Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria, to incl... (23 September 2005)

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The Collection of Medals to the Leicester Regiment and Yeomanry formed by the late Trevor Harris
The Brian Ritchie Collection of H.E.I.C. and British India Medals

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Lot 1

The Naval General Service medal awarded to Commander James Long, Royal Navy, who in February 1799 took part in the severe broadside-to-broadside engagement between the Sybille and the superior French frigate La Forte, which had been harassing British shipping in the Bay of Bengal Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Sybille 28 Feby. 1799 (J. Long, Lieut. R.N.) minor rim bruises, otherwise nearly extremely fine £10000-12000

Sold for £13,000

Lot 2

The Second Mahratta War medal to Private Michael Jordan, 19th Light Dragoons, wounded at Assye Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Assye (M. Jordan, 19th Lt. Dragns.) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, good very fine, a rare single clasp especially to a casualty £3500-4000

Sold for £4,800

Lot 3

The 74th Regimental medal awarded to Sergeant John Morgan, 74th Foot, ‘wounded at the battle of Assaye and the capture of Cuidad Rodrigo - his conduct on the field was marked with bravery’ 74th Foot Regimental Medal 1814, silver, 1st Class for 11 actions, both sides with struck ‘74th’ and laurel wreath tied with ribbon at the bottom, the obverse centre engraved with six Indian honours for Assaye, Amednagur, Argum, Gilegur, Shandoor, an...

Sold for £2,500

Lot 4

The Second Mahratta War medal to Sowar Durmajee Row, 4th Madras Light Cavalry Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Assye (Durmajee Row 4th Light Cavy) long hyphen reverse, locally impressed naming, very fine £1200-1500

Sold for £2,300

Lot 5

The Second Mahratta War medal to Lieutenant Henry Harvey, 12th Madras N.I., wounded at the battle of Assye Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Assye (Lieut. H. Harvey, 12th N.I.) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, good very fine £3000-3500

Sold for £5,000

Lot 6

The Second Mahratta War medal to Corporal John Anderson, 8th Light Dragoons Army of India 1799-1826, 2 clasps, Laswarree, Capture of Deig (John Anderson, 8th Lt. Dragns.) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, nearly extremely fine £3000-3500

Sold for £3,600

Lot 7

The Second Mahratta War medal to Private Samuel Brown, 27th Light Dragoons Army of India 1799-1826, 3 clasps, Allighur, Battle of Delhi, Laswarree (S. Brown, 27th Lt. Dragns.) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, extremely fine £5000-6000

Sold for £5,200

Lot 8

The unique Seringapatam and Second Mahratta War group to Lieutenant-General Sir John Rose, K.C.B., Bengal Army, severely wounded at the capture of Agra and Hero of the Defence of Delhi, one of only five recipients of this clasp (a) The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (Military) K.C.B., a superb breast star by Storr & Mortimer, silver with appliqé centre in gold and enamels, circa 1820, the reverse centre plate inscribed Storr & Mortimer, Lo...

Sold for £25,000

Lot 9

The rare 4-clasp Second Mahratta War medal to Private George Gardiner, 76th Foot Army of India 1799-1826, 4 clasps, Allighur, Battle of Delhi, Laswarree, Battle of Deig (G. Gardiner, 76th Foot) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, nearly extremely fine £8000-10000

Sold for £10,000

Lot 10

The unique Army of India medals to Drummer William Colston, 2/15th and 31st Bengal Native Infantry, later Fife Major in his regiment and Key Sergeant at Allahabad, the only recipient of a 7-clasp medal (a) Army of India 1799-1826, 7 clasps, Allighur, Battle of Delhi, Laswarree, Battle of Deig, Capture of Deig, Nepaul, Bhurtpoor (Drummer W. Colston, 2nd Battn. 15th N.I.) long hyphen reverse, locally impressed naming (b) Army of India 1799-1...

