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12 & 13 December 2012
B.S.C. & Humane Society Star, 80 x 55mm., silver, with engraved ornamentation and inscribed, ‘B.S.C. & Humane Society’ ‘To Colin Forbes for Saving Life on the Beach, 19th July 1875’, reverse stamped, ‘R.Y. A.’, good very fine £150-200
Hammer Price: £170
Bristol Humane Society, silver medallion, 48mm., unnamed, slight edge bruising, nearly extremely fine £120-160
Hammer Price: £120
Bristol Humane Society, Long Distance Swimming Medal, to pupils of Bristol Elementary Schools, reverse inscribed (part engraved) ‘Fred Slocombe swam 1/4 mile 1896’, white metal, in fitted case of issue; Hundred of Salford Humane Society, Swimming Medal, reverse inscribed, ‘Edwd. Littlewood 1898’, silver and enamel, good very fine (2) £40-60
Hammer Price: £40
Fleetwood Humane Society, reverse inscribed, ‘Awarded to John Robert Thomason by the Fleetwood Humane Society for Bravery Displayed on 7th Nov. 1890’, 38mm., gold, swivel ring suspension, with gold slip bar on ribbon, slight edge bruising, nearly extremely fine, extremely rare £1400-1800
£1,400–£1,800
Corporation of Glasgow Bravery Medal, 1st type, silver (James McMichael) complete with ‘Gallantry’ brooch bar, nearly extremely fine £140-180
Fleetwood Humane Society, 38mm., bronze, unnamed, unmounted, extremely fine £60-80
Hammer Price: £60
Corporation of Glasgow Bravery Medal, 3rd type, 9ct. gold (Peter Ferguson, 1971) hallmarks for Edinburgh 1965, complete with gold brooch bar, extremely fine £200-250
Hammer Price: £200
Hundred of Salford Humane Society, 1st type, silver (Jas. Edwd Quale, June 3. 1882) slight edge bruising, very fine £160-200
Hammer Price: £230
Strathclyde Regional Council Bravery Medal, silver-gilt (1977 E. Donnelly) complete with silver-gilt brooch bar, nearly extremely fine, scarce £280-320
Hammer Price: £300
Hundred of Salford Humane Society, 2nd type, silver (William Barker, January 1888) good very fine £60-80
Hammer Price: £100
Surrey Commercial Dock Company Medal for Saving Life, 38mm., silver (William Edwards, July.19.07) in case of issue, good very fine, rare £250-300
Hammer Price: £240
Hundred of Salford Humane Society, 2nd type, silver (John Fleetwood, Nov. 1889) with silver brooch bar, good very fine £60-80
Medal for Saving Life from Fire, 44mm., silver struck medal, obverse engraved, ‘For Saving Life from Fire’; reverse engraved, ‘To James Neil of Blackburn, the 5 Year Old Hero, presented by an admirer B. Rd. Isaac of Liverpool, Vice-President of the London Private Fire Brigade Association, May God Spare You, A Good and Honorable Man, Sep. 1904’, with fixed ring suspension, nearly extremely fine £200-250
Northamptonshire Humane Society, silver, unnamed, with scroll suspension, good very fine £120-160
Medal for Saving Life From Fire, by Shand Mason & Co., London, obverse: a fireman on a ladder wielding an axe amongst blazing timbers; reverse engraved, ‘George Summers, Bravery in Saving Life, June 4th 1900’, 39mm., silver, hallmarks for Birmingham 1900, fixed ring suspension, good very fine £100-140
Hammer Price: £150
Port of Plymouth Humane Society, bronze cross, reverse inscribed, ‘Port of Plymouth Humane Society awarded Arthur Matthews for rescuing A. Pengelly, 18 April 1921’, with bronze buckle on ribbon, in case, extremely fine £200-250
£200–£250
‘Quiver’ Medal for Heroic Conduct in Saving Life, silver (John J. Gilbert 1897) incorrect ribbon, in case, nearly exstremely fine £600-700
Hammer Price: £1,800
Plym Tamar Lynher and Tavy Humane Society, silver, reverse inscribed, ‘To C. L. Eastlake Esqr. Who risked his own to save another’s Life. 16 August 1869’, unmounted, contained in wooden case, glazed front and back (glass cracked), good very fine £300-350
Quiver Good Conduct Medal, bronze, the reverse inscribed ‘Lily Millgate, 1910’, fitted with ring suspension, good very fine and rare £50-70
Hammer Price: £270
‘Today’ Gallantry Fund Medal, silver (Samuel Wilkinson, Decr. 15 1894) complete with brooch bar, slight edge bruise, good very fine, rare £300-400
Three: Constable James Jack, Arbroath Burgh Special Constabulary Special Constabulary Long Service, G.V.R., 1st issue, 5 clasps, The Great War 1914-18, Long Service 1929, 1939, 1943, 1948 (James Jack); Arbroath Swimming Club Medal for Saving Life, obverse, burgh shield, ‘Arbroath Swimming Club Instd. 1879’; reverse inscribed (part engraved) ‘Presented to James Jack For Saving Life 23rd Augst. 1881’, 45mm., bronze, ring suspension; Arbroath Arts Crafts & Industries Exhibition...
