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Absentee bids accepted until Wednesday, 17 May 2023

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

Adam Chapman

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Total lots: 618

IGS RELIEF OF CHITRAL 1895 TO SEPOY SINGH, SIKH INFANTRY
Lot 49 Sold
IGS RELIEF OF CHITRAL 1895 TO SEPOY SINGH, SIKH INFANTRY
clasp Relief of Chitral 1895; correctly engraved 952 Sepoy Bakhtoimovi Singh 4th Sikh Infy

Condition About VF
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £50 - £70
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
SAN MARINO. MEDAL FOR LONG SERVICE
Lot 50 Sold
SAN MARINO. MEDAL FOR LONG SERVICE
San Marino. Medal for Long Service (Medaglia per Anzianità di Servizio) by Stefano Johnson of Milan

The Medal was instituted on 9 June 1925 by Captains Regent Marino Fattori and Augusto Mularoni under the provisions of the Law of 22 March 1860. It is awarded by the Grand General Council on the recommendation of the Regent or the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. It is rare.
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £100 - £150
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
BRUNEI. LONG SERVICE MEDAL BY SPINK OF LONDON
Lot 51 Sold
BRUNEI. LONG SERVICE MEDAL BY SPINK OF LONDON
Brunei. Long Service Medal (Pingat Kerja Lama) by Spink of London.

The Medal was instituted in 1954 to be awarded for minimum of 18 years’ blameless service and may be awarded to both civilians and military.
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £80 - £120
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
TURKEY. LIFESAVING MEDAL (TAHLISIYE MADALYASