The Donald G. Mellen Collection

Japan, Order of the Golden Kite, 7th Class breast badge, silver and silver-gilt, nearly...

Hammer Price:
£50

Japan, Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd Class neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel with red cabochon centre, with neck...

25 March 2015

Lot No 479

Japan, Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd Class neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel with red cabochon...

Hammer Price:
£420

Japan, Order of the Rising Sun (2) 4th Class breast badge, silver-gilt and enamel with cabochon centre, rosette on...

25 March 2015

Lot No 480

Japan, Order of the Rising Sun (2) 4th Class breast badge, silver-gilt and enamel with cabochon...

Japan, Order of the Rising Sun (5), 6th Class breast badge, silver and enamel with red cabochon centre; another, 7th...

25 March 2015

Lot No 481

Japan, Order of the Rising Sun (5), 6th Class breast badge, silver and enamel with red cabochon...

Japan, Order of the Sacred Treasure, 3rd Class neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, with neck cravat complete with...

25 March 2015

Lot No 482

Japan, Order of the Sacred Treasure, 3rd Class neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, with neck...

Japan, Order of the Sacred Treasure (3) 6th Class breast badge, silver and enamel, in hinged lacquer case; another,...

25 March 2015

Lot No 483

Japan, Order of the Sacred Treasure (3) 6th Class breast badge, silver and enamel, in hinged...

Hammer Price:
£110

Japan, Red Cross Order of Merit, breast badge, silver and enamel, in hinged lacquer case of issue; Red Cross...

25 March 2015

Lot No 484

Japan, Red Cross Order of Merit, breast badge, silver and enamel, in hinged lacquer case of...

Hammer Price:
£60

Japan, War Medal 1894-95 (2) - both in fitted lacquer case; War Medal 1904-05; War Medal 1914-15; War Medal 1914-20;...

25 March 2015

Lot No 485

Japan, War Medal 1894-95 (2) - both in fitted lacquer case; War Medal 1904-05; War Medal...

Hammer Price:
£300

Japan, Korean Annexation Commemorative Medal 1912; Taisho Enthronement Commemorative Medal 1915 (2); First National...

25 March 2015

Lot No 486

Japan, Korean Annexation Commemorative Medal 1912; Taisho Enthronement Commemorative Medal 1915...

Hammer Price:
£280

Morocco, Order of Ouissam Alaouite Cherifien, Commander’s neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, with neck cravat,...

25 March 2015

Lot No 487

Morocco, Order of Ouissam Alaouite Cherifien, Commander’s neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel,...

Hammer Price:
£150

Sudan, Order of Long and Distinguished Service (4) Army; another Police, both with dress miniature medals in card...

25 March 2015

Lot No 488

Sudan, Order of Long and Distinguished Service (4) Army; another Police, both with dress...

Hammer Price:
£140

Thailand, Order of the Crown (7) 1st type, 3rd Class neck badge, n.r.; another, 2nd type breast star; another, 2nd...

25 March 2015

Lot No 489

Thailand, Order of the Crown (7) 1st type, 3rd Class neck badge, n.r.; another, 2nd type breast...

Thailand, Order of the White Elephant, 2nd type, 2nd Class set of insignia, breast star and neck badge, silver,...

25 March 2015

Lot No 490

Thailand, Order of the White Elephant, 2nd type, 2nd Class set of insignia, breast star and neck...

Hammer Price:
£240

Tunisia, Order of Nichan Iftikhar (3), 3rd Class neck badge, cypher of Mohammed el Naceur (1906-22), silver, gold...

25 March 2015

Lot No 491

Tunisia, Order of Nichan Iftikhar (3), 3rd Class neck badge, cypher of Mohammed el Naceur...

A U.S.S.R. group of eight awarded to Captain Vasili Konstantinovich Zyrianov, 110th Rifle Division

Order of the...

25 March 2015

Lot No 492

A U.S.S.R. group of eight awarded to Captain Vasili Konstantinovich Zyrianov, 110th Rifle...

