Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

The mounted group of eleven miniature dress medals attributed to Acting Captain R. T. Down, C.V.O., D.S.O., Royal Navy, Royal Victorian Order, uniface silver, gilt and enamel; Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., gold and enamel; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Tugela Heights, Rel. of Ladysmith; 1914-15 Star; British War Medal 1914-20, 7 clasps, North Sea 1914, North Sea 1915, Jutland 31 May 16, North Sea 1916, Home Seas 1917, Mediterranean 1918, Black Sea 1918-20; Victory Medal 1914-19, M.I.D. oak leaf; Russian Order of St. Anne, with swords, gilt and enamel; Russian Order of St. Vladimir, silver-gilt and enamel; U.S.A. Navy Cross; Italian Order of St. Maurice and St. Lazarus, silver and enamel, the first with chipped centre, the St. Anne lacking its centre and also chipped, otherwise generally very fine (11) £200-250

See Lot 1221 for the recipient’s full-size awards and career details.