General Service medal awarded to Lieutenant John Meares, Royal Marines, for his services as 2nd Lieutenant on board the Active, being wounded in action at Lissa and mentioned in despatches Naval General Service 1793-1840, 3 clasps, 28 June Boat Service 1810, Lissa, Pelagosa 29 Novr. 1811 (John Meares, 2nd Lieut. R.M.) original ribbon, toned, extremely fine £12,000-£16,000
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