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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria (5 April 2006)

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Lot 95

The Gordon Boys Home Medal for Exemplary Conduct, silver (No.2310 Corpl. F. H. Trimmer); The Gordon Boys School Medal for Exemplary Conduct, bronze, unnamed, complete with brooch bar; Duke of York’s Royal Military School Medal for Good Conduct, silver (Colour Corpl. E. Elliott), silver buckle on ribbon, very fine and better (3) £60-80

Sold for £160

Lot 96

Lord Keith: Death of Abercromby 1801, by J. G. Hancock, obv. bust of Lord Keith left, rev. Scottish soldier contemplates an urn which bears a medallion of Abercromby, 49mm., white metal, E.931; Egypt Delivered 1801, by Webb/Dupré, obv. bust of Major-General Lord Hutchinson left, rev. Hutchinson and the Bey of Egypt exchanging a treaty, 41mm., bronze, E.934; General Gordon Memorial 1885, by W. O. Lewis, Birmingham, obv. bust of General Gordon alm...

Sold for £40

Lot 97

Letter written by an Officer in the Abyssinian Campaign, blue paper, 270 x 420mm., folded in two, handwritten in black ink on three of the four sides, dated, ‘Camp near the Bashilo, 7th April 1868’, torn but professionally restored in several places, fairly good condition £30-50

Sold for £55

Lot 98

Letter written by Bey Major Schrates (?) to Mr Brookes, four pieces of blue paper, 175 x 105mm. (approx.), handwritten in black ink, dated ‘January 3 ‘83’, the four sections mounted on paper, good condition £20-30

Sold for £15

Lot 1254

Nelson Testimonial Medal 1844, by E. Avern, obv. bust of Nelson facing left, enclosed by a garter, ‘England Expects Every Man Will do His Duty’; rev. View of the Column in Trafalgar Square, with the National Gallery and the Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields in the background, ‘To Commemorate the Opening of the Nelson Testimonial in Trafalgar Squ.’; exergue, ‘21 October 1844’, 60mm., pewter, pierced for ring suspension, ref. Hardy 97,...

Sold for £920

Lot 1255

‘Poet Laureates’ Badge’, oval openwork badge, 50 x 41mm., gilt metal laurel wreath, with a crowned harp in the centre decorated with paste stones and gold appliqué, reverse inscribed, ‘Charles Doyne Sillery, K.M. and K.C.[?]. Poet Laureat(e)’, with fixed ring at apex for suspension, additionally with a brooch fitting to the reverse which obscures some of the inscription, nearly extremely fine, a rare and interesting piece £200-250

Sold for £460

Lot 1256

Tower Ward Association Volunteers Medal 1798, silver, 57mm, obv. finely engraved, the White Tower, Tower of London, legend around ‘Tower Ward Association Volunteers. Founded 1798’; rev. ‘This shooting badge was presented by Lieut. Col. Curtis to Edward Swift, Esq., best shot in the Corps’, fitted with large ornamental loop suspension, good very fine £100-150

Sold for £100

Lot 1257

Manchester & Salford Volunteers Medal 1802, laureated bust of George III facing right , ‘G.R.’ in the field, enclosed by a chain of hands and hearts; reverse: inscription in raised letters (name, rank and ‘Royal’ engraved) ‘Ensign Gerrard Bancks, a testimony of gratitude from his fellow townsmen for spirited and patriotic services 1802, Royal Manchester & Salford Volunteers’, 36mm., gold, glazed and mounted within a silver-gilt frame,...

Sold for £410

Lot 1258

Loyal London Volunteers Medal, 8th Regiment, 1803, silver, 48mm, finely engraved with two crossed flags between two cannon supporting scalloped target or shield inscribed ‘3 Compy. 8 Regt. L.L.V.); rev. hallmarked London 1803, otherwise plain, fitted with later scroll suspension, sctatched over ‘Regt.’, otherwse very fine £80-120

Sold for £70

Lot 1259

Loyal London Volunteers Medal, First Regiment, 1803, silver, 34mm, struck with name engraved in space on reverse, obv. oval garter surmounted by royal crown, inscribed ‘First Regiment’, ‘LLV’ within the garter with rays above and below, the whole surrounded by a trophy of arms; rev. ‘To perpetuate the memory of Samuel Tomkins as a voluntary defender of his country. 1803’; together with another struck shooting medal, silver, 46mm, obv....

Sold for £50

Lot 1260

51st Foot Medal, obv. bust of George III in armour left; rev. engraved, ‘Serjt. Landy, a Faithful Soldier of the Fifty First Regt.’, 41mm., silver, hinged straight bar suspension, ref. Balmer R.382, nearly extremely fine and probably unique £250-300

Sold for £650

Lot 1261

Society for the Defence of the Country Medal (1804), silver, 53mm, obv. Volunteer firing right, undulating ground behind, six tents in the righ middle distance, a thistle and rose in the foreground, legend above ‘Best shot at ball practice’; rev. crowned garter with usual motto, engraved around ‘Prize Medal - Third Best Shot’, and within the garter ‘Shot for by the HC & SV Rifle Company’, rim pierced at top for suspension but this lac...

