Orders, Decorations and Medals (28 July 1993)

Search this Auction

Valuations

If you are interested in selling your items and would like a valuation, our experts would be happy to help.

Click here to request a valuation

GridList

Total Lots Found: 389

Previous Next

Lot 1

DEFENCE OF GIBRALTAR 1783, General Elliott's medal, silver, attractively toned, good very fine

Sold for £320

Lot 2

DEFENCE OF GIBRALTAR 1783, General Picton's medal, silver, some marks to obverse and edge but generally very fine and scarce

Sold for £580

Lot 3

CAPTURE OF CEYLON 1795-6, silver, fitted with loop for suspension, later striking, otherwise very fine

Sold for £270

Lot 4

ALEXANDER DAVISON'S MEDAL FOR THE NILE 1798, bronze, knocked and scuffed, otherwise nearly very fine

Sold for £45

Lot 5

CAPTURE OF SERINGAPATAM 1799, silver, 48mm, fitted with loop for suspension, nearly extremely fine

Sold for £280

Lot 6

CAPTURE OF SERINGAPATAM 1799, white metal, some light scuff marks, otherwise very fine and attractive retaining much original finish

Sold for £140

Lot 7

EARL ST. VINCENT'S TESTIMONY OF APPROBATION 1800, gold, contained in its original glazed case, the gold rim fitted with rings for suspension, the edge inscribed (Given to the Revd. Cooper Willyams A.M. his Lordships Domestic Chaplain) extremely fine and rare

Sold for £3,600

Lot 8

EARL ST. VINCENT'S TESTIMONY OF APPROBATION 1800, silver, fitted with small ringfor suspension, plugged at 12 o'clock and generally knocked and worn, therefore fine

Sold for £150

Lot 9

MATTHEW BOULTON's MEDAL FOR TRAFALGAR 1805, white metal, contained in a contemporary glazed case, the original lunettes of particularly bulbous form, the silver rim fitted with small loop for suspension, the edge inscribed in running script 'From Mr. Boulton to the Heroes of Trafalgar' good very fine and rare in this state

Sold for £440

Lot 10

MATTHEW BOULTON'S MEDAL FOR TRAFALGAR 1805, bronze-gilt, contained in its original bronzed copper case, small edge bruise, otherwise virtually as struck and extremely attractive

Sold for £400

Lot 11

MATTHEW BOULTON'S MEDAL FOR TRAFALGAR 1805, trial in lead of the obverse without legend, unsigned and apparently unrecorded, good fine and rare

Sold for £30

Lot 12

HON. EAST INDIA COMPANY MEDAL FOR THE CAPTURE OF JAVA 1811, silver, fitted with loop for suspension, a later striking, heavily polished, good fine

Sold for £130

Lot 13

MILITARY GENERAL SERVICE 1793-1814, 3 clasps, Rolcia, Vimiera, Barrosa (G. Smith, 95th Foot, Rifles) dark toned, extremely fine and a unique combination of clasps to the regiment

Sold for £640

Lot 14

MILITARY GENERAL SERVICE 1793-1814, 3 clasps, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Orthes (Seth Mason, 6th Foot) edge bruises, otherwise nearly very fine

Sold for £280

Lot 15

MILITARY GENERAL SERVICE 1793-1814, 5 clasps, Rolcia, Vimiera, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Toulouse (S. Hunter, Dy. P.M. Genl.) very fine and very rare

Sold for £500

Lot 16

MILITARY GENERAL SERVICE 1793-1814, 6 clasps, Vimiera, Corunna, Fuentes d'Onor, Vittoria, Orthes, Toulouse (Thos. Dundas, Lieut. 52nd Ft. & 1st Dgns & Capt. 15th Hussars) good very fine and unique with two ranks and three regiments shown on the medal

Sold for £1,000

Lot 17

WATERLOO 1815 (John Oldham, 1st or Royal Dragoons) fitted with steel clip and ring suspender, small edge bruise, otherwise better than very fine

Sold for £620

Lot 18

WATERLOO 1815 (Robert Hornfield, 16th or QUEEN's Light Drag.) fitted with original steel clip and ring suspender, some light edge bruising but generally very fine

Sold for £360

Lot 19

ARMY OF INDIA 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Ava (F. Rose, Eur. Regt.) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, good very fine

Sold for £340

Lot 20

ARMY OF INDIA 1799-1826, 3 clasps, Asseerghur, Argaum, Gawilghur (W. Todd, 94th Foot) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, small edge bruise, otherwise very fine and very rare

Sold for £2,500

Lot 21

HON. EAST INDIA COMPANY MEDAL FOR BURMA 1824-25, silver with original steel clip and replacement straight suspender, nearly very fine

Sold for £240

Lot 22

NAVAL GENERAL SERVICE 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Syria (F.W. Boyse, Mate) very fine