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18 September 1998
Lot No 450
Ally Sloper’s Medal for Valour, silver, 36 mm, the reverse inscribed (To William J. Osborn for his Courageous Conduct at the Fire at Coast Guard Station, Castle Townshend, Co. Cork, 7 July 1888) fitted with small ring for suspension, nearly very fine and rare £200-300
Lot No 451
The “Pluck” Medal for Heroism, silver, 32 mm, the reverse scroll inscribed (Sgt. Beisly), hallmarked Birmingham 1897, with ring suspension and ribbon bar inscribed ‘Special Service’, nearly extremely fine and rare £200-300
Lot No 452
The Golden Penny Award for Bravery, silver, 36 mm, the reverse inscribed (Owen Holman 1903) extremely fine and very rare £200-300
Lot No 453
The Fire Brigades Association, bronze medal for gallantry, 32 mm, the reverse inscribed (George Gough, Liverpool, for Gallantry Dec. 23. 1901) good very fine £100-150
Lot No 454
The Gallantry Fund Award, silver, 38 mm, the reverse inscribed (James Rowley, Decr. 15. 1894) in fitted case of issue, good very fine and very rare £200-300
Lot No 455
Liverpool Medal for Heroism, silver, 50 mm, the reverse inscribed (Robert Stannard King, March 18th 1927) nearly extremely fine and rare £150-200
Lot No 456
Surrey Commercial Dock Company, silver medal for Saving Life, 38 mm, the reverse inscribed (William E. Edwards, July 19. 07) in fitted case of issue, good very fine and rare £200-300
Lot No 457
Explosives Loading Company, silver medal for Distinguished Service, 39 mm, obverse inscribed ‘Pro Patria April 2nd 1916’ wreath of laurel around, the reverse inscribed (Presented to P. Harris by Explosives Loading Company for Distinguished Service) hallmarked Birmingham 1916, good very fine £100-150
Lot No 458
Maidstone Typhoid Epidemic 1897, silver medal, 31 mm, the reverse scroll inscribed (A. Elkington) good very fine £100-150
Lot No 459
Order of Industrial Heroism, Awarded by the Daily Herald (To Ronald Wilson, 2nd January 1959) in fitted presentation case together with original named award certificate, extremely fine and rare £300-400
Lot No 460
A Boy Scouts Silver Gallantry Cross group of six awarded to Lance Bombardier L. G. H. Ryden, Royal Artillery, Airborne Division, who was killed in action at the Arnhem Landings 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals; Boy Scout’s Association, Silver Gallantry Cross (L. Ryden 5-12-34)...
Lot No 461
Grand Priory of The Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem in England, Illuminated Certificate of Honour awarded to ‘Clarisse Maude Crawfurth-Smith, in recognition of gallant conduct in tending the wounded at great personal risk during the Sinn Fein riots in Ireland in April and May, 1916’, 300x210 mm,...
Lot No 462
Norton Hill Colliery Explosion Relief Fund, Presentation Certificate, 470x380 mm, ‘Awarded by the Committee on behalf of the Subscribers to the above Fund to George S. Pollard for Conspicuous Bravery on the occasion of an Explosion at Norton Hill Colliery, on 9th April 1908. This certificate was presented at...
Lot No 463
Women’s Social and Political Union Medal for Valour, silver, 22 mm, the obverse inscribed ‘Hunger Strike’, the reverse inscribed ‘Isabel Kelley’, the suspension bar inscribed with the date ‘July 30th 1909’, the top suspension brooch bar inscribed ‘For Valour’, with original ribbon, good very fine...
Lot No 464
Women’s Social and Political Union, Imprisonment Badge, silver portcullis with chains attached and applied broad arrow enamelled in the Union’s colours, the reverse with maker’s mark Toye & Co. London, and stamped ‘Silver’, fitted with pin for wearing, good very fine and rare £100-150
Lot No 465
Women’s Suffrage Badges, a collection of 15 various badges, mostly enamelled, including a rare W.S.P.U. badge in silver depicting Joan of Arc carrying the Union’s banner, this hallmarked Birmingham 1912; together with a W.S.P.U. silk rosette and an enamelled badge of the National League for Opposing Woman...
Lot No 466
W.S.P.U. Illuminated Testimonial signed by Emmeline Pankhurst, ‘To Grace Williams, on behalf of all women who will win freedom by the bondage which you have endured for their sake, and dignity by the humiliation which you have gladly suffered for the uplifting of our sex, We, the Members of the Women’s Social...
Lot No 467
Autographed Photograph, signed by Emmeline and Christabel Pankhurst, this famous photograph was taken by the Daily Mirror on October 13th 1908, of the two leading Suffragettes awaiting arrest on the roof of the head office of the W.S.P.U. for issuing handbills inciting a “rush” on the House of Commons during...
Lot No 468
Contemporary Suffragette Postcards, a collection of thirty-one different postcards, including one addressed to Miss A. B. Lewis at Holloway Prison, the message written in the Welsh language; together with four items of related ephemera and a calling card of Sylvia Pankhurst, generally good condition for age and a...
