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A Fine Collection of Badges to the Royal Marines, and other Military

Collection Information

This collection was sold on 4 July 2001.

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Lot 818, 4 Jul 01

Royal Marines, an extremely fine and rare officer’s rectangular copper gilt shoulder belt plate c1826-1830, the back plate matted gilt with burnished gilt overlays, being the Royal Crest within a wreath of oak, the base of the wreath overlaid with a Union spray, rose, thistle and shamrock (Parkyn p 241), excellent condition £500-700

Lot 818, 4 Jul 01

Sold for £850

Lot 819, 4 Jul 01

Royal Marines, an extremely fine and rare officer’s rectangular copper gilt shoulder belt plate c1830-1855, the burnished gilt back plate overlaid with dead gilt mounts, centrally the Royal Crest with furled scroll above ‘GIBRALTAR’ and a similar scroll below ‘PER MARE PER TERRAM’, near mint state £500-700

Lot 819, 4 Jul 01

Sold for £720

Lot 820, 4 Jul 01

Royal Marines, an extremely fine and very rare officer’s 1829 pattern shako plate, the crowned copper gilt back plate with gilt scroll overlays ‘GIBRALTAR’ and ‘PER MARE PER TERRAM’ and centrally in silver the fouled anchor (KK1085), the top jewel missing from the orb and cross otherwise near mint condition £1000-1500

Lot 820, 4 Jul 01

Sold for £1,600

Lot 821, 4 Jul 01

Royal Marines, an extremely fine and rare officer’s shako plate c1844-1855, the crowned copper gilt back plate with similar overlays being a laurel wreath and scrolls ‘GIBRALTAR’ and ‘PER MARE PER TERRAM’, centrally a silver globe and at the base a silver fouled anchor (KK1087, one star tip with slight fracture and the Globe crudely reaffixed with a nut and bolt otherwise near mint condition £500-700

Lot 821, 4 Jul 01

Sold for £1,050

Lot 822, 4 Jul 01

Royal Marine Artillery, an extremely fine and rare officer’s busby grenade 1866-1878, the copper gilt grenade with gilt, silver and blue enamel overlays, at the base an applied silver grenade, fitted with green horse hair plume (KK1101A), a small section of blue enamel missing and slight wear to the gilt the slider fastener detached but present £300-500

Sold for £620

Lot 823, 4 Jul 01

Royal Marine Artillery, an extremely fine and rare officer’s busby grenade 1866-1878 the copper gilt grenade with gilt silver and blue enamel overlays, at the base a silver fouled anchor,fitted with a red horse hair plume and gilt ring (KK1101), one fixing wire and a small section of the laurel spray missing, two minor fractures to the motto strap and the blue enamel replaced with paint, the gilt excellent £200-300

Sold for £400

Lot 824, 4 Jul 01

Royal Marine Light Infantry, a superb officer’s helmet plate 1878-1901 the copper gilt crowned star with gilt, silver and blue enamel overlays (KK1091), mint state £400-600

Lot 824, 4 Jul 01

Sold for £420

Lot 825, 4 Jul 01

Royal Marine Light Infantry, a superb officer’s shako plate 1855-1866 the crowned copper gilt back plate with gilt and silver overlays, the fouled anchor, globe and bugle horn (no bows to the strings) in silver, the motto strap and laurels in gilt (KK1088), mint state £400-600

Lot 825, 4 Jul 01

Sold for £800

Lot 826, 4 Jul 01

Royal Marines, an extremely fine and rare officer’s copper gilt gorget c1801-1813, engraved are the Royal Arms of Great Britain for the period above a shield bearing a fouled anchor, below this two laurel sprays, original Royal blue silk rosettes and ribbons, no chamois liner the rosettes and ribbons with some wear and fraying, the gilt in near mint state £700-1000

Lot 826, 4 Jul 01

Sold for £900

Lot 827, 4 Jul 01

Royal Marine Artillery, a most rare and magnificent officer’s shako plate c1812-1816, the die-stamped copper gilt plate with raised designs of the crown battle trophies title strap and enclosed fouled anchor, at the base a mortar between two piles of shot, two stout original loop fasteners to the reverse (KK1084A), near mint state £1000-1500

Lot 827, 4 Jul 01

Sold for £1,800

Lot 828, 4 Jul 01

Royal Marine Light Infantry, a fine and rare officer’s shako plate 1866-1878, the crowned copper gilt back plate with gilt silver and blue enamel overlays (KK1089), three chips to the blue enamel backing otherwise excellent condition £300-500

Sold for £600

Lot 829, 4 Jul 01

Royal Marines, an extremely rare other ranks rectangular cross belt plate c1802-1823, the die-stamped p[late with raised designs of the crown over a fouled anchor with laurel sprays at the base, above the crown a semi circular legend ‘ROYAL MARINES’. one hook and two studs to the reverse, slight wear to the high points and the reverse hook slightly distorted otherwise very fine condition £400-600

