A Collection of Medals for the Ashantee War 1873-74

1 December 2010

Lot No 201

Four: Fleet Paymaster H. C. W. Gibson, Royal Navy Ashantee 1873-74, no clasp (H. C. W....

1 December 2010

Lot No 202

Ashantee 1873-74, 1 clasp, Coomassie (W. Atteridge, Py. Offr. 1.Cl. H.M.S. Active. 73-74) contact marks, otherwise very fine £450-500

1 December 2010

Lot No 203

Ashantee 1873-74, 1 clasp, Coomassie (W. Taylor, Gunr. R.M.A. H.M.S. Active, 73-74) contact marks, nearly very fine £600-800

1 December 2010

Lot No 204

Ashantee 1873-74, 1 clasp, Coomassie (Lt. E. S. Evans, R.N., H.M.S. Active, 73-74) suspension neatly re-fixed, otherwise very fine £600-800

1 December 2010

Lot No 205

The C.B. group of three awarded to Inspector-General of Hospitals Henry Fegan, Royal Navy,...

1 December 2010

Lot No 206

Ashantee 1873-74, no clasp (Lt. C. Harding, R.N., H.M.S. Amethyst, 73-74) nearly very fine £250-300

1 December 2010

Lot No 207

Ashantee 1873-74, 1 clasp, Coomassie (H. Wilkes, Gunr. R.M.A., H.M.S. Amethyst, 73-74) nearly very fine £350-400

1 December 2010

Lot No 208

Pair: Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals and Fleets Leonard Lucas, Royal Navy Ashantee...

1 December 2010

Lot No 209

Pair: Navigating Lieutenant T. E. B. Cope, Royal Navy New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1863...

1 December 2010

Lot No 210

Ashantee 1873-74, 1 clasp, Coomassie (A. Furness, Pte. R.M. H.M.S. Argus, 73-74) suspension slack, otherwise very fine £350-400

1 December 2010

Lot No 211

Ashantee 1873-74, no clasp (E. Hickson, Asst. Payr. R.N. H.M.S. Barracouta. 73-74) nearly very fine £250-300

1 December 2010

Lot No 212

Ashantee 1873-74, 1 clasp, Coomassie (Capt. W. E. Despard, R.M.L.I. H.M.S. Barracouta. 73-74) edge bruise, otherwise good very fine and rare to this ship £800-1000

1 December 2010

Lot No 213

Ashantee 1873-74, no clasp (T. Green, Engr. R.N., H.M.S. Beacon, 73-74) lacquered, otherwise nearly extremely fine £180-220

1 December 2010

Lot No 214

Ashantee 1873-74, no clasp (J. R. B. Wright, Asst. Engr. R.N. H.M.S. Bittern. 73-74) nearly extremely fine £180-220

1 December 2010

Lot No 215

Three: Quartermaster Arthur Hobbs, Royal Navy Baltic 1854-55, unnamed as issued; Ashantee 1873-74, no clasp (A. Hobbs, Py. Offr. 1.Cl. H.M.S. Coquette. 73-74); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension (Arthr. Hobbs, Qr. Mr. H.M.S. Rl. Adelaide) engraved naming, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise...

1 December 2010

Lot No 216

Ashantee 1873-74, no clasp (G. H. Finch, Sign. 2 Cl: H.M.S. Decoy. 73-74) good very fine £180-220

1 December 2010

Lot No 217

Ashantee 1873-74, 1 clasp, Coomassie (J. W. Fisher, M.D. Surgn. R.N. H.M.S. Decoy. 73-74) two edge bruises, otherwise good very fine £600-800

1 December 2010

Lot No 218

Ashantee 1873-74, no clasp (H. W. Andrews, Payr. R.N. H.M.S. Dromedary, 73-74) brooch marks to obverse, edge bruising and polished, therefore fine £80-100

1 December 2010

Lot No 219

Ashantee 1873-74, no clasp (Lt. E. G. Bourke, R.N., H.M.S. Druid. 73-74) good very fine £350-400

1 December 2010

Lot No 220

Ashantee 1873-74, 1 clasp, Coomassie (W. Moore, Pte. R.M. H.M.S. Druid. 73-74) edge nick, otherwise good very fine £350-400

1 December 2010

Lot No 221

Pair: Petty Officer W. Hammond, Royal Navy Canada General Service 1866-70, 1 clasp, Fenian...

