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American Revolutionary War and Later Pewter Buttons. Comprising an officer's large tinned pewter with wooden back to the 2nd Connecticut Regiment c1781 (25mm). The 'double dolphin' type with central '2'. Troiani (Military Buttons of the American Revolution) p109 A2CRa (complete with gut fastening). '?I' an unidentified 19mm example, the obverse shows part of a script capital letter and script capital 'I', complete with integral shank. Royal Provincial c180-1783 16.5mm, large St. Edward's...
Hammer Price: £920
Livery, Civilian and Military Buttons. A carded display of 68 items comprising 14 large livery examples including Duke of Norfolk (postilion's very large gilt), The Marquess Conyngham, Leslie Family, Hay Family, Bisset/Fenwick Family, Williams of Balgray, Roberton of that Ilk. Very rare large gilt examples for Newcastle upon Tyne Pilots, Trinity House Kingston upon Hull Pilots (a superb mounted example), Aberdeen Civic Official, London and North Western Railway Dining Car issue (Froggatt p....
Hammer Price: £190
Miscellaneous Military Insignia. Comprising a carded display featuring an officer's KC silvered bronze cap badge to the KRRC, two variable silver mounted red cord boss badges to the same, 1.5 s/titles KRR. One pair printed Formation signs to the 5th Corps and an embroidered pair to the 56th Armoured Division, a brass cap badge to the South Irish Horse (this example was sent by Lady Aldington to H.G. Parkyn who returned it with a note "Parkyn has it"!), two white metal shoulder cord buttons...
Hammer Price: £220
1918 White Armistice Flag and a 'C' Flt 6th Squadron RAF Ramleh Coloured Streamer. The first item being a gentleman's large white cotton 'bandana' complete with laundry mark and indian ink inscription 'A.M.Henniker' contained in an O.H.M.S. envelope which is inscribed 'White Flag Dec. 1918 1st English White Flag to enter Liege, carried on motor car by Col. Henniker, from Brussels to Liege and then on to (?) Spa'. This ink inscription is translated from the original pencil note on the right...
Hammer Price: £70
Officers’ Collar Badges of the Free French Troops Serving in the Levant 8 June -11 July 1941. A most interesting collection of 14 items, the badges of 'kite' shape display the facing colour of each regiment and the unit distinction in gold or silver wire, all are complete with a finial button though 9 of these are in fact plain. Well displayed and annotated contained in a very fine hinged and glazed mahogany case, very good condition (14) £200-300
Hammer Price: £230
WW2 Italian Items. Comprising a torn part panel from the fuselage of a crashed C.R.42 displaying the arms of the Italian Republic. A car pennant in green white and red silk-like material, the central white panel bearing the blue red and white arms of the Republic complete with the remnants of the ties and a typed note "Italian Flag off an Italian General's car (Western Desert 1941)". "Notes on Enemy Army Identifications Italy October 1941" an 85 page booklet providing exhaustive detail on...
Hammer Price: £260
WW2 Polish Items. A small but very interesting collection, two Polish military buttons together with a handwritten note from Comte Stanislas Orlowsky, five other Polish military buttons, a Polish army eagle cap badge, a rare blue and red silk pennant complete with ties with a Compliments card of the Polish Brigade of Carpathian Rifles in Palestine. Another note states "Colours of the Carpathain Brigade taken from the Polish Cavalry School". A printed sheet of Polish unit insignia...
Hammer Price: £290
"Shoulder Belt Plates And Buttons" by Major H. G. Parkyn O.B.E. "Military Buttons The Emilio Collection" by Luis Fenollosa Emilio, Captain United States Volunteers 1863 - 1865. This first edition of Major Parkyn's well known work is signed (rarely) on the title page H.G.Parkyn, on the fly leaf an inscription 'M. with all my love Toby, Christmas 1956'. (M or Minta was the diminutive name for Lady Aldington). The work is accompanied by one letter dated 20 June 1947 to the then Mrs. Low...
Hammer Price: £120
Military Books. The Indian Army List 1939, Half Yearly Army List July 1939, Monthly Army List November 1939, C.C.P. Lawson 'A History of the Uniforms of the British Army' Volumes 1 and 2 First Editions but fronts only of the dust covers. India's Army by Major D. Jackson 1940, The British Army by Talbot Booth 2nd Edition 1940, Heraldry in War Formation Badges by Lieutenant Colonel Howard Cole, British Military Uniforms Henry VII to Present Day by W.Y. Carman 1957 (no dust cover), Clans...
