Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria to coinc... (20 September 2002)

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Total Lots Found: 1527

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Lot 1

Defence of Gibraltar 1779-83, General Picton’s Medal, silver, edge bruising and light surface marks, otherwise generally better than very fine and scarce £500-600

Sold for £880

Lot 2

Defence of Gibraltar 1779-83, “Red Hot Shot” Medal, engraved on copper, 38mm with integral loop for suspension (T. Dodd) very fine and rare £1000-1200

Sold for £1,800

Lot 3

Honourable East India Company Medal for Seringapatam 1799, silver-gilt, Soho Mint, contained in a silver-gilt glazed frame with straight bar suspension and three-pronged ribbon buckle, plugged at 12 o’clock, otherwise good very fine £600-700

Sold for £870

Lot 4

Honourable East India Company Medal for Seringapatam 1799, silver, Soho Mint, contained in a contemporary red leather fitted case, retaining catch broken on the case, otherwise good very fine £400-500

Sold for £560

Lot 5

Sultan’s Medal for Egypt 1801, 4th Class, gold, 36mm, with contemporary inscription on obverse and reverse (R. P. Steer, Doncaster, 58 Regt. Egypt 8th March. 21st March Alexandria) pierced at 12 o’clock and fitted with rings and gold bar suspension to which is attached an old parchment label, inscribed ‘My Grandfather’s Medal’, and ‘Medal given by the Sultan of Turkey to British Officers who took part in the Egyptian Campaign 1801’,...

Sold for £900

Lot 6

The fine Small Army Gold Medal and Waterloo C.B. group of three awarded to Colonel James Hawker, Royal Artillery The Most Honourable Order of The Bath, C.B. (Military) breast badge in 22 carat gold and enamels, hallmarked London 1818, complete with wide swivel-ring bar suspension and gold ribbon buckle, contained in its original red leather case of issue, enamel chipped on one obverse and two reverse arms and on both wreaths; Field Officer’s...

Sold for £12,000

Lot 7

The C.B. and Waterloo pair awarded to Colonel Charles Gold, Royal Artillery, commanding the artillery of the 2nd Division at Waterloo The Most Honourable Order of The Bath, C.B. (Military) breast badge in silver-gilt and enamels but with gold centres, fitted with gilt straight bar suspension and ribbon slide, a well made contemporary copy badge to replace the original which would have been returned at death; Waterloo 1815 (Lieut. Col., Royal F...

Sold for £6,000

Lot 8

The Sutlej medal awarded to Lieutenant-General W. G. Gold, 53rd (Shropshire) Regiment, who commanded throughout the Sutlej campaign and was wounded at the battle of Sobraon, later becoming Colonel of the Regiment Sutlej 1845-46, for Aliwal 1846, 1 clasp, Sobraon (Lieut. Col., 53rd Regt.) fitted with silver ribbon buckle and slide, a few minor nicks, otherwise nearly extremely fine £1000-1200

Sold for £1,900

Lot 9

The M.G.S. and Army of India pair awarded to Captain J. S. Byers, Royal Artillery, who served in Nepaul as A.D.C. to Major-General Sir R. R. Gillespie and was the only Royal Artillery recipient of the Army of India medal Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Java (2nd Capt. R. Arty.); Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Nepaul (Captn., R.A., A.D.C.) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, light contact marks and edge bruising,...

Sold for £3,000

Lot 10

The First Burma War and Gwalior campaign pair awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel J. H. McDonald, Bengal Artillery, later Commandant of the 1st (South London) Rifle Volunteers Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Ava (1st Lieut., Artillery) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming; Maharajpoor Star 1843 (Dy. Afst. Adjt. Genl., Captn. 1st Compy. 4th Bn. Artillery) fitted with contemporary silver bar suspension, both medals fitted with silver ri...

