Sign in
19–21 June 2013
Starting at 10:00 AM
Washington Mayfair Hotel London W1J 5HE
Advanced Search
1,928 lots found
Sort By
Lot Number
Lot
Roberts Horse Slouch Hat Badge, a very rare example in sheet brass featuring ‘RH’ in stylised capitals, original fasteners, not shown in Owen, very good condition £80-120
Hammer Price: £70
Cape Colony Forces, Military Mounted Police and City Imperial Volunteers Brass Shoulder Titles, the first in sheet brass showing stylised capitals ‘CCF’, the second in sheet brass with script capitals ‘MMP’ both with original fasteners, the third in heavier brass, original fasteners, very good condition (3) £120-160
Hammer Price: £80
Namaqualand Border Scouts Brass Slouch Hat Badge/Shoulder Title, a very rare example in sheet brass with original fasteners ‘NBS’, very good condition £80-120
Hammer Price: £100
New Zealand Contingent Brass Slouch Hat Badge/Shoulder Title, a very rare example in hand cut sheet brass, original fasteners ‘New Zealand’ in slightly curved form, very good condition £70-100
Hammer Price: £50
Marshalls Horse Brass Hat Badge, a very rare example in brass sheet ‘Marshall’s/Horse’, original fasteners (Owen 1703), very good condition £80-120
Kitchener’s Horse Brass Hat Badge, Mounted Infantry Brass Shoulder Title, the first rare example in finely cut sheet brass with original fasteners (Owen 1701), the second of standard cast brass issue, original fasteners (’MI’) both good condition (2) £80-120
Hammer Price: £65
Bechuanaland Rifles Officer’s Silver Slouch Hat Badge, a very rare example in sheet silver with original silver fasteners (Owen 310), Note: this unit was present at the Defence of Mafeking, very good condition £150-200
Hammer Price: £90
Thorneycrofts Mounted Infantry, Natal Volunteer Brigade, Cape Mounted Police Shoulder Titles, the first ‘TMI’, fasteners neatly replaced, the second in heavy gauge metal with integral fasteners, the third lacking crown and one fastener, good overall condition (3) £60-100
Hammer Price: £45
Driscolls Scouts and 14th Mounted Infantry Shoulder Titles, the first in sheet brass with original fasteners similar to Owen 1760, the second in cast brass with original fasteners (crushed) ‘14’, good condition (2) £80-120
Hammer Price: £130
Imperial Hospital Corps, Khandia Town Guard and Orpens Light Horse Shoulder Titles, the first in sheet silver with plated original fasteners, the second in cast brass with integral fasteners, the third in sheet brass with original fasteners, all three of initials pattern, good overall condition (3) £100-150
Hammer Price: £60
South Africa Light Horse, 2nd Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada Contingent, New Zealand Contingent and Natal Carbineers Hat Badges, the first in sheet brass with original fasteners similar to Owen 1658 but more crudely hand worked, the second in die stamped gilding metal with copper fasteners, the third of small fern leaf design with brass wire fasteners (replacements), the fourth in white metal with KC lacking one fastener, good overall condition (4) £80-120
French’s Scouts Slouch Hat Badge, a very rare example in hand cut sheet brass with original fasteners (Owen 1765), very good condition £100-150
Brabant’s Horse Officer’s Slouch Hat Badge, a very rare example in sheet silver with reinforcing bar and original silver fasteners (’BH’ in decorated script), very good condition £100-150
Border Horse Police, Paget’s Horse, Thorneycroft’s Mounted Infantry Shoulder Titles, the first in silver plate with original brass fasteners, the second a rare example in brass (script ‘PH’) (fasteners replaced), in brass with strengthening bar and copper fasteners, good overall condition (3) £80-120
Scottish Hospitals in South Africa Nurse’s Hat Badge, Cape Rural Police EVIIR Helmet Plate, Mounted Imperial Army Shoulder Title, the first in die stamped gilt metal featuring a thistle spray, pin back with original scarlet cloth on canvas backing (mothed), the second in white metal with two fasteners crudely replaced, the third in cast bronzed copper by R.J.Inglis Ltd., good overall condition (3) £100-150
Hammer Price: £55
Loch’s Horse, Roberts Horse, Western Province Mounted Rifles Shoulder Titles, all in sheet brass with original fasteners, good overall condition (3) £150-200
Hammer Price: £160