Sold for £25,000

Lot 11

The Nepaul War medal to Major-General H. F. Caley, 1st Grenadier Battalion Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Nepaul (Lieut. H. F. Caley, 1st Grenr. Bn.) short hyphen reverse, officially engraved naming, fitted with silver ribbon brooch, edge bruise at 6 o’clock, otherwise nearly extremely fine £900-1200

Sold for £1,500

Lot 12

The Nepaul War medal to Sergeant W. M. Hamilton, Bengal Sappers & Miners Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Nepaul (Serj. W. M. Hamilton, Saprs.) short hyphen reverse, officially engraved naming, good very fine £600-700

Sold for £1,000

Lot 13

The Third Mahratta War medal for the battle of Kirkee to Lieutenant-Colonel James Morison, 2nd Madras Light Cavalry, captured the day following the action at Kirkee and imprisoned for five months in Wasota Fort Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Kirkee (Cornet J. Morison, 2nd Cavy.) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, rim nicks and bruises, otherwise very fine £10000-12000

Sold for £11,000

Lot 14

The Third Mahratta War medal for the Defence of Corygaum to Private Fukeerjee Maharick, 1st Bombay Native Infantry Army of India 1799-1826, 2 clasps, Kirkee and Poona, Corygaum (Private Fukeerjee Maharick, 2nd Bn. 1st Rt. N.I.) long hyphen reverse, locally impressed naming, good very fine £2000-2500

Sold for £3,200

Lot 15

The Third Mahratta War medal for the capture of Poona to Private George Evans, 65th Foot Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Poona (G. Evans, 65th Foot) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, sometime cleaned and lacquered, edge bruise, otherwise very fine £2500-3000

Sold for £2,500

Lot 16

The Egypt 1801 campaign medal to Lieutenant-Colonel C. J. Milnes, C.B., for service with the 10th Foot, who later fought with the 65th Foot against the Joasmi pirates in the Persian Gulf 1809-10, and commanded the Left Wing of the Poona Division at the battle and capture of Poona in 1817 Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Egypt (C. J. Milnes, C.B. Capt. 10th Foot) very fine £1500-2000

Sold for £2,800

Lot 17

The Third Mahratta War medal for the Defence of Corygaum to Physician General John Wylie, C.B., Indian Medical Service, who led the Sepoys to charges with the bayonet in the closing stages of the desperate action and was one of only four European recipients of this clasp Army of India 1799-1826, 2 clasps, Poona, Corygaum (Asst. Surgn. John Wylie, M.D. Arty.) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, suspension refixed, edge bruising a...

Sold for £8,000

Lot 18

The Third Mahratta War medal to Lieutenant-Colonel Sir William Lloyd, Commanding the Resident’s Escort at Seetabuldee, when he was wounded four times, twice severely, during the epic eighteen-hour action (a) Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Seetabuldee & Nagpore (Captn. Wm. Lloyd, Residents Escort) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming (b) Independent Order of Oddfellows (Manchester Union), Gold Jewel, the obverse central med...

Sold for £12,000

Lot 19

The Burmese and Opium War campaign pair to Lieutenant Robert Ware, 38th and 49th Regiments (a) Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Ava (Lieut. R. Ware, 38th Foot) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming (b) China 1842 (Robert Ware, Paymaster, 49th Regiment Foot) both fitted with silver ribbon buckles, minor handling marks, otherwise toned, extremely fine £1500-2000

Sold for £2,400

Lot 20

The Burmese War medal to Major-General A. B. Dyce, Madras N.I. and Brigade Major in the Arracan Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Ava (Lieut. A. B. Dyce, Brig. Major) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, nearly extremely fine £1000-1200

Sold for £1,250

Lot 21

The campaign pair for the captures of Java and Bhurtpoor to Private John Leaver, 59th Foot, who was wounded in Java (a) Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Java (John Leaver, 59th Foot) (b) Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Bhurtpoor (J. Leaver, 59th Foot) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, good very fine £1800-2200

Sold for £2,800

Lot 22

The siege of Bhurtpoor campaign medal to Major G. A. Barbor, 8th Light Cavalry, who personally captured the usurper chieftan Doojan Sal at Bhurtpoor Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Bhurtpoor (Lieut. G. A. Barbor, 8th Lt. Cavy.) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, very fine £1500-2000

Sold for £2,000

Lot 23

The 1st Class badge of the Order of British India awarded to Subadar Major Shaik Muddar, 25th Bombay Infantry Order of British India 1837, 1st Class, gold and enamels, the reverse attractively engraved in running script ‘Subhedar Major Shaik Muddar, 25th Bombay Native Infantry 1st Jan. 1877’, complete with full neck cravat and gold ribbon fitments, extremely fine £500-600

Sold for £1,600

Lot 24

The 1st Class badge of the Order of British India awarded to Subadar Syed Imam Bahadoor, Bombay Sappers & Miners Order of British India 1837, 1st Class, gold and enamels, the reverse attractively engraved within a circlet ‘Subadar Syed Imam Bahadoor Bombay Sappers & Miners’, extremely fine £500-600

Sold for £650

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