Mayor of Deal Medal for Lifesaving 1914, by J.D. & Co., 32mm., silver, engraved, obverse inscribed, ‘Presented by the Mayor of Deal Ald. Redsull’; reverse inscribed, ‘To Annie Crew for prompt rescue H.M.S. Niger, Nov. 11th 1914’ (William Trott) hallmarks for Birmingham 1914, ring suspension, very fine £120-160
Hammer Price: £550
Explosives Loading Company Distinguished Service Medal, 39mm., silver, engraved, obverse inscribed, ‘Pro Patria April 2nd 1916’; reverse inscribed, ‘Presented to E. J. Moat by Explosives Loading Company for Distinguished Service’, hallmarks for Birmingham 1916, straight bar suspension, very fine £120-160
Hammer Price: £250
Mercers’ School Games Club Medal, obverse: school shield; reverse inscribed (part engraved) ‘Mercers’ School Games Club, to G. Thomas for Life Saving’, 51mm., silver, unmounted, good very fine £100-140
£100–£140
Good Conduct Medal for Saving Life, obverse: shield with the motto ‘Help’; reverse engraved, ‘Good Conduct Medal Walter Orme 1885’; edge inscribed, ‘For Saving the Life of T. Edwards in Alexandria Harbour, Egypt’, swivel ring suspension, with ornate brooch bar, edge bruising, very fine £100-140
Boys’ Brigade Cross for Heroism, 1st type, bronze, reverse inscribed, ‘Private James Fisher, 18th Bristol Company, 5th June 1906’, lacking brooch bar, good very fine, scarce £1000-1400
Hammer Price: £1,000
Folkestone Life Saving Medal, obverse: Britannia seated presenting a wreath, ‘Merit’; reverse engraved, ‘Presented to Chas. Douglas by the Duke of Rutland, for Gallantry in Saving Four Lives from Drowning, Folkestone, 4.7.04’, 45mm., silver, straight bar suspension, some edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fine £100-140
Hammer Price: £210
Laetitia Lifeboat Medal 1866, silver, obverse: the Austrian brig ‘Osip’ sinking; rev. inscribed in raised letters, ‘Presented to each member of the crew of the Lifeboat Laetitia for the gallant rescue of 7 Austrian sailors from the brig Osip lost off Lowestoft during the storm of Jan. 13th 1866, Esto Perpetua’, unnamed, ring mount and ring suspension, in case, minor edge bruising, nearly extremely fine, rare £250-300
Gorleston Volunteer Lifeboat Medal 1903, obverse: sailing lifeboat; reverse: ‘Christean, Oct. 14th, 1903’ (Charles Burgess) 38.5mm., bronze, complete with brooch bar, nearly extremely fine £240-280
Medal for Saving Life at Sea, by Ben Wyon, obverse: a sailing ship in distress perilously near rocks with a lifeboat coming to the rescue; reverse inscribed, ‘To [blank] he risked his own to save anothers life’, 41mm., silver, swivel ring suspension, nearly extremely fine £60-100
Hammer Price: £65
Maidstone Typhoid Medal 1897, silver (A. Elkington) with silver brooch bar, minor edge bruising, nearly extremely fine £180-220
Hammer Price: £310
Pair: Able Seaman A. Charles, Royal Navy British War Medal 1914-20 (231267 A.B., R.N.); National Canine Defence League Medal, silver (To Alfred Charles for saving a dog 1937) hallmarks for Birmingham 1937, with silver brooch bar, good very fine (2) £200-250
R.S.P.C.A. Life Saving Medal, bronze (Inspr. T. E. Rees, R.S.P.C.A. 1938) complete with ‘For Humanity’ brooch bar, extremely fine £140-180
Hammer Price: £180
Bristol Animals’ Friend Society Medal, obverse: a horse, goat and dog, ‘The Bristol Animals’ Friend Society Established 1861’; reverse inscribed (name engraved), ‘Presented to William Nichols as a Reward for Humanity to Animals’, 50mm., white metal, pierced for ring suspension, very fine £50-70
Hammer Price: £50
Pair: John Hardie Jr., for Saving a Life on the Richelieu River, Quebec, Canada Life Saving Medal, privately awarded medal, obverse: a seated female figure holding an olive branch, her hand resting on a shield bearing the letters ‘J.H.’, to her left a man dives into water; reverse inscribed, ‘Presented to John Hardie, Jr. who on August 17, 1931 in the Richelieu River, Canada, saved a life from drowning, exhibiting splendid courage and bravery, and winning the everlasting gratitude...
Hammer Price: £400
Denmark, Medal for Saving Life from Drowning, Christian X (Svend Scheibye Jensen) 47mm., silver, with fixed ring suspension, extremely fine £200-300
Hammer Price: £260
France, Medal of Honour, Ministry of the Interior, for Lifesaving (Mr Lucien Richard, 23 Octbre 1908) bronze, good very fine £20-30
Hammer Price: £30
Norway & Sweden, Medal for Heroic Deeds, Oscar II, 35mm., silver, unnamed, swivel straight bar suspension, pitted, good fine £100-140
Portugal, Medal for Courage, Selflessness and Humanity, silver, unnamed, swivel oval ring suspension, nearly extremely fine £50-70
Hammer Price: £80
Presentation Cigarette Box, 114 x 84 x 37mm., silver, with wooden interior and base, hallmarks unclear, side inscribed, ‘Presented to J. E. Palmer in recognition of Lifesaving Services’, lid inscribed, ‘M/T. St. Finbarr 25th December 1966’, one side slightly buckled, good condition £100-150
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