Sold for £1,100

Lot 11

The M.G.S., Army of India and Gwalior campaign group of three awarded to Major-General J. J. Farrington, Bengal Artillery Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Java (Lieut. Arty.); Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Bhurtpoor (Captn., Arty.) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming; Maharajpoor Star 1843 (Lieutt. Col., 4th Battn. Arty.) with original hook suspension fitted with slip-on ring, nearly extremely fine (3) £1200-1500

Sold for £2,800

Lot 12

A rare pattern of the proposed Waterloo Medal in copper by Wyon, named to John Martin, 6th or Inniskilling Dragoons Waterloo 1815, pattern in copper by Wyon, 35mm, obv. laureate bust of the Prince Regent encircled by legend ‘George Prince Regent’, dated 1815 below the bust, the whole surrounded by a wreath of oak leaves, rev. with minor differences but otherwise as for the adopted design except that the date is omitted from the exergue, im...

Sold for £720

Lot 13

The ‘Honorary’ Waterloo Medal named to H.R.H. The Commander in Chief (The Duke of York and Albany, K.G., G.C.B.) Waterloo 1815 (The Master of the Mint to H.R.H. The Comm. in Chief) fitted with steel clip and ring suspension, pitting overall, otherwise generally very fine and rare £400-500

Sold for £1,200

Lot 14

The Sutlej medal awarded to Major-General T. F. Forster, Bengal Army, who served as a Volunteer at the battle of Aliwal with the Shekhawattee Brigade, raised and commanded by his father Sutlej 1845-46, for Aliwal 1846 (Mr. T. F. Forster, Shekhawattee Brig.) fitted with silver ribbon brooch, edge bruise, otherwise good very fine £500-600

Sold for £680

Lot 15

A Crimean War Al Valore Militare awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel H. J. Thomas, Royal Artillery, for services at the siege of Sebastopol Al Valore Militare, Spedizione D’Oriente 1855-1856 (Lt. Coll. Henry John Thomas, Rl. Arty.) fitted with silvered ribbon buckle, good very fine £600-800

Sold for £1,400

Lot 16

India General Service 1854-95, 2 clasps, Burma 1885-7, Burma 1887-89 (Lieutt. R. W. Fuller, Royal Arty.) some official corrections to naming, otherwise good very fine £200-250

Sold for £250

Lot 17

India General Service 1854-95, 2 clasps, Burma 1885-7, Chin-Lushai 1889-90 (Surgeon M. H. Smith, 3rd Madras Infy.) second clasp loose on ribbon as issued, nearly extremely fine £250-300

Sold for £320

Lot 18

India General Service 1854-95, 3 clasps, Burma 1885-7, Burma 1887-89, Hazara 1888 (Surgeon Major K. M. Downie, I.M.S.) good very fine £300-350

Sold for £330

Lot 19

East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, Niger 1897 (Lieut. W. T. Barton, Pembroke Arty.) good very fine and very rare £600-800

Sold for £1,900

Lot 20

The Afghan Campaign and Delhi Durbar pair awarded to Major-General Sir John Leach, K.C.V.O., Royal Artillery Delhi Durbar 1903, unnamed as issued; Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp (Lieut., D/A Bde. R.H.A.) good very fine (2) £300-350

Sold for £500

Lot 21

The Boer War pair awarded to Nursing Sister Alice R. Cullum, Army Nursing Service Reserve Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (Nursing Sister A. R. Cullum); King’s South Africa 1901-02, no clasp (Nursing Sister A. R. Cullum) light contact marks, otherwise good very fine (2) £150-200

Sold for £270

Lot 22

The Boxer Rebellion and Great War group of five awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel W. A. W. Swettenham, C.B.E., Royal Artillery China 1900, no clasp (Captn., 43 Coy. R.G.A.); 1914-15 Star (Major); British War and Victory Medals (Lt. Col.); Delhi Durbar 1911, mounted as worn, good very fine or better (5) £200-250

Sold for £440

Lot 23

Ashanti 1900, no clasp, high relief bust (Lieut. H. T. Eckersley, W. India Regt.) good very fine £300-350

Sold for £380

Lot 24

A scarce Edward VII I.D.S.M. awarded to Havildar Ram Singh, 23rd Sikh Pioneers, for services in the Tibet Campaign for which he was mentioned in despatches Indian Distinguished Service Medal, E.VII.R. (2960 Havdr. Ram Singh, 23d Sikh Pioneers) contact marks and suspension slack, otherwise very fine £600-800