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Auction date Wednesday 17 May 2023 10:30 - 17:30 BST
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Head of Sale:

Adam Chapman

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Lots per page:

Total lots: 618

MEXICO. CROSS OF PERSEVERANCE, III CLASS FOR 20 YEARS’ SERVICE, 1926 ISSUE
Lot 73 Sold
MEXICO. CROSS OF PERSEVERANCE, III CLASS FOR 20 YEARS’ SERVICE, 1926 ISSUE
Mexico. Cross of Perseverance, III class for 20 years’ service (Cruz de Perseverancia, 3a clase por 20 años de servicio), 1926 issue, 2nd series (Ref. Grove D520).

The decoration was instituted on 11 March 1926 to reward 20 years’ distinguished service in the Mexican army.
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £100 - £150
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
MEXICO. CROSS OF PERSEVERANCE, III CLASS FOR 20 YEARS’ SERVICE, 1926 ISSUE
Lot 74 Sold
MEXICO. CROSS OF PERSEVERANCE, III CLASS FOR 20 YEARS’ SERVICE, 1926 ISSUE
Mexico. Cross of Perseverance, III class for 20 years’ service (Cruz de Perseverancia, 3a clase por 20 años de servicio), 1926 issue, 2nd series (Ref. Grove D520).
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £100 - £150
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
PORTUGAL. MEDAL FOR MILITARY MERIT, III CLASS
Lot 75 Sold
PORTUGAL. MEDAL FOR MILITARY MERIT, III CLASS
Portugal. Medal for Military Merit (Medalha de Mérito Militar), III class

The Medal was instituted by Decree 35667 of 28 May 1946 in four classes to be awarded to ‘militares que revelem excepcionais qualidades e virtudes militares, pelas quais devem ser especialmente apontados ao respeito e à consideração pública’ (military who display exceptional military qualities and virtues that merit public respect and acknowledgement).
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £50 - £100
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
PORTUGAL. CROSS OF MERIT OF THE PORTUGUESE LEGION, GOLD CLASS
Lot 76 Sold
PORTUGAL. CROSS OF MERIT OF THE PORTUGUESE LEGION, GOLD CLASS
Portugal. Cross of Merit of the Portuguese Legion, gold class (Cruz de Mérito da Legião Portuguesa, da classe de ouro)

The Legião Portuguesa was a paramilitary organisation founded in 1936 in support of the right-wing dictatorship of António de Oliveira Salazar then threatened by internal dissent and Spanish Republicans as the Civil War in neighbouring Spain flared. Its aim was ‘defender o património espiritual da Nação e combater a ameaça comunista e o anarquismo’ (to defend the spiritual heritage of the
nation and combat the threat of Communism and Anarchism).From the 1940s, the regime’s grip on power…
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £120 - £180
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
A 1939 IRON CROSS 2ND CLASS WITH ORIGINAL PACKET
Lot 77 Sold
A 1939 IRON CROSS 2ND CLASS WITH ORIGINAL PACKET
maker stamped on the ring
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £50 - £100
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
THIRD REICH FIRE CROSS 2ND CLASS
Lot 78 Sold
THIRD REICH FIRE CROSS 2ND CLASS
no maker's mark on this example, condition GVF
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £80 - £150
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
QUEENS SUDAN PAIR
Lot 79 Sold
QUEENS SUDAN PAIR
Queens Sudan Medal, unnamed, a skimmed medal.; Khedives Sudan is unnamed as issued

