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Absentee bids accepted until Thursday, 9 May 2024

Auction date Thursday, 9 May 2024 10:30 - 17:30 BST
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Helen Abraham


Auction: 

Thursday 9th May at 10.30am


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Total lots: 150

A WORLD WAR I MEDAL GROUP TO PRIVATE SEYMOUR
Lot 1 Sold
A WORLD WAR I MEDAL GROUP TO PRIVATE SEYMOUR
no. 34426; together with compasses, police whistle and a large sepia photograph framed and glazed (a lot)
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £50 - £100
9 May 2024
9 May 2024
A GREAT WAR GROUP OF THREE TO DECK HAND J. COWRIE, ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE
Lot 2 Sold
A GREAT WAR GROUP OF THREE TO DECK HAND J. COWRIE, ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE
including 1914-15 Star (D.A. 4829. J. COWRIE, D.H., R.N.R.), British War and Victory Medals (4829 A. J. COWRIE. D.H. R.N.R.); Memorial Plaque (James Cowrie); together with information folder (2)
 James Cowrie was a twenty-two year old Scottish deckhand on board Frigate Bird, a herring fishing…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £300 - £500
9 May 2024
9 May 2024
A GROUP OF FOUR MEDALS TO COMMANDER P.H. MILLAR, ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE
Lot 3 Unsold
A GROUP OF FOUR MEDALS TO COMMANDER P.H. MILLAR, ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE
1914-15 Star (Commr. P.H. Millar. R.N.R); British War and Victory Medals (Commr. P.H. Millar. R.N.R.); Royal Naval Reserve Decoration, E.VII.R. with corresponding miniatures which include a Sea Gallantry Medal
Paul Holland Millar was born on 15th July 1866 in Hackney, London to Scottish parents James Hill…
Estimate: £300 - £500
9 May 2024
9 May 2024
A SET OF GREAT WAR MINIATURE MEDALS
Lot 4 Sold
A SET OF GREAT WAR MINIATURE MEDALS
swing mounted as worn, British War Medal, Victory Medal, Territorial Force War Medal, Defence Medal and G.V. Officers Territorial Decoration, housed in a case by the Goldsmith & Silversmith Company; together with a silver hallmarked cigarette case, engraved G.G.W From R.K.H, the inside engraved with S.S. Alaunia 1914, Cawnpore 1915, Nowshera, Peshawar and Gharial 1916, Muttra 1917 (2)
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £50 - £100
9 May 2024
9 May 2024
SEVEN MEDALS INCLUDING ONE WITH SUEZ BAR
Lot 5 Sold
SEVEN MEDALS INCLUDING ONE WITH SUEZ BAR
two stamped 'ACT. SQN. LDR. A C. NEILL RAF', including one for Air Efficiency, and another The Defence Medal (7)
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £100 - £200
9 May 2024
9 May 2024
A COLLECTION OF MEDALS AWARDED TO P.E.TR. STODDART BORDR
Lot 6 Sold
A COLLECTION OF MEDALS AWARDED TO P.E.TR. STODDART BORDR
no. 3593281; The Silver Award for Service Secretary to E.H. Coombes, 1969; Distinguished Service ACC Medal 5 years' service, inscribed EH Coombes MBE 1966; and a Radnor Lodge no. 88 medal (a lot)
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £100 - £200
9 May 2024
9 May 2024
A WWII WAR GROUP OF FIVE MEDALS OF THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE
Lot 7 Sold
A WWII WAR GROUP OF FIVE MEDALS OF THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE
to Flying Officer N.G.P. Munnery:
1939-1945 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; Defence Medal Canadian issue; Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with maple leaf clasp and Bomber clasp; War Medal 1939-45 Canadian issue; together with his 'ROYAL AIR FORCE SIGHT LOG BOOK' and a letter dated 4 January 1945 declaring his death on March 31st 1944; a photograph of him in his flying attire and a World Medal 1939-45 to his wife (8)
Hammer price: £360
Estimate: £200 - £400
9 May 2024
9 May 2024
A PAIR OF MEDALS TO SERGEANT E.L. CURTIS, ROYAL TANK REGIMENT
Lot 8 Sold
A PAIR OF MEDALS TO SERGEANT E.L. CURTIS, ROYAL TANK REGIMENT
India General Service 1936-39, 1 bar, North West Frontier 1936-37 (7872547 Cpl. E.L. Curtis R. Tank R.); Army Long Service and Good Conduct, G.VI.R. (7872547 Sgt. E.L. Curtis R. Tank. R); with War Office Despatch (now framed) 'for gallant and distinguished services in the Field' signed Winston Churchill, dated 1st March 1919 (3)
Edward Leonard Curtis was born in 1906, he enlisted in the Royal Tank Corps in Dorset in 1921 at…
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £100 - £200
9 May 2024
9 May 2024
A SOUTH AFRICA MEDAL 1877-79
Lot 9 Sold
A SOUTH AFRICA MEDAL 1877-79
the clasp - 1879, to 'SHAH' A BURROUGHS P.O. 1st CL. H.M.S'
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
9 May 2024
9 May 2024
A GERMAN WAR COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL OF 1870-1871
Lot 10 Sold
A GERMAN WAR COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL OF 1870-1871
for non-combatants, condition GVF
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £30 - £50
9 May 2024
9 May 2024
A GERMAN EMPIRE. SOUTH-WEST AFRICA MEDAL FOR NON-COMBATANTS, (1904-1906)
Lot 11 Sold
A GERMAN EMPIRE. SOUTH-WEST AFRICA MEDAL FOR NON-COMBATANTS, (1904-1906)
German Empire. Southwest Africa Medal for non-combatants, silvered steel, signed ‘Schulz’; Südwestafrika-Denkmünze für Nichtkämpfer, Stahl versilbert, Stempelschneider ‘Schulz’), 1904-1906;