Lot No 469
‘Panko’ or ‘Votes for Women’, The Great Card Game, Suffragists v. Anti-Suffragists, complete pack of 48 playing cards illustrated with pictures by E. T. Reed of “Punch”, published by Peter Gurney Ltd, London, with playing instructions and contained in original outer card box, the outer box and playing...
Lot No 470
A rare 18th Century silk embroidered Guidon of the Limerick Fencible Light Dragoons, similar design to both sides, approximately 870x540 mm, silk backing shot in parts, particularly to the centre of one side, otherwise good condition for age £1000-1500
Lot No 471
Royal Dublin Volunteers 1796, 2nd Regt., a fine Georgian silver oval shoulder belt plate, 115x76 mm, the reverse with maker’s mark ‘I.I’ and with original fittings comprising two hooks and two studs, good very fine and rare £400-500
Lot No 472
Meath Horse, First Troop, a Georgian silver oval shoulder belt plate, 65 x 48 mm, the reverse with maker’s mark ‘BD’ and with original fittings comprising single hook and two studs, very fine and rare £250-350
Lot No 473
18th (Royal Irish) Regiment of Foot Shoulder Belt Plate, a fine Georgian officer’s shoulder belt plate as worn 1800-1818, 80x65 mm, the oval matted copper-gilt plate with applied badge of the regiment on a blue enamelled ground, the reverse with original fittings comprising a single hook and two studs, some...
Lot No 474
Irish Rifle Volunteers, an early Victorian officer’s silver shako plate, 92x70 mm, hallmarked Birmingham 1860, reverse with original fittings comprising two lugs, extremely fine and very rare £300-400
Lot No 475
Royal Tyrone Regiment, For Soldierly Merit, struck silver medal, 38 mm, fitted with steel clip and ring suspender, very fine £80-120
Lot No 476
Royal Irish Ordnance Corps, struck bronze medal, 40 mm, the reverse numbered ‘99’, with small integral loop for suspension, nearly very fine £60-80
Lot No 477
Limerick Militia Medal for Coloony, ‘Corporation and Citizens of Limerick’, ‘To the Heroes of Coloony 5th Sepr. 1798’, struck silver medal, 38 mm, with small ring for suspension, nearly very fine £100-150
Lot No 478
City of Waterford Merit Medal, ‘To the South Devon Militia in Testimony of Merit 1799’, struck silver medal, 32 mm, with small integral loop for suspension, good very fine £60-80
Lot No 479
Royal Hibernian Military School, silver medal for Continued Good Conduct, 34 mm, fitted with rings for suspension, good very fine £30-40
Lot No 480
The Boycott Expedition, Lough Mask 1880, ‘In Honour of the Brave & Loyal Ulstermen’, struck silver medal by West & Son, 40 mm, the reverse inscribed ‘William Smyth’, nearly extremely fine and very rare £300-400
Lot No 481
Cork City Militia, centre from a shoulder belt plate (?), unmarked but probably silver, the reverse with original fittings comprising five lugs, extremely fine and scarce £100-150
Lot No 482
Royal Albert Hall, Steward’s Badge, silver, monogram RAH with crown above, reverse with lapel stud fitting, the stud fitting twisted, otherwise very fine and scarce £20-30
Lot No 483
Vatican, Castelfiardo Medal 1860, German silver, named on the edge (J. Power, I.P. Brigade 1860) lacking ribbon, very fine £200-300
Lot No 484
Execution of Sir Roger Casement 1916, cast bronze propaganda medal by Karl Goetz, 58 mm, good very fine £100-150
Lot No 485
Lincolnshire Regiment Medal for Gallant Conduct in Ireland 1920, regimental medal in silver, 35 mm, the reverse inscribed ‘Pte. E. E. Bowes, for Gallant Conduct in Ireland. 20th December 1920’, with ring suspension, good very fine and very rare £200-250
Lot No 486
Irish Red Cross, Nursing and Hospital Badges, silver and enamel (10), silver (2), and one in bronze, several named or numbered, two lacking brooch fittings, very fine or better (13) £30-40
Lot No 487
Book of Common Prayer, pocket sized 1852 edition, bound in red leather with brass edges and locket, the front cover gold blocked ‘G. P. Houghton, 11th P.A.O. Hussars’, and inscribed in ink inside ‘G. P. Houghton, 11th Hussars’, good condition £100-150
Lot No 488
Irish Republican and Unionist Medals and Badges, an interesting collection of medals, cap and lapel badges (approx. 70 pieces) including Dublin Regiment N.V., Waterford Regiment I.N.V. etc., and a gold Sword of Light badge dated 1916-1966, good overall condition (Lot) £50-100
Lot No 489
8th King’s Royal Irish Hussars Regimental Ceramic Coffee Pot, by Spode, decorated with a red and blue floral design with gilt highlights, each side with a painted regimental crest, overall height 210 mm, circa 1860-70, handle professionally repaired, otherwise good condition £100-150
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