Hammer Price: £60
Correspondence, Cigarette Cards, Crest Albums and other Ephemera. The former includes several hand written letters from the late Marquess of Cambridge, a letter from Field Marshal Lord Wavell (a family friend), an interesting social letter from Captain Myles Hildyard, Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry, (MBE, MC, MID, a notable escapee from Crete subsequently fighting in the North African battles of Mareth and Enfidaville, took part in the D Day Landings 6 June 1944. Resided at Flintham Hall,...
Hammer Price: £75
Military Pictures. JOHN SCOTT two very rare water colour drawings heightened with gold, depictions of a mounted and a dismounted soldier c. 1800, both signed 'John Scott, delin'. Though typed labels on the reverses state 'c. 1790 1st Bt. Volunteers Regt. Light Dragoons' both pictures clearly illustrate the uniform of the London and Westminster Light Horse Volunteers. Both figures wear the Tarleton crested helmet with red turban and white feather plume, short tailed blue jackets with gold...
£300–£500
Military Prints. Comprising two large Crimean 'Simpson' examples being 'The Highland Brigade Camp' and 'The Railway at Balaklava', published 24 May 1855, Imperial French and Native Troops c. 1800, 'The Legion de Lorgna', Portugese c. 1810, 'The King's Royal Rifle Corps' a Regimental Group 1905. R. Knotel reproduction print for the soldiers of Anhalt and a steel engraving by T. Medland 'A Cassay Horseman' (heavily foxed). All framed and glazed, good overall condition (7) £50-80
Hammer Price: £55
Military Prints. A good selection comprising 'British Army Series Nos. 1, Officers First Life Guards, 5, A 42nd Officer and a 4th Dragoon Officer and 29, A 13th Light Dragoon Officer', published c. 1831. Three examples by T. Goddard of Pall Mall, An Austrian Officer of Cuirassiers, a Soldier of the Greek Light Infantry and a Prussian Officer of Hussars, 1763, published c. 1820.Three early 19th C examples showing Russian Foot Guards, a French Officer of Dragoons and a Moravian Irregular...
Hammer Price: £95
4th Battalion Upper Canada Incorporated Militia Officer’s Epaulettes 1838 - 1843. A fine and rare pair of boxed epaulettes to a Battalion Company officer, silver lace with plated crescents, the straps distinguished with six narrow lines of pale blue thread. The finial buttons are closed back by Jennens London, the raised design shows St. Edward’s crown over capitals IV within oak sprays. Lined with red felt and pink silk and retailed by Fisher & Ponder, Clothiers and Cap Makers, 37, Duke...
Queen’s Own Worcestershire Hussars Presentation Hip Flask. A good quality example of traditional shape, hall marked Chester 1907 by M. & B. (Marples and Beaseley). The front panel engraved with the insignia of the Regiment and the Honour South Africa 1900 - 1902. ‘Presented to Corpl F. S. Laycock by the Officers, NCOs and Troopers of A. Squadron Worcestershire Yeomanry As A Token Of Esteem In Which He Was Held During His 9 Years Service Kidderminster October 11th 1909. Eric A. Knight,...
The Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry Officer’s Waist Belt Clasp 1881 - 1902. A good quality example, in the centre on a gilt ground a royal coronet over strung bugle horn and on the circle ‘The Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry’, special pattern oak leaf ends, matching bench marks (Ryan 199), requires slight cleaning otherwise very good condition £150-250
British Military Badges. Three small carded displays, WWII bakelite issues to Royal Corps of Signals, North Staffords, South Staffords, RAC, RAF, The Buffs, Pioneer Corps and General Service (Royal Arms). Good quality metal examples to The Robin Hoods (KC white metal), Scots Guards, East Surreys, RAC (fist), General Service (Royal Arms 2), New Zealand Forces, The Green Howards, Worcestershire (2nd), Shropshire Yeomanry (crown finial missing), The Regina Rifle Regiment of Canada, Hawk...