Condition VF (suspender refixed to disc on Queens Sudan Medal)
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £50 - £80
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
BELGIUM: POST-1945 MEDALS
Lot 80 Sold
BELGIUM: POST-1945 MEDALS
Belgium. Commemorative Medal for Foreign Operations (Médaille Commemorative pour Opérations à l’Etranger / Herinneringsmedaille voor Buitenlandse Operaties), 1951;
Belgium. Service Medal for Native Congolese (Médaille de Service pour Indigènes du Congo / Dienstmedaille voor Inboorlingen van de Congo) on civil ribbon, Baudoin issue, 1955-1960;
Belgium. Three Belgian Lapel Badges: Commemorative Medal for the Congo; Liege Medal 1914; Stalag 1A Former Prisoner of War (5)
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £100 - £150
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
GERMANY, WURTTEMBERG. TWO MILITARY MEDALS
Lot 81 Sold
GERMANY, WURTTEMBERG. TWO MILITARY MEDALS
Germany, Wurttemberg. Medal of Merit of the Order of Friedrich (Württemberg. Verdienstmedaille des Friedrichs-Ordens), 1892-1918;
Germany, Wurttemberg. Military Merit Medal, silver (Württemberg. Silberne Militärverdienstmedaille), 1892-1918 issue;
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £100 - £200
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
ITALY, KINGDOM. TWO MEDALS FOR THE INDEPENDENCE AND UNIFICATION OF ITALY, 1865 AND 1870
Lot 82 Sold
ITALY, KINGDOM. TWO MEDALS FOR THE INDEPENDENCE AND UNIFICATION OF ITALY, 1865 AND 1870
Italy. Medal for the Independence and Unification of Italy, silver (Medaglia per l’Indipendenza e l’Unita d’Italia, d'argento), 1865;
Italy. Medal for the Unification of Italy (Medaglia per l’Unità d’Italia), 1848-1870;
The Medal was presented in 1883 to members of the Italian armed forces to mark the unification of Italy from the uprisings of 1848 to the incorporation into Italy of Rome and the Papal States in 1870 (2)
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £120 - £180
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
ITALY, KINGDOM. GREAT WAR CASUALTY AND DISABLED MEDALS.
Lot 83 Sold
ITALY, KINGDOM. GREAT WAR CASUALTY AND DISABLED MEDALS.
Italy. Medal for the Unification of Italy (Medaglia a Ricordo dell’Unità d’Italia), 1848-1918, for the Mothers and Widows of the Fallen, official version by Mario Nelli - C. Rivalta / Casa Benvenuto Cellini

The Medal was instituted on 19 January 1922 and awarded to combatants in the war of 1915 to 1918 since it was regarded as the final phase of the Risorgimento (the unification of Italy) begun in 1848.
This rare version was produced to acknowledge those killed in action and awarded to both their…
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £120 - £180
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
ITALY, REPUBLIC. TWO MILITARY AWARDS
Lot 84 Sold
ITALY, REPUBLIC. TWO MILITARY AWARDS
Italy. Cross for War Merit (Croce al Merito di Guerra), Republic issue

The Cross was instituted by Royal Decree 205 on 19 January 1918 to be awarded to those whose military conduct deserved public recognition (che hanno tenuto … una condotta militare che li renda degni di pubblico encomio). After the fall of the monarchy at the end of World War II a revised version was issued by the Italian Republic.
Italy. Medal for Military Aeronautical Long Service (Medaglia Militare Aeronautica di Lungi…
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £80 - £120
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
A PAIR TO PTE MESSENT HONOURABLE ARTILLERY COMPANY INFANTRY
Lot 85 Unsold
A PAIR TO PTE MESSENT HONOURABLE ARTILLERY COMPANY INFANTRY
Pair correctly impressed 10389 Pte W H J Messent H A C INF

Condition VF (Striation-like lines on the BWM)

William Harry John Messent was born in Morton, Nottinghamshire, on the 17th of December 1898.

During the Great War, he was an Infantryman in the Honourable Artillery Company. He saw active service in France from the 9th of January 1918 until the 11th of November 1918.

He survived the war and passed away in 1987.
Estimate: £50 - £80
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
A PAIR TO 375625 PTE F WILLIAMS ESSEX R
Lot 86 Sold
A PAIR TO 375625 PTE F WILLIAMS ESSEX R
Correctly impressed 375625 Pte F Williams Essex R

Wing mounted as worn.