Lot 829, 4 Jul 01

Sold for £820

Lot 830, 4 Jul 01

Royal Marines/Royal Navy, a copper gilt oval shoulder belt plate c1790-1810, engraved designs being ‘GR’ over the crown with a fouled anchor below, the ‘GR’ and the Anchor are possibly later additions, one hook two studs to the reverse, the hook detached but present, considerable where to the gilt £100-150

Lot 830, 4 Jul 01

Sold for £160

Lot 831, 4 Jul 01

Royal Marine Artillery, an extremely fine and scarce officer’s blue cloth helmet grenade c1879-1905, the large gilt grenade with gilt silver and blue enamel overlays (KK1104), a small section of the blue enamel and one mount wire missing, two of the three helmet fixing loops reaffixed otherwise mint facial state £300-500

Lot 831, 4 Jul 01

Sold for £410

Lot 832, 4 Jul 01

Royal Marines, an extremely rare Field Officer’s two part rectangular waist belt plate c1837-1855, the copper gilt back plate with silver mounts, the crown over ‘VR’ cypher and a small silver oval tablet below this with raised design of a crown over the fouled anchor, slight wear and scratching to the gilt otherwise excellent condition £300-500

Lot 832, 4 Jul 01

Sold for £620

Lot 833, 4 Jul 01

Royal Marine Light Infantry, a very fine officer’s two part waist belt clasp 1855-1901, centrally the Royal Crest with unit title on the circle, matching bench marks ‘4’. Royal Marine Artillery, a fine officer’s two part waist belt clasp 1855-1901, centrally the Royal Crest with unit title on the circle, no bench marks but a perfect match, the first item in near mint state the second facially mint but one side section has been poorly reaf...

Sold for £260

Lot 834, 4 Jul 01

Royal Marine Artillery, a fine and rare officer’s rectangular shoulder belt plate c1850-1855, the burnished gilt back plate with gilt mounts, the Royal Crest with ‘GIBRALTAR’ scroll above and ‘PER MARE PER TERRAM’ scroll below, this with a grenade above the centre point of the scroll (Parkyn Fig 395), the final section of the lion’s tail missing, the mount wires replaced with pins, otherwise excellent condition £250-350

Lot 834, 4 Jul 01

Sold for £780

Lot 835, 4 Jul 01

Royal Marine Light Infantry, an extremely fine and rare cast gilt Colour belt/Drum-Major’s belt buckle c1856(?)-1901, of large pierced rectangular outline the buckle embraces various designs of crowns, roses, oak and laurel sprays, centrally the Globe with the Royal Crest above, to the sides ‘PER MARE PER TERRAM’ scrolls, and a strung bugle horn below, a large bar and single hook fastener to the reverse (See p 296 Vol II Britain’s Sea Sol...

Lot 835, 4 Jul 01

Sold for £620

Lot 836, 4 Jul 01

Royal Marine Light Infantry & Royal Marine Artillery, the other ranks die-stamped gilding metal helmet plate 1879-1901 (KK1092) together with the corresponding other ranks helmet grenade 1879-1923 (KK1106), some wear to the globe and star tips buckled on the first item, one loop fastener missing on the second otherwise an excellent example (2) £150-200

Sold for £170

Lot 837, 4 Jul 01

Royal Marines, an extremely fine officer’s helmet plate 1905 pattern, the King’s Crown back plate with gilt, silver and blue enamel overlays (KK1099), slight chip to enamel otherwise excellent condition £150-250

Unsold

Lot 838, 4 Jul 01

Royal Dockyard Battalions, an extremely fine officer’s two part rectangular waist belt plate, the burnished gilt plate with raised ‘rope-work’ edges, central mount displays a crown over crossed flags with oak sprays and a fouled anchor overlay; together with an officer’s general staff pattern two part waist belt clasp, silver Royal Crest with laurel sprays on the circle, and an other ranks KC two part brass waist belt clasp to the Royal M...

Sold for £210

Lot 839, 4 Jul 01

Royal Marines, an extremely fine large size officer’s forage cap badge being the globe in silver/silver gilt with gold bullion laurel sprays in surround all upon a red cloth backing (KK1107), this would appear to be a much earlier example; together with a fine quality officer’s gilt and silver collar badge, both items near mint state (2) £100-150

Lot 839, 4 Jul 01

Sold for £160

Lot 840, 4 Jul 01

Royal Marine Light Infantry, a very fine and rare officer’s gilt, silver and black velvet side hat badge c1898(?), gilt laurel wreath with bugle horn at the top, silver/silver gilt globe within black velvet backing, specially fitted backing plate marked ‘J R GAUNT LONDON’, two long loop fasteners, mint state £100-150

Withdrawn

Lot 841, 4 Jul 01

Royal Marines Labour Corps, a fine other ranks gilding metal cap badge 1917-1918 (KK1098); Royal Marine Artillery, a scarce officer’s service dress collar badge c1902-1923, a grenade with attached scroll PER MARE PER TERRAM, an other ranks brass forage cap badge (KK1108); together with a WWII other ranks black bakelite cap badge by Stanleys of Walsall, excellent overall condition (4) £100-150

Sold for £250

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