Hammer Price: £130
Cape Town Highlanders Officer’s Dirk. Pattern 1895 - 98, 24.2 cm plain blade with single fuller and facetted back edge, bog oak hand grip with brass studs, pierced gilt metal pommel with proteus leaves, the finial with facetted coloured stone. Similar finials on the companion knife and fork. Scabbard of black leather with gilt mounts, the lower three embellished with thistle sprays and the top chape with applied silver badge of the Cape Town Highlanders, all relevant areas carefully...
Hammer Price: £1,000
The Highland Light Infantry Officer’s Plaid Brooch 1881 - 1901. An extremely fine example in unmarked silver, the quoit with a border of floral decoration is overlaid with cast silver thistle sprays, these in turn bear battle honours up to Central India. The open centre is mounted with an officer’s silver and gilt shako/glengarry badge, being the cross of the Order of the Thistle mounted with a coiled bugle horn in the centre of which in gilt is the monogram ‘HLI’, above the bugle a...
Hammer Price: £410
Germany, Third Reich, S.A. Gorget, silver and gilt base metal, approx 135 x 125mm., reverse, possibly relined, bearing two support hooks, one marks, ‘D.R.G.M’; complete with heavy chain for neck wear, good very fine £150-200
Hammer Price: £350
Imperial German Epaulettes Medical Branch. A fine and very scarce pair, the straps and crescent centres of rich blue velvet, the strap sections edged with silver and black line lace, the crescents of raised copper gilt (no gilt remains); within the crescents in gilt metal the entwined Rod of Aescupilis flanked by two gilt rank stars. The whole lined with red cloth, no finial buttons, very good condition (2) £250-350
Imperial German Epaulettes. A full dress boxed bullion pair, the straps of silver basket weave pattern lace, white metal crescents, silver and black line edging lace. The bullion sections lined with black patent leather and velvet edging, the remainder lined with red cloth. No finial buttons, some bullions ‘sprung’, moth damage to one lining (2) £150-250
Imperial German Undress Shoulder Boards. Comprising a pair having red cloth grounds edged with a narrow band of gold lace, a raised plated metal band and plated crescents of ribbed pattern and zoomorphic finials, within the crescent a plated Imperial crown. Lined with red cloth and complete with the black leather tie-on straps. No finial buttons. A single example having a green cloth ground the strap edged with silver lace, plated crescent enclosing a single gilt metal rank star, lined with...
Hammer Price: £65
Imperial German Full Dress Epaulettes. Two single examples, the first with a red cloth ground edged with silver and black line lace, the large gilt (?) metal crescent now down to the copper, within the crescent a large gilt metal ‘2’ flanked by two gilt metal rank stars. Long narrow gauge unboxed silver bullion fringe, no finial button, the strap section lined with red cloth; the second on a white cloth ground the strap edged with silver lace and the crescent of raised white metal, a...
Imperial German Naval Dress Epaulette and a 2nd Uhlanen Regiment Officer’s Undress Shoulder Board. The first of very fine construction, the strap of purple velvet edged with silver lace, the crescent of raised silver lace, within the crescent in silver plate crossed anchors overlaid with the Imperial German Eagle. The long unboxed bullions of broad gauge, no finial button. Lined with purple velvet and black patent leather, the odd minor sprain to the bullions. The second has a strap of red...
British Military Capo Badges. A small selection of good quality other ranks’ issues, Queen’s (second) KSLI Reconnaissance Corps Border Regiment (KC) Lancashire Fusiliers SWB HLI (KC) Parachute Regiment (KC) DCLI Yorkshire Regiment (with KC not the coronet) Rifle Brigade (KC) KRRC (KC) Observer Corps (w/m KC) RAF RA (both KC) REs (GVIR) East Surrey (KC) Fife & Forfar Yeomanry (tip from the Thane’s helmet missing). Single collars Northants (KC worn) Signals (first) The Buffs, two...
A Royal Naval Shoulder Belt Plate c1780-1790. An extremely rare excavated oval example in heavy gauge die-stamped brass, the raised design shows a fouled anchor within a single raised line, complete with single hook and two stud fasteners, 6.5 x 5.1cm, the hook fastener is fractured but still just intact otherwise in very good excavated condition £500-700
Hammer Price: £980
Excavated Badges Buckles & Buttons. An interesting selection comprising a Light Cavalry crowned ‘VR’ harness badge (some buckling), a die-stamped circular badge for Trinity House (demi lion/sword centre) (tip of buckle missing), a Light Cavalry or Royal Naval Georgian officer’s waist belt clasp, the wearer’s right hand lion’s mask section and the double headed swan section (in quite good condition) together with two non-matching left hand sections and another right hand section,...
