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The Collection of Artillery Insignia formed by the late Norman Litchfield

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This collection was sold on 29 June 2006.

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Lot 1330, 29 Jun 06

The Majority of the Badges Listed Below are illustrated in Norman Litchfield’s Definitive Works on Volunteer & Militia Artillery Units. Norfolk Artillery Volunteers, the extremely rare attributed officers’ silver plated busby plume holder c1860, a die-stamped crowned oval with laurel leaf edging centrally ‘NAV’ in script initials over ‘1’, this applied to the three leaf holder, complete with slider, very good condition £300-500

Lot 1330, 29 Jun 06

Sold for £260

Lot 1331, 29 Jun 06

Aberdeenshire Artillery Volunteers 1st Administrative Brigade, a fine and rare plated white metal die-stamped grenade plume holder the ball bearing a strap ‘In Defence’ and enclosing the Scottish shield with central lion rampant, complete with clip fastener, very good condition £200-250

Lot 1331, 29 Jun 06

Sold for £150

Lot 1332, 29 Jun 06

Yorkshire Artillery Volunteers, a fine and rare other ranks busby plume holder the white metal die-stamped grenade bearing a rose over a cannon complete with fastener, very good condition £200-250

Lot 1332, 29 Jun 06

Sold for £300

Lot 1333, 29 Jun 06

Lancashire Artillery Volunteers, a fine and rare officer’s silver plated grenade plume holder, the ball with applied plated mounts being a rose over a cannon with title scroll ‘Lancashire Artillery Volunteers’; together with the other ranks white metal version, this in die-stamped white metal and of the same format but of smaller size, both with fasteners, the first item in very good condition, the second with slight wear and a small area o...

Lot 1333, 29 Jun 06

Sold for £260

Lot 1334, 29 Jun 06

Essex Volunteer Artillery, a very scarce other ranks die-stamped white metal busby grenade, the ball bearing a cannon over script capitals ‘EVA’, no provision for a plume, two long loop fasteners, very good condition £100-150

Lot 1334, 29 Jun 06

Sold for £210

Lot 1335, 29 Jun 06

Kent Artillery Volunteers, a very fine and rare officer’s silver plated grenade plume holder, the ball with applied plated mounts comprising a rearing white horse within near complete laurel sprays complete with fastener, excellent condition £250-300

Lot 1335, 29 Jun 06

Sold for £150

Lot 1336, 29 Jun 06

Edinburgh City Artillery Volunteers, a very scarce other ranks die-stamped white metal grenade plume holder of distinctive pattern, the ‘ball’ showing the arms of the city within a strap ‘Edinburgh City Artillery’ and an ornate scroll at the base ‘Volunteers’, complete with holder and two loop fasteners, very good condition £180-220

Sold for £170

Lot 1337, 29 Jun 06

Worcestershire Artillery Volunteers, a very scarce other ranks grenade plume holder in die-stamped white metal, the ball displaying a cannon over a circular strap ‘Worcestershire’ with central tower from the city arms, laurel sprays in surround, complete with holder and slider, the rim of the ball with some re-shaping and repairs, the union of the holder to the grenade reinforced with araldite around the base joint £150-200

Lot 1337, 29 Jun 06

Sold for £160

Lot 1338, 29 Jun 06

Suffolk Artillery Volunteers, a scarce other ranks white metal grenade plume holder, the ball with applied mounts comprising a cannon over script capitals ‘SAV’, complete with holder and slider, very good condition £150-200

Lot 1338, 29 Jun 06

Sold for £130

Lot 1339, 29 Jun 06

Volunteer Artillery Other Ranks Grenade Plume Holders, General Patterns, two examples in die-stamped white metal displaying a central cannon within laurel sprays; together with two further white metal QVC types displaying the Royal Arms over a cannon, one of which bears the scroll ‘Quo Fas et Gloria Ducunt’, all complete with holders and sliders, very good condition (4) £120-150

Lot 1339, 29 Jun 06

Sold for £130

Lot 1340, 29 Jun 06

Volunteer or Militia Artillery Officers’ Grenade Plume Holders, two very fine examples in silver plate the first with narrow flames, the ball with applied mounts comprising the QVC Royal Arms, a cannon and scroll ‘Quo Fas et Gloria Ducunt’, the second with broader flames, similar mounts but the cannon of a different pattern and a small blank scroll above the cannon, complete with holders and sliders stated to be c1881-90, very fine conditio...

Lot 1340, 29 Jun 06

Sold for £140

Lot 1341, 29 Jun 06

Volunteer Artillery Officers’ Grenade Plume Holders, General Patterns, two very fine and scarce plated examples the first with narrow flames, the ball with applied mounts being a large cannon within complete laurel sprays; the second with applied QVC Royal Arms, a cannon and scroll ‘Quo Fas et Gloria Ducunt’, both complete with holders, the first with a screw post fastener but the lower clip missing otherwise excellent condition (2) £280-...

