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James C Risk, C.V.O., F.S.A.
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Edward Prince of Wales, Visit to the United States 1919, silver medal by J. Flannagan for the American Numismatic Society, 63mm (Adelson 212) good very fine £160-£200
Hammer Price: £220
New Charter of the Order of St. John Medal 1926 (2), 70mm, silver, the obverse featuring the bust of the Duke of Connaught facing left, in uniform and Mantle as Grand Prior, the reverse featuring the port broadside view of a medieval ship of the Order under sail, another astern in the distance, a cross below on either side, ‘Anno Peregrinationis et Novae Cartae MCMXXVI’ around, one in Charles Wright, Edgware, fitted case of issue, about extremely fine (2) £100-£140
Hammer Price: £300
Jubilee 1977, unnamed as issued, in Royal Mint fitted red leather case of issue as presented to dignitaries, extremely fine £70-£90
Hammer Price: £180
Badge of Chaplain to the King, G.VI.R., silver-gilt and enamel, the reverse officially numbered ‘7’ and hallmarked Birmingham 1934, in its Elkington & Co Ltd. fitted case of issue, very fine £160-£200
Hammer Price: £380
Victoria Faithful Service Medal, with ‘10’ Year Additional Award Bar, silver, the reverse officially inscribed ‘To Mr. George Gower, Groom. For Faithful Services during 42 years, to The Queen and Her Predecessor King William IV 1877.’ the edge embossed, ‘Presented by Queen Victoria 1872’, complete with original tartan riband, a few minor scratches, otherwise nearly extremely fine £600-£800
Hammer Price: £1,100
Victoria Faithful Service Medal, with ‘10’ Year Additional Award Bar, silver, the reverse officially inscribed ‘To Edward P. Collins Esq Inspector at Buckingham Palace. For Faithful Services to The Queen and Her Predecessor King William IV during 47 years 1879’ the edge embossed, ‘Presented by Queen Victoria 1872’, complete with original tartan riband in its Wyon, London case of issue, extremely fine £600-£800
Hammer Price: £1,500
Royal Household Faithful Service Medal, G.V.R., 2nd issue, suspension dated ‘1910-1930’ with ‘Thirty Years’ bar (LINES, Sidney Aaron) in Royal Mint case of issue, extremely fine £300-£400
Hammer Price: £400
Royal Household Long Service Token 1930, G.V.R., silver (J. Palmer) in fitted case of issue, extremely fine and scarce £100-£140
Hammer Price: £200
The mounted group of four miniature dress medals attributed to Arthur Charles Wellesley, K.G., G.C.V.O., 4th Duke of Wellington The Royal Victorian Order, silver-gilt, gold and enamels; Coronation 1902, silver; Coronation 1911; Spain, Second Republic, Alphonso XIII, Coronation 1902, silver, a bespoke all-engraved piece, mounted court-style by Spink, Piccadilly, as worn, the last detachable, two small chips to the first, otherwise good very fine (4) £200-£300
Hammer Price: £320
A fine quality ‘triple Order’ gold Riband bar depicting the miniature badges of the Orders of the Bath, Maria Theresa, and St. Vladimir A gold slide bar, 13mm x 40mm, upon which is surmounted the miniature badges of the British Most Honourable Order of the Bath (Military Division); the Austrian Order of Maria Theresa; and the Russian Order of St. Vladimir, good very fine, rare £400-£500
Hammer Price: £5,500
Miniature Medals: The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (Civil) silver-gilt (3), two with straight bar suspension and ribbon buckle, one with ring suspension, very fine (3) £80-£100
The two pairs of cuff-links worn by Mr. James C. Risk, C.V.O. Two pairs of cuff-links, the first pair featuring the badge of the Royal Victorian Order, by Spink, London, silver-gilt and enamel; the second a plain gold (9ct, hallmarks for Birmingham 1950) pair engraved ‘JCR’, both in reasonable condition as worn (2) £80-£100
Hammer Price: £340
George III, oval portrait miniature of the King in military uniform wearing the sash and star of the Order of the Garter, in oils, unsigned, image approximately 33mm x 30mm, in oval gold frame and contained in a gilt outer frame with rings for suspension, the reverse engraved ‘King George III’, excellent quality and condition £600-£800
George III, oval portrait miniature of the King in military uniform wearing the star of the Order of the Garter, oils on card, unsigned, image approximately 22mm x 16mm, in oval gold frame surmounted by crown, in old case with paper label inscribed in ink ‘George III’, excellent condition £400-£500
Hammer Price: £1,300
George IV, oval portrait miniature of the King in military uniform wearing the Orders of the Golden Fleece, Garter, St. Esprit and Bath, very finely enamelled on copper, unsigned, by or after Henry Bone (after Sir Thomas Lawrence) as for King William IV’s Royal Family Order (Risk WC 119; RCIN 441444), circa 1821-30, image approximately 35mm x 30mm, set in a gilt frame with decorative border, the reverse with hook for safety chain and brooch fitting with steel pin, an outstanding piece in...