Hammer Price: £270
Excavated Badges Buttons & Other Items. An assortment of 115+ items all in generally poor condition many part only examples, military naval and civilian, sold as viewed not subject to return (115+) £30-50
Hammer Price: £45
Binney Memorial Medal, For Courage in Support of Law and Order, bronze, 48mm. (Winifred Myers, 1955), in its John Pinches, London case of issue, extremely fine and rare £1000-1200
Hammer Price: £800
Arctic Medal 1818-55, unnamed as issued, fitted with copy suspension, brooch marks to obverse £300-400
Hammer Price: £380
Naval Good Shooting Medal, E.VII.R., 1 clasp, H.M.S. “Dreadnought” 1913. 12” B.L. (209404 H. Carter, Lg. Sea., H.M.S. King Alfred 1907 9.2in. B.L.) good very fine £500-600
Hammer Price: £820
5th Foot Medal of Merit (2) St. George & dragon facing left, unnamed, 34mm., bronze-gilt, steel clip and ring suspension; another, St. George & dragon facing right, unnamed, 34mm., silver, replacement silver straight bar suspension; Northumberland Fusiliers Medal of Merit, St. George & dragon facing right (T. McGuire, 1st Batn. 5th Fusrs.) naming crudely engraved, 34mm., silver, refixed swivel straight bar suspension, edge bruising, contact marks, fine and better (3) £160-200
Hammer Price: £200
48th Foot Regimental Medal 1819, 38mm., silver, inscribed on obverse scroll, ‘Chas. Wade’; reverse inscribed with nine actions: ‘Talavera, Rodrigo, Badajos, Salamanca, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Orthes, Toulouse’, fitted with a hinged ring and straight bar suspension inscribed, ‘Peninsula’, very fine, scarce £2400-2800
Hammer Price: £3,800
Essex Light Dragoons, Reward for Military Virtue from Col. Montague Burgoyne, bronze, 39 mm, with ring and straight bar suspender, circa 1800, some edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fine, scarce £80-120
Loyal United West and East Ham Volunteers Medal 1799, obverse: a volunteer soldier at attention with shouldered arms, ‘The Loyal United West and East Ham Volunteers’, in exergue: ‘Associated May 18, 1798’; reverse: the Henniker coat-of-arms with regimental flags to either side, above, ‘For preservation of internal peace our King and Constitution’; in exergue: ‘Presented by Sr. Iohn Henniker Bt., Stratford House, Essex 1799’, 38mm., silver, fitted with ring suspension, Ref:...
Manchester & Salford Volunteers Medal 1802, laureated bust of King George III facing right, ‘G.R.’ in the field, enclosed by a chain of hands and hearts; reverse inscribed in raised letters (name and battalion engraved): ‘George Smithers, 1st Battalion, Manchester & Salford Volunteers’ ‘A Testimony of Gratitude from his Fellow Townsmen for Spirited and Patriotic Service 1802’, 35.5mm., silver, with ring suspension and silver brooch bar; together with a U.S.A. Army Aviator’s...
Portrait Medallion of a Victorian Army Officer, coloured bust of the officer in uniform wearing medals, 30mm., silver and silver-gilt, stamped ‘925’, enclosed by 33 paste stones, reverse hinged, ornate suspension fitted with a further 4 stones, good very fine £400-500
£400–£500
Royal Naval and Military Tournament Chairman’s Badge, gold and enamel, the reverse inscribed, ‘Major General Hon. Sir F. W. Stopford, K.C.M.G., C.B.’, in its Carrington & Co. fitted case of issue, extremely fine £470-520
£470–£520
A fine group of medals awarded to Fireman W. Pargeter, Brierley Hill Fire Brigade National Fire Brigades Union Prize Medal, ornate silver medal by Vaughton, Birmingham, obverse engraved with an ancient fire engine, reverse inscribed, ‘N.F.B.U. Highbury 1905 Horse Cart Drill, Fireman W. Pargeter’, hallmarks for Birmingham 1905, with silver brooch bar, in Cartwright Bros., Brierley Hill case of issue, lid inscribed, ‘N.F.B.U. Crystal Palace 1905’; another, similar, reverse...
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