Lot 1341, 29 Jun 06

Sold for £170

Lot 1342, 29 Jun 06

Volunteer Artillery General Pattern Plume Holders, an extremely fine and scarce officers’ silver plated example c1901-08, the grenade with narrow flames and applied KC Royal Arms etc., to the ball; the second an other ranks pattern in die-stamped white metal, the ball with central cannon and laurel sprays, complete with holders and fasteners, very good condition (2) £160-200

Lot 1342, 29 Jun 06

Sold for £100

Lot 1343, 29 Jun 06

Forfar & Kincardine Artillery Militia, an extremely rare officers’ grenade plume holder in silver plate, the ball with applied mount, a crowned circle ‘Forfar & Kincardine Artillery’ with central cannon, circle of laurel sprays around, complete with holder and fasteners c1855-78, evidence that the grenade probably bore earlier mounts not affecting the facial appearance, otherwise very good condition £300-350

Lot 1343, 29 Jun 06

Sold for £230

Lot 1344, 29 Jun 06

Irish Militia Artillery Grenade Plume Holder, a most rare example in silver plate, the ball with applied mounts being the QVC over three cannons within complete wreaths of shamrock, complete with holder and fasteners, excellent condition £400-500

Lot 1344, 29 Jun 06

Sold for £310

Lot 1345, 29 Jun 06

Yorkshire Militia Artillery, a fine and rare officer’s plated grenade plume holder, the ‘fusilier style’ grenade with applied plated rose; together with the corresponding other ranks version in die-stamped white metal, both complete with holders and fasteners, excellent condition (2) £450-500

Lot 1345, 29 Jun 06

Sold for £270

Lot 1346, 29 Jun 06

Royal Jersey Artillery Militia, a very fine and rare officer’s grenade plume holder in gilt metal, the ball with applied mounts being the QVC Royal Arms, a cannon with blank scroll above and a scroll at the base ‘Royal Jersey Artillery; together with the corresponding other ranks die-stamped gilding metal version, here the blank scroll is omitted, both complate with holders and fasteners, very fine condition (2) £450-500

Lot 1346, 29 Jun 06

Sold for £500

Lot 1347, 29 Jun 06

Militia Artillery General Pattern Grenade Plume Holders, a scarce officer’s pattern c1882 in gilt, the ball overlaid with the QVC Royal Arms, cannon with blank scroll above and scroll at the base ‘Quo Fas et Gloria Ducunt’; together with two other ranks’ patterns in die-stamped gilding metal each with a central cannon within laurel sprays (slightly variable flames and metal ‘colour’) c1881-90, all with holder and fasteners, very good...

Sold for £60

Lot 1348, 29 Jun 06

Royal Regiment of Artillery, two very fine and scarce officers’ grenade plume holders c1855-78, both in gilt metal with similar applied overlays, these comprise the QVC Royal Arms, cannon and scrolls ‘Ubique’ and ‘Quo Fas et Gloria Ducunt’ (variable flames and cannon) both with holders, slider missing on one example, very good condition (2) £250-300

Lot 1348, 29 Jun 06

Sold for £150

Lot 1349, 29 Jun 06

Royal Regiment of Artillery, an other ranks die-stamped brass grenade plume holder c1855-78, bearing the QVC Royal Arms, cannon and scrolls; a very fine officer’s gilt with gilt mount grenade plume holder for the reintroduced busby 1928-39, the ball with applied KC Royal Arms, cannon and scrolls, complete with white horse hair plume and gilt ring retainer; two heavy cast brass musicians’ grenade plume holders, a KC example (1902-39) and a sim...

Sold for £80

Lot 1350, 29 Jun 06

Militia Artillery Cinque Ports Division, a fine and scarce officer’s helmet plate or undress sabretache badge in die-stamped copper gilt, the QVC Royal Arms with cannon and title scroll ‘Cinque Ports Division’, laurel sprays in place of Ubique, three screw posts to reverse 1882-89, expertly regilded very good condition £150-200

Lot 1350, 29 Jun 06

Sold for £130

Lot 1351, 29 Jun 06

Militia Artillery Welsh Division, a very scarce officers’ copper gilt helmet plate c1882-89, the QVC Royal Arms with cannon and scroll ‘Welsh Division’, three loop fasteners, no gilt remains £100-150

Lot 1351, 29 Jun 06

Sold for £150

Lot 1352, 29 Jun 06

Militia Artillery Northern Division, a very scarce officers’ copper gilt helmet plate 1882-89, the QVC Royal Arms, cannon and scroll ‘Northern Division’, three loop fasteners, expertly regilded £150-200

Lot 1352, 29 Jun 06

Sold for £90

Lot 1353, 29 Jun 06

Militia Artillery Haddington, a very rare officers’ copper gilt helmet plate c1882-90?, the QVC Royal Arms, cannon and scroll ‘Haddington Artillery’, three loop fasteners, gilt rubbed otherwise very good condition £200-250

Lot 1353, 29 Jun 06

Sold for £150

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