The medal was instituted on 19 March 1907 with versions for combatants and non-combatants and was awarded for participation in the crushing of the uprisings of the Herero and Nama against German colonial rule between 1904 and 1908.
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £40 - £60
9 May 2024
9 May 2024
AN 1813 IRON CROSS 1ST CLASS
Lot 12 Sold
AN 1813 IRON CROSS 1ST CLASS
three-piece construction, with eight loops to the reverse to affix it to a uniform, the cross is without maker marks, we believe this to be a later issue circa 1840 as it very high quality, 16.70g
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £300 - £500
9 May 2024
9 May 2024
1813 IRON CROSS 1ST CLASS
Lot 13 Sold
1813 IRON CROSS 1ST CLASS
three-piece construction, no makers mark to the reverse, with pin and catch, 13.03g
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £200 - £400
9 May 2024
9 May 2024
AN 1813 IRON CROSS 2ND CLASS
Lot 14 Sold
AN 1813 IRON CROSS 2ND CLASS
three-piece construction, the ring has no maker's mark and has a slight split in it, slight signs of rust in the core to the obverse and reverse, 17.17g
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £100 - £200
9 May 2024
9 May 2024
AN 1813 IRON CROSS 2ND CLASS
Lot 15 Unsold
AN 1813 IRON CROSS 2ND CLASS
three-piece construction, the ring has no maker's mark, the reverse looks to have been repainted, 13.30g
Estimate: £100 - £200
9 May 2024
9 May 2024
AN 1813 IRON CROSS 2ND CLASS
Lot 16 Sold
AN 1813 IRON CROSS 2ND CLASS
three-piece construction, the ring has no maker's mark, the frames are starting to lift, with some damage to the points at 3 and 6 o'clock, 18.83g
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £100 - £200
9 May 2024
9 May 2024
THREE GERMAN IRON CROSSES
Lot 17 Sold
THREE GERMAN IRON CROSSES
all marked 1914 (3)
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £50 - £100
9 May 2024
9 May 2024
THREE GERMAN IRON CROSSES
Lot 18 Sold
THREE GERMAN IRON CROSSES
all marked 1939 (3)
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £50 - £100
9 May 2024
9 May 2024
THREE GERMAN IRON CROSSES
Lot 19 Sold
THREE GERMAN IRON CROSSES
all marked 1939, one with complete pin attached and another with round plate and screw mechanism (3)
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £50 - £100
9 May 2024
9 May 2024
A 1957 GERMAN CROSS
Lot 20 Sold
A 1957 GERMAN CROSS
in gold multi-piece construction with four rivets to the reverse, we believe the maker to be Steinhauer and Luck, excellent condition
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £50 - £100
9 May 2024
9 May 2024
AN ORDER OF THE BRILLIANT STAR
Lot 21 Sold
AN ORDER OF THE BRILLIANT STAR
Republic of China, awarded 17th September 1988 to Albert Allen Sealey, numbered 719, comprising a large medal with sash and ribbon, 9cm wide, a medium medal, 7.3cm wide, and a small medal, 2cm wide, all in silver gilt with red, white, cyan blue and navy blue enamels, inscribed with Chinese characters to the reverse; together with a further badge, cased
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
9 May 2024
9 May 2024
A MOST DISTINGUISHED ORDER OF ST. MICHAEL AND ST. GEORGE
Lot 22 Sold
A MOST DISTINGUISHED ORDER OF ST. MICHAEL AND ST. GEORGE
neck badge in case with issue, with Jubilee 1935 medal and Coronation 1937 medal; and a group of five miniatures to include a C.M.G., and an Allied Forces Sports Council (6)
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £300 - £500
9 May 2024
9 May 2024
A 'ROYAL ORDER OF THE BUFFALO' MEDAL
Lot 23 Unsold
A 'ROYAL ORDER OF THE BUFFALO' MEDAL
inscribed "Hope to Prosper", no. 115, in the original box; and a King George VI Queen Elizabeth medal issued for the 1937 Coronation, in the original box (2)
Estimate: £30 - £50
9 May 2024
9 May 2024
A FRENCH NATIONAL LEGION ORDER OF HONOUR ENAMEL MEDAL FOR AN OFFICER
Lot 24 Sold
A FRENCH NATIONAL LEGION ORDER OF HONOUR ENAMEL MEDAL FOR AN OFFICER
dated 1870, with red silk ribbon and rosette
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £30 - £50
9 May 2024
9 May 2024

Total lots: 150

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