Hammer Price:
£750

A U.S.S.R. group of seven awarded to Ivan Melnik

Order of Glory, 3rd Class, silver and enamel, reverse inscribed,...

25 March 2015

Lot No 493

A U.S.S.R. group of seven awarded to Ivan Melnik Order of Glory, 3rd Class, silver and...

Hammer Price:
£240

A U.S.S.R. pair awarded to Ivan Pavlovich Puzanov

Order of Glory, 3rd Class, silver and enamel, reverse...

25 March 2015

Lot No 494

A U.S.S.R. pair awarded to Ivan Pavlovich Puzanov Order of Glory, 3rd Class, silver and...

Hammer Price:
£120

A Russian group of seven awarded to Ivan Dmitrievich Balikov

30th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic...

25 March 2015

Lot No 495

A Russian group of seven awarded to Ivan Dmitrievich Balikov 30th Anniversary of Victory in...

Hammer Price:
£280

U.S.S.R., Order of Lenin, 5th type, variation 1 breast badge, gold, platinum and enamel, reverse numbered,...

25 March 2015

Lot No 496

U.S.S.R., Order of Lenin, 5th type, variation 1 breast badge, gold, platinum and enamel, reverse...

Hammer Price:
£850

U.S.S.R., Order of Alexander Nevsky, 3rd type badge, silver, silver-gilt and enamel, reverse inscribed, ‘32222’,...

25 March 2015

Lot No 497

U.S.S.R., Order of Alexander Nevsky, 3rd type badge, silver, silver-gilt and enamel, reverse...

Hammer Price:
£500

U.S.S.R., Order of the October Revolution, silver, silver-gilt, gold and enamel, reverse inscribed, ‘49156’,...

25 March 2015

Lot No 498

U.S.S.R., Order of the October Revolution, silver, silver-gilt, gold and enamel, reverse...

U.S.S.R., Order of the Red Banner of Labour, 2nd type, variation 1, silver, silver-gilt and enamel, reverse...

25 March 2015

Lot No 499

U.S.S.R., Order of the Red Banner of Labour, 2nd type, variation 1, silver, silver-gilt and...

Hammer Price:
£2,000

U.S.S.R., Order of the Red Banner of Labour (4) 4th type breast badge (2), silver, silver-gilt and enamel, reverses...

25 March 2015

Lot No 500

U.S.S.R., Order of the Red Banner of Labour (4) 4th type breast badge (2), silver, silver-gilt...

U.S.S.R., Order for Service to the Motherland in the Armed Forces, 3rd Class, silver and enamel, reverse inscribed,...

25 March 2015

Lot No 501

U.S.S.R., Order for Service to the Motherland in the Armed Forces, 3rd Class, silver and enamel,...

Hammer Price:
£420

U.S.S.R., Order of Friendship of People’s, silver-gilt, silver and enamel, reverse inscribed, 60210’, mounted...

25 March 2015

Lot No 502

U.S.S.R., Order of Friendship of People’s, silver-gilt, silver and enamel, reverse inscribed,...

Hammer Price:
£260

U.S.S.R., Order of Mother Heroine, badge, variation 3, silver, silver-gilt, gold and enamel, reverse numbered,...

25 March 2015

Lot No 503

U.S.S.R., Order of Mother Heroine, badge, variation 3, silver, silver-gilt, gold and enamel,...

U.S.S.R., Medal for Bravery, 1st type, variation 3, reverse inscribed, ‘104303’, screw-backed rectangular...

25 March 2015

Lot No 504

U.S.S.R., Medal for Bravery, 1st type, variation 3, reverse inscribed, ‘104303’,...

Hammer Price:
£600

U.S.S.R., ‘Defence’ medals (6) Leningrad; Odessa; Stalingrad; Moscow; Caucasus; Polar Regions; ‘Capture’...

25 March 2015

Lot No 505

U.S.S.R., ‘Defence’ medals (6) Leningrad; Odessa; Stalingrad; Moscow; Caucasus; Polar...