Condition NVF
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £30 - £50
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
PORTUGAL. TWO MILITARY MEDALS FOR EXEMPLARY CONDUCT
Lot 87 Sold
PORTUGAL. TWO MILITARY MEDALS FOR EXEMPLARY CONDUCT
Portugal. Military Medal for Exemplary Conduct, silver (Medalha Militar de Comportamento Exemplar, prata), 1863;
Portugal. Medal for Exemplary Conduct, ‘silver’, for 15 years’ military service (Medalha de Comportamento Exemplar, grau prata por 15 anos de serviço militar) (2)
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £120 - £180
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
GREAT WAR PAIR TO 46030 PTE E J HOMER WORC R
Lot 88 Sold
GREAT WAR PAIR TO 46030 PTE E J HOMER WORC R
Correctly named
Condition EF

Elijah J Homer was entitled to the pair only. He was transferred to the Labour Corps and survived the war.
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £30 - £40
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
EGYPT PAIR TO SGT CARLISE C & TC
Lot 89 Sold
EGYPT PAIR TO SGT CARLISE C & TC
Egypt Medal 1882 Tel - El Kebir. correctly engraved 3233 Sergt F Carlise 11th C & TC; Khedives Star 1884

Condition NVF (naming rubbed in places, contact to obverse and reverse)
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £80 - £120
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
TWO CAMPAIGN MEDALS
Lot 90 Sold
TWO CAMPAIGN MEDALS
IGS NWF 1936-37 impressed to 1733 Sepoy Surjan Singh 2-11 Sikh R, condition VF;
GSM Palestine 1945 - 48, impressed E.C 5334 Pte M Nthokwa A.P.C, condition VF
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £40 - £60
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
TWO GV NAVAL LSGC MEDALS
Lot 91 Sold
TWO GV NAVAL LSGC MEDALS
GV Royal Fleet Reserve Medal, correctly impressed SSX166533 C.O.H. Wilson L/SMN CHB 29053, condition VF; GV Royal Naval Reserve LSGC. Correctly impressed 10027 B.W.A. Sutherland SMN RNR, condition VF
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £40 - £60
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
TWO TERRITORIAL MEDALS TO MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL ARTILLERY
Lot 92 Sold
TWO TERRITORIAL MEDALS TO MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL ARTILLERY
GV TEM with bar, correctly impressed 836557 BDR E Bradley RA, condition GVF; GV TEM correctly impressed 7813829 Gnr C.Challis RA, condition GVF
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £40 - £60
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
TWO CAMPAIGN MEDALS
Lot 93 Sold
TWO CAMPAIGN MEDALS
EII GSM Malaya 5057653 Jnr Tech T.B.R. Harper RAF; EII Africa General Service Medal, bar Kenya T.P.R. Dishon Kanya, conditions VF+
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £40 - £60
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
TWO CAMPAIGN MEDALS
Lot 94 Sold
TWO CAMPAIGN MEDALS
EII GSM Arabian Peninsula correctly impressed 2665 Pte Amir Ahmad TOS; EII GSM Cyprus 23462352 GNR. WF Neal R.A., conditions VF+
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £30 - £50
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
QUEENS KOREA PAIR TO SIGNALMAN COWELL ROYAL SIGNALS
Lot 95 Sold
QUEENS KOREA PAIR TO SIGNALMAN COWELL ROYAL SIGNALS
Correctly impressed 22688772 SIGMN. A.Cowell R Sigs, NATO Korea, condition GVF
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £60 - £80
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
TWO INDIAN GENERAL SERVICE MEDALS
Lot 96 Sold
TWO INDIAN GENERAL SERVICE MEDALS
Afghanistan NWF 1919, correctly impressed 993 AL Dafr Achmar Singh 31 Lancers, condition VF; Mahsud 1919-20 & Waziristan 1919-21, correctly impressed 32 Q.M DAF AGHA KHAN 31 D.C.O Lncrs, condition VF
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £40 - £60
17 May 2023
17 May 2023

Total lots: 618

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