Hammer Price: £3,000
William IV, oval portrait miniature of the King in Admiral’s uniform wearing the sash and star of the Order of the Garter and crowned neck badge and star of the Order of the Bath, very finely enamelled on copper, by William Essex (after A. Morton), image approximately 35mm x 30mm, the reverse inscribed on the white counter-enamel in black paint ‘WR IV - Wm. Essex Pt. 1830 from the Original picture by A. Morton Esq.’ set in a modern gilt frame with loop, very fine quality and condition ...
Hammer Price: £2,600
Victoria, oval portrait miniature of the youthful Queen wearing décolleté white dress with George IV’s State Diamond Diadem and 'Turkish' diamond necklace suite, very finely enamelled on copper, by William Charles Bell, image approximately 34mm x 28mm, the reverse inscribed on the white counter-enamel in black paint ‘Queen Victoria. Painted by Bell. 1855.’, contained in glazed gilt frame with ring for suspension, very fine quality and condition £1,500-£2,000
Hammer Price: £2,800
Victoria, unsigned cameo portrait brooch, ‘old head’ bust of the Queen, 25mm x 19mm, mounted in gold rope-twist frame, the reverse with gold brooch fitting and small swivel-loop, excellent quality and condition £1,000-£1,400
Hammer Price: £1,600
The Duke of Wellington, oval portrait miniature in oils of the Duke in a heavy blue coat with black collar wearing the Order of the Golden Fleece (after Thomas Lawrence), unsigned, image approximately 47mm x 38mm, circa 1840, in gold glazed frame set into the lid of a tortoise-shell gold-hinged box, 80mm x 58mm x 22mm, small section of inner frame broken off (piece present) and old repair to top lid, otherwise good condition £400-£500
British Officer of the Line, a very fine portrait miniature of a British Officer in uniform wearing a C.B. and Army Gold Medal with Bar, circa 1810-15, signed with monogram ‘c’ within ‘C’ as for Richard Crosse (died 1810), the decorations probably added later, image approximately 80mm x 64mm, mounted in modern gilt glazed frame, good condition £400-£500
Hammer Price: £550
Grant of Title as an Esquire of the Sovereign’s Body of Gentlemen of the Privy Chamber, to Everard Home Esquire, in attendance upon Sir Archibald Campbell at his installation as a Knight of the Military Order of the Bath on 19 May 1788, finely illuminated document on vellum, dated 16 February 1797, 40cm x 38cm, good condition for age £200-£300
Hammer Price: £1,200
Vellum Grant of Arms to Vice-Admiral Sir James Nicoll Morris, K.C.B., Royal Navy, Captain of the Colossus 74 at the battle of Trafalgar, where he was severely wounded, subsequently receiving the Thanks of Parliament, the gold medal, and a sword of honour from the Lloyd’s Patriotic Fund Vellum Grant of Arms to Vice-Admiral Sir James Nicoll Morris, R.N., upon his appointment as Knight Commander of the Military Order of the Bath, dated 10 May 1815, complete with both seals in their...
George II period silver tankard with cover, hallmarked London 1734, maker’s mark ‘IS’ below a star, probably James Smith, 18cm high with 9.6cm diameter top rim, 605g, quart-sized in the typical style for the period with straight sides and a central girdle, with an engraved armorial to the front of the body featuring a lion rampant atop a mural crown with inscription ‘G*A*J from J*H*L Nov. 6, 1894,’ the hinged cover fits nicely and has a Queen Ann half-crown (1703 VIGO) set into the...
Hammer Price: £750
A set of three circular steel wax-seal matrices of Sir Walter Raleigh, 55mm, 47mm, and 40mm in diameter, the two larger seals with reverse semi-circular hinged handles, the small seal with circular mount for a wooden block, the largest seal depicting the arms of Raleigh, comprising a shield with five lozenges in a bend, topped by a stag crest, with two wolf supporters, with motto ‘Amore et Virtute [Love and Valour]’ below, the date 1584 in the field above, with legend around; the medium...
A Pair of Georgian Silver Spurs Worn by the Duke of Wellington A fine pair of silver spurs, hallmarked London 1812, maker’s mark ‘J.A’ probably for John Atkins, buckle maker registered in May 1793, mounted for display in a glazed frame with silver label engraved with inscription ‘These spurs were worn during the Peninsular War by the Duke of Wellington, and were given by him to his Judge Advocate General, Francis Seymour Larpent. G. A. de H. L.’, good condition £600-£800
Ceremonial red silk banner finely embroidered with the Royal Arms and V.R. cypher, circa 1840, approximately 50mm x 45mm excluding gilt thread fringes, plain blue silk lining, good condition commensurate with age £300-£400
An attractive Society of Members of Peebles School Prize Shield, 61mm x 52mm, silver, with Georgian hallmarks for Edinburgh, the obverse engraved with the Peebles coat of Arms, and engraved ‘A Societate Sodalium Peeblensi Donatum Idibus Augusti MDCCCXLI’ [Presented by the Society of Members of Peebles, 13 August 1841], the reverse engraved ‘Joanni Brown Puero Optime Merito condiscipulorum in Schola Municipii Peeblensis Duci Præceptore Jacobo Sloane’ [John Brown, the Boy with the...