Hammer Price:
£360

U.S.S.R., Medal for Bravery in a Fire; Medal for the Restoration of the Donbass Coal Mines; Medal for the...

25 March 2015

Lot No 506

U.S.S.R., Medal for Bravery in a Fire; Medal for the Restoration of the Donbass Coal Mines;...

Hammer Price:
£220

U.S.S.R., Medal for Irreproachable Service, Armed Forces issue (3) for 20, 15 & 10 years; K.G.B. 1st type (2) for 20...

25 March 2015

Lot No 507

U.S.S.R., Medal for Irreproachable Service, Armed Forces issue (3) for 20, 15 & 10 years; K.G.B....

Hammer Price:
£750

U.S.S.R., Railway Worker’s Badge, bronze and enamel, reverse stamped, ‘95406, screw-backed, slight enamel...

25 March 2015

Lot No 508

U.S.S.R., Railway Worker’s Badge, bronze and enamel, reverse stamped, ‘95406, screw-backed,...

Hammer Price:
£95

U.S.S.R. copy badges and medals (11) Order of the Red Banner (3), enamelled, reverse inscribed, ‘33588’,...

25 March 2015

Lot No 509

U.S.S.R. copy badges and medals (11) Order of the Red Banner (3), enamelled, reverse inscribed,...

Hammer Price:
£3,000

U.S.S.R., copy badge: Hero of the Soviet Union, uninscribed gilt star, screw-backed rectangular suspension;...

25 March 2015

Lot No 510

U.S.S.R., copy badge: Hero of the Soviet Union, uninscribed gilt star, screw-backed rectangular...

A U.S.A. Great war group of four

Victory Medal 1918, official type 2, 3 clasps, Meuse-Argonne, Defensive Sector,...

25 March 2015

Lot No 512

A U.S.A. Great war group of four Victory Medal 1918, official type 2, 3 clasps,...

Hammer Price:
£120

U.S.A., Victory Medal 1918 (6), no clasp, in The Art Metal Works, Newark card box of issue; another, 1 clasp, France...

25 March 2015

Lot No 513

U.S.A., Victory Medal 1918 (6), no clasp, in The Art Metal Works, Newark card box of issue;...

U.S.A., Victory Medal 1918 (5) no clasp (F. J. Haring Electrician 3rd Class Great Lakes Ills) privately engraved...

25 March 2015

Lot No 514

U.S.A., Victory Medal 1918 (5) no clasp (F. J. Haring Electrician 3rd Class Great Lakes Ills)...

Hammer Price:
£240

U.S.A., Victory Medal 1918 (6) 1 clasp, Cambrai; another, 2 clasps, Defensive Sector, Meuse-Argonne; another, 3...

25 March 2015

Lot No 515

U.S.A., Victory Medal 1918 (6) 1 clasp, Cambrai; another, 2 clasps, Defensive Sector,...

U.S.A., Victory Medal 1918 (2), 1 clasp, Russia; another, 1 clasp, Siberia, both official type 2 medals on full wrap...

25 March 2015

Lot No 516

U.S.A., Victory Medal 1918 (2), 1 clasp, Russia; another, 1 clasp, Siberia, both official type 2...

Hammer Price:
£300

U.S.A., Victory Medal 1918 (6) 1 clasp, Grand Fleet; another, 1 clasp, Atlantic Fleet; another, 1 clasp, Patrol;...

25 March 2015

Lot No 517

U.S.A., Victory Medal 1918 (6) 1 clasp, Grand Fleet; another, 1 clasp, Atlantic Fleet; another,...

Hammer Price:
£150

U.S.A., Victory Medal 1918 (6) 1 clasp, Mobile Base; another, 1 clasp, Salvage; another, 1 clasp, Armed Guard;...

25 March 2015

Lot No 518

U.S.A., Victory Medal 1918 (6) 1 clasp, Mobile Base; another, 1 clasp, Salvage; another, 1...