Cape Mounted Rifles QVC Hat Badge, Steinacker’s Horse, Bethune’s Mounted Infantry and 3rd Railway Pioneer Regiment Brass Shoulder Titles, the first in die stamped gilding metal (Owen 171) with copper loop fasteners, the second in heavy cast metal with integral fasteners, the third in brass with strengthening bar and original fasteners, the fourth in sheet brass with original fasteners, good overall condition (4) £100-150
French’s Scouts Brass Slouch Hat Badge, a very fine and scarce example in sheet brass, two long loop original fasteners (Owen 1763), very good condition £100-150
Imperial Hospital Corps, Thorneycroft’s Mounted Infantry, Diamond Fields Horse, City Imperial Volunteers Brass Shoulder Titles, the first in sheet brass with period soldered brass fasteners, the second in coppered brass with original fasteners, the third and fourth in standard cast brass with original fasteners, good overall condition (4) £100-150
Tembuland Mounted Rifle Club Officer’s Silver Slouch Hat Badge, a very fine and rare example in sheet silver (marked ‘silver’ on reverse), original brass loop fasteners both damaged otherwise very good condition £130-180
Hammer Price: £85
Kitchener’s Fighting Scouts Hat Badge, Imperial Light Horse, Commander in Chief’s Bodyguard and 2nd Imperial Light Horse Shoulder Titles, the first in sheet brass with original brass fasteners (Owen 1693), the second and third in sheet brass with original fasteners, the fourth in heavy gauge cast brass and in two parts ‘2nd/ILH’, integral fasteners, good overall condition (5) £200-300
Hammer Price: £200
Queen’s Westminster Volunteers Silver/Silver Plated Lapel (?) Badge (Boer War Volunteer Section?), a rare and good quality example in sheet metal format ‘Q.W.V’ fitted with button type fastener, the first downward leg of the W is sprung from the bottom bar otherwise very good condition £60-100
Johannesburg Mounted Rifles, Bethune’s Mounted Infantry, Imperial Light Infantry, Natal Mounted Rifles Brass Shoulder Titles, all four of brass initial format with original fasteners, good overall condition (4) £80-120
Diamond Fields Horse, Commander in Chief’s Bodyguard Brass Shoulder Titles, Natal Mounted Rifles and South African Light Horse Officers’ Silver Plated Shoulder Titles, the first in fine quality sheet metal, the second similar both with original fasteners, the third with original copper fasteners and the fourth with original plated fasteners, very good overall condition (4) £120-150
Hammer Price: £170
Kitchener’s Horse Slouch Hat Badge, an extremely fine and rare example in gilded coppered sheet brass format similar to Owen 1696 but much larger and with hand finished engraving to the baron’s coronet, original fasteners, near mint state £150-250
Hammer Price: £110
Peninsula Horse Brass Slouch Hat Badge, a very fine and scarce example in sheet metal copper loop fasteners, similar to Owen 1689 but slightly finer, very good condition £80-120
South African Light Horse Slouch Hat Badge, a fine and scarce example in light gauge sheet brass, original fasteners (Owen 1661), very good condition £80-120
Grey’s Institute (?) Slouch Hat Badge/Shoulder Title, Cape Peninsula Regiment Shoulder Title, Suid Afrika Republic Polis (Eendragt Naakt Magt) Brass Helmet Plate and an Unidentified Monogram Badge, the first in good quality sheet brass, original fasteners, monogram ‘GI’, the second in blackened brass with original fasteners, the third in die stamped brass with original fasteners, the fourth would appear to be ‘KDG’ in heavy cast and decorated brass, two fasteners present out of...
British Military Badges Good Quality Issues, including Derbyshire Imperial Yeomanry slouch hat badge in die stamped bronze, a similar one slightly smaller and with central ‘Imperial’ scroll regimentally erased, Lincolnshire Imperial Yeomanry in white metal, Westminster Dragoons Imperial Yeomanry osd cast bronze (collar badge), Imperial Yeomanry Hospitals, Irish Horse in cast brass, Essex Imperial Yeomanry small pattern now with pin back, County of London Sharpshooters in cast brass with...
Hammer Price: £190
Reproduction Badges, twenty seven items sold as viewed £40-60
4th Queen’s Own Light Dragoons Officers’ Mess Dessert Plate. A very fine and extremely rare example (22.5 cms) of rococo outline, the border decorated with a broad Union wreath in grey and black. On the central reserve a crowned circular strap ‘Mente Et Manu’ encloses ‘IV/Queen’s Own/Lt Drags’ rests upon crossed guidons bearing the Peninsula battle honours. The reverse with simple printed legend in green ‘SPODE’ and an impressed mark ‘16’, c. 1810 - 1833, excellent...