Cases of Issue (2): The Order of Merit case, unsigned, the lid embossed ‘Order of Merit’, complete with insert; The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, Registrar’s insignia case, by Spink, London, the lid embossed ‘Registrar, Order of St. Michael and St. George, During Tenure of Office’, complete with insert, both good condition and both rare (2) £70-£90
Cases of Issue (2): The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (2), K.C.B., (Military) Knight Commander’s case, by Garrard, London, complete with insert and section of neck riband; K.C.B., (Civil) Knight Commander’s case, by Garrard, London, the lid embossed ‘K.C.B. Civil’, complete with insert and section of neck riband, generally good condition (2) £80-£100
Cases of Issue (2): The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, K.C.I.E., Knight Commander’s case, by Garrard, London, complete with insert and section of neck riband; The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India, C.S.I., Companion’s case, by Garrard, London, the lid embossed ‘C.S.I.’, complete with insert, generally good condition (2) £80-£100
Cases of Issue (4): The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (2), K.B.E., (Civil) Knight Commander’s 1st type case, by Garrard, London, the lid embossed ‘K.B.E.’, complete with insert and section of neck riband; K.B.E., (Military) Knight Commander’s 2nd type case, by Garrard, London, the lid embossed ‘K.B.E. Mily.’, complete with insert and section of neck riband; The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, C.M.G., Companion’s case, by Garrard, London, the...
The Broad Sash Ribands of the Orders of the Garter, St. Patrick, and St. Michael and St. George attributed to H.R.H. The Duke of Windsor, late H.M. King Edward VIII Riband: The Most Noble Order of the Garter, K.G., a broad full sash ribands of the Order; The Most Illustrious Order of St. Patrick, K.P., a broad full sash riband of the Order; The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, G.C.M.G., a broad full sash ribands of the Order, all showing some signs of wear, good...
Riband: The Most Noble Order of the Garter, K.G., a number of broad sash ribands of the Order, both full sashes and evening dress sections, some showing signs of wear, most likely as worn by senior members of the Royal Family; together with some unused sections and a small roll of unused Garter riband, generally good condition (lot) £200-£240
Hammer Price: £2,200
Riband: The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, K.T., two broad sash ribands of the Order, one a full sash and the other an evening dress sections; together with some unused sections of Thistle riband; The Most Illustrious Order of St. Patrick, K.P., a broad full sash riband of the Order; together with some unused sections of Patrick riband and a nearly full 25m roll of Patrick riband, generally good condition (lot) £80-£100
Order of the Bath, G.C.B. full dress silk sash attributed to Lord John Elphinstone (1807-60, appointed G.C.B. in 1858); together with a pair of gilt ceremonial spurs for a Knight of the Bath, with old label of attribution to Sir P. Malcolm, K.C.B.; pair of menu holders in the form of a breast star of the Order of the Bath; modern ceremonial banner bearing embroidered Royal Crown and Civil badge of the Order with Roman numerals ‘XXVII’, mounted on pole section with gilt finial depicting...
Hammer Price: £1,800
Riband: The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, G.C.B., a number of broad sash ribands of the Order, both full sashes and evening dress sections, some showing signs of wear; together with some unused sections of Bath riband, generally good condition (lot) £100-£140
Riband: The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India, G.C.S.I., a broad full sash riband of the Order; The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, G.C.M.G., three broad sash evening dress section ribands of the Order; together with an unused section of Michael and George riband; The Royal Victorian Order, G.C.V.O., six broad sash ribands of the Order, four full sashes and two evening dress sections; together with an unused section of Royal Victorian Order riband; The Most...
Hammer Price: £600
Riband: A miscellaneous selection of ribands of various British Orders of Knighthood, including a lady’s bow riband of the Order of the Bath; a scarce bow riband of the Order of the Companion’s of Honour; and various neck ribands for the Order of St. Michael and St. George; the Royal Victoria Order; and the Order of the British Empire, 2nd type, generally good condition (lot) £60-£80
Austria, Empire, Military Order of Maria Theresa, Grand Cross sash badge, by C. F. Rothe, Vienna, 51mm, silver-gilt and enamel, maker’s mark and silver marks to suspension loop, nearly extremely fine, scarce £1,600-£2,000
£1,600–£2,000
Austria, Empire, Military Order of Maria Theresa, Grand Cross Star, by C. F. Rothe, Vienna, 59mm, silver, applied gold, and enamel, with silver retaining pin, with maker’s name to pin, nearly extremely fine, scarce £1,800-£2,200
£1,800–£2,200
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