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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
Sold for £850
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
Sold for £720
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
Sold for £1,600
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
Sold for £1,050
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
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
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
Sold for £420
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
Sold for £800
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
Sold for £900
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
Sold for £1,800
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
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
Sold for £820
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
Sold for £160
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
Sold for £410
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
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
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
Sold for £780
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...
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
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
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
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
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
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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This collection was sold on 4 July 2001.
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