Sold for £50

Lot 1262

St Sepulchre Volunteers, Reward of Merit, 1805, silver, 72mm x 55mm, obv. ‘Saint Sepulchre Volunteers’ on outer garter, this hallmarked London 1804, the centre engraved with GR cypher within garter and motto ‘Pro Patria’, surmounted by crown and surrounded by trophy of arms; rev. ‘The Reward of Merit’ on outer garter, the centre engraved within a garter and motto ‘Pro Aris’, ‘To the best shot for the year 1805’, ornamental loo...

Sold for £130

Lot 1263

Sheerness Volunteers Medal 1807, silver, engraved, thin, 43mm, obv. within an ornamental border, a crown encircled by two laurel branches, legend around ‘Sheerness Volunteers’; rev. within an ornamental border, ‘Prize medal for skill at arms. The gift of Capt. J. Williams, 12 Sept. 1807, hallmarked London 1807, fitted with small loop for suspension, very fine £80-120

Sold for £160

Lot 1264

22nd Foot Order of Merit 1820, silver for 14 years good conduct, unnamed as issued with hinged bar suspension (Balmer R246b), edge bruising, otherwise nearly very fine £60-80

Sold for £40

Lot 1265

26th Foot Medal 1823, by Narcisse, obv. ‘Religion’ seated on a rock presenting a medal to a soldier, legend ‘Thou Art Worthy’ and in exergue, ‘Be Thou Faithful Unto Death’; rev. crown above crossed regimental colours, inscribed, ‘Cameronian 26th Regt.’ and the battle honours, ‘Egypt, Corunna’, in exergue ‘1823’, manufactured by Rundell, Bridge and Rundell, 43mm., silver, unnamed, with replacement rings for suspension (Balm...

Sold for £100

Lot 1266

H.C. European Regiment Medal 1837 (later 101st Foot, Royal Munster Fusiliers), silver, 43mm, fitted with rings for suspension, unnamed as issued (Balmer R581), die cracks to obverse, otherwise good very fine £100-150

Sold for £230

Lot 1267

37th Middlesex Rifle Volunteers Medal 1862, silver, 38mm, obv. within a struck wreath of oak and laurel, and below a struck crown, engraved ‘37’ within a bugle over drum and sticks; rev. engraved around and within struck wreath ‘Presented by the 37th Middx. R.V. Drum & Fife Band. June 5th 1862. To Drum Major W. Cann as a mark of their esteem’, fitted with scroll suspension, very fine £60-80

Sold for £50

Lot 1268

Carmarthen Volunteer Rifle Association 1864, obv. inscription engraved within a wreath of laurel and palm leaves; rev, engraved, ‘Amalgamated Prizes, First Prize, High Sheriffs, won by Capt. R. E. Jones, 2nd C.R.V., August 16, 1864’; edge inscribed, ‘Open to the Battalion, ranges 200, 400 & 500 yds.’, silver, 44mm., unmounted, edge bruising, good very fine £30-40

Sold for £40

Lot 1269

West Somerset Yeomanry Medal, obv. mounted yeoman with sword raised, in exergue, ‘W. H. B. Portman Coll.’; rev. engraved, ‘Won by Arthur Hayes, Somerton Troop, Best Swordsman, June 2. 1864’, 35mm., silver, ornate scroll suspension, faded D.C.M. ribbon attached, Ref. Tancred p.381; H.I. p.411, slight edge bruise, very fine £80-120

Sold for £80

Lot 1270

44th Middlesex Rifle Volunteers Medal 1869, silver, 48mm, obv. struck within a beaded border a standing highlander and a kneeling volunteer, above ‘In Defence’; rev. engraved within beaded border and laurel wreath ‘Presented by Lt. Col. Murray to Captain Ladelle, 44th Middx. R.V., his being the highest score for the 7th Battalion Challenge Cup 1869’, very fine £60-80

Sold for £60

Lot 1271

24th Middlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps Shooting Medal 1870, silver, 50mm, obv. three riflemen, two kneeling, one standing, struck with engraved details around ‘John Stephen Masters, Winner of the Challenge Cup. 1868. 1869. 1870’; rev. all engraved, shield of Middlesex within garter bearing unit title ‘The Uxbridge (24th Middx.) Rifle Volunteer Corps’, fitted with large ring for suspension, very fine £80-120

Sold for £70

Lot 1272

Presentation Box, silvered brass, 102 x 60 x 30mm (approx.), lid with embossed doves perched on a bowl, engraved, ‘Found on El-Teb battlefield, 29th Feby. 1884, Sergt. Major A. Geering, 10th Royal Hussars’, some silvering lost, good condition £60-80

Sold for £90

Lot 1273

Conway Training Ship, The King’s Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue, ‘Admiral’s bust’, by Bertram Mackennal, reverse: ‘Mercantile Marine Service Association Liverpool School Frigate H.M.S. “Conway”’ (1919 L. Scott Evans), 44mm., 18ct. gold, 56.87g., in fitted red leather case of issue, Ref: B.H.M. 4367 sim., test mark to edge, otherwise extremely fine £500-600

Sold for £450

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