1 December 2010

Lot No 222

Four: Sick Berth Attendant Charles Bradshaw, Royal Navy Crimea 1854-56, 2 clasps, Sebastopol, Azoff (C. Bradshaw, Royal Navy) engraved naming; Abyssinia 1867 (C. Bradshaw Sick Bth. Attt. H.M.S. Spiteful) suspension detached from ring; Ashantee 1873-74, no clasp (C. Bradshaw, Sk. Bth. Attdt. H.M.S. Encounter);...

1 December 2010

Lot No 223

Four: Colour-Sergeant William Cole, Royal Marine Light Infantry Ashantee 1873-74, no clasp...

1 December 2010

Lot No 224

Three: Ward Room Cook George Langley, Royal Navy Ashantee 1873-74, no clasp (G. Langley, Dom: 1.Cl. H.M.S. Himalaya. 73-74); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (G. Langley, Dom. 1st Cl., H.M.S. Niobe); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension (Geo. Langley, Wd. Rm. Cook, H.M.S. Lord Warden)...

1 December 2010

Lot No 225

Pair: Paymaster-in-Chief F. R. C. Whiddon, Royal Navy, a recipient of the ‘Witu 1890’ clasp...

1 December 2010

Lot No 226

Ashantee 1873-74, no clasp (Capt: W. B. Grant, R.N., H.M.S. Himalaya, 73-74) polished, otherwise very fine £350-400

1 December 2010

Lot No 227

Ashantee 1873-74, no clasp (R. Taylor, Ord. H.M.S. Merlin. 73-74) edge bruise, otherwise very fine £180-220

1 December 2010

Lot No 228

Five: Commander C. S. Shuckburgh, Royal Navy, Naval Transport Officer afloat at Cape Coast Castle during the Ashantee War Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (Chas. S. Shuckburgh. Midn.) officially impressed naming; China 1857-60, 2 clasps, Canton 1857, Taku Forts 1860, unnamed, second clasp loose as issued;...

1 December 2010

Lot No 229

Ashantee 1873-74, no clasp (T. Vickery, Engr. River Volta 1873-4) good very fine and possibly unique £400-500

1 December 2010

Lot No 230

Pair: Torpedo Artificer George Spinks, Royal Navy Ashantee 1873-74, no clasp (G. Spinks, Armrs. Crew. H.M.S. Seagull. 73-74); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension (Geo. Spink, Torpo. Artfr. H.M.S. Cambridge) impressed naming, contact marks, otherwise very fine £300-350

1 December 2010

Lot No 231

Ashantee 1873-74, no clasp (W. Algeo, Surgn. R.N., H.M.S. Simoom. 73-74) edge bruising, otherwise toned, nearly very fine £200-250

1 December 2010

Lot No 232

Four: Barman and Domestic 2nd Class Frank Batchelor, Royal Navy Ashantee 1873-74, no clasp...

1 December 2010

Lot No 233

Four: Commander W. H. Adlam, Royal Navy Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol, unnamed as issued, clasp loose on ribbon; China 1857-60, 1 clasp, Canton 1857, unnamed as issued; Ashantee 1873-74, no clasp (Navg. Lt. W. H. Adlam, R.N. H.M.S. Simoom. 73-74); Turkish Crimea, Sardinian issue, unnamed, fitted with...

1 December 2010

Lot No 234

Four: Rear-Admiral M. S. L. Peile, Royal Navy Baltic 1854-55, unnamed but with erasure at 6 o’clock; Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (M. S. L. Peile, Lieut. R.N.) contemporary engraved naming; Ashantee 1873-74, no clasp (Capt. M. S. L. Peile, R.N. H.M.S. Simoom. 73-74); Turkish Crimea, British issue,...

1 December 2010

Lot No 235

Ashantee 1873-74, no clasp (C. W. Deal, Engr. R.N., H.M.S. Tamar, 73-74) good very fine £180-220

1 December 2010

Lot No 236

Pair: Commander H. M. W. P. Johnson, Royal Navy Ashantee 1873-74, no clasp (Navg. Sub. Lt. H. M. W. P. Johnson, R.N. H.M.S. Victor Eml. 73-74); Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, no clasp (Lieut. H. M. W. P. Johnson, R.N. H.M.S. Arab); Khedive’s Star 1884-6, unnamed, very fine or better (3) £350-400