Hammer Price: £390
The King’s Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) Officers’ Mess Dessert Plate. A very fine example (22.5 cms) of white ground with rich garter blue and gold border decoration, the central reserve displays the badge of the Regiment being the lion passant guardant over the Garter Proper enclosing the VR cypher, an ornate scroll below ‘The King’s Own’. The reverse marked ‘Estd. 1774 Cauldon China England’ and the retailers mark ‘Mortlocks Ltd., 31 & 32, Orchards St., London. W.’,...
The Gloucestershire Regiment 3rd Militia Battalion Officers’ Mess Dinner Plate. An extremely fine and scarce example (22.5 cms), the white ground decorated around the rim in rich blue and gold, the central reserve shows the regimental badge in gold blue and scarlet, this being the Royal crest over an oval strap ‘Gloucester Regiment’, in the centre the Sphinx/Egypt/3rd. The reverse marked ‘Cauldon Ltd., England’. c. 1883 - 1901, very fine condition; 60th The King’s Royal Rifle...
29th Worcestershire Regiment Officers’ Mess Dessert Plate. A fine and rare example (23.1 cms) of rococo outline, the outer edge decorated in gold tracery work leading to a bright green inner edge descending onto the central reserve, this decorated in gold and featuring a gold regimental badge, this being a crowned strap ‘Worcestershire’ enclosing a crowned lion statant over ‘XX1X’. The reverse with one faint impressed mark otherwise plain, c. 1840 - 81, slight gold loss to the...
Hammer Price: £320
The York and Lancaster Regiment 1st Battalion Officers’ Mess Soup Plate. A scarce example of rococo outline (26 cms), the edge decorated with simple gold lines and further decorated with regimental insignia in mauve being St. Edward’s crown over the Royal Tiger over the Union Rose and a tripart scroll ‘First Battalion the York & Lancaster Regiment’. The reverse marked ‘Royal Worcester Mess Contractors 1902’ and ‘Apsley Pellatt & Co., Northumberland Avenue’, the gold linear...
92nd (Highland) Regiment of Foot Officers’ or Sergeants’ Mess Dessert Plate. An extremely rare example (22.5 cms) of rococo outline decorated overall in grey/brown monochrome, the rim decorated with ornate thistle sprays, the Star and Badge of the Order of the Thistle, the central reserve decorated with thistle and other floral decoration, in the centre regimental insignia featuring a multi-rayed incised star bearing crowned thistle sprays ‘92’ and the ‘Sphinx/Egypt’. The reverse...
East Kent Yeomanry Officers’ Mess Dinner Plate. A fine and rare example (24.5 cms) of rococo outline, the border decorated in varying shades of green with floral sprays, in the centre of the reserve a circular strap ‘East Kent Yeomanry’ enclosing St. Edward’s crown over the White Horse of Kent over ‘Invicta’. The reverse is marked ‘Spode’s New Fayence’ within a floral label and also impressed ‘Spode 28’ c. 1805 - 33, slight hairline cracks to the reverse otherwise in...
Royal Dockyard Battalion Officers’ Mess Dessert Plate. A very rare example (21.8 cms) of rococo outline, the outer rim decorated in gold, pale green and mauve, the rim also decorated in mauve with crowned oak sprays enclosing a fouled anchor, the central reserve is plain. The reverse is impressed ‘Copeland’ over St. Edward’s crown, also marked with the broad arrow c. 1840 - 58, a small discoloured mark in the pale green decoration of the rim otherwise in very good condition; The...
6th Bengal Cavalry Officers’ Mess Dinner Plate. An extremely fine and rare example of plain circular outline (26.2 cms), the outer edge decorated in black and gold, the inner edge shows the regimental emblem, this being a circular strap ‘Bengal Cavalry’ enclosing crossed carbines over VI. The reverse with impressed British Registration Mark indicating manufacture October 1865, some of the black decoration is faded otherwise excellent condition; 1st Bengal European Regiment Officers’...
1st Bombay European Regiment Officers’ Mess Dinner Plate. A very fine and exceptionally rare example (23 cms) of rococo outline, the white rim decorated with five polychrome panels of Union wreaths interspersed with a plain raised pattern, the central reserve decorated in mauve with an ornate badge of the Regiment, this features the HEIC lion, four battle honours Kirkee, Aden, Seringapatam and Bene-Boo-Alli, additionally ‘1 European Regiment’ and St. Edward’s Crown. The reverse...
Clicking the 'CONFIRM DELETE LIST' button below will delete this list and the lots contained within it.
This is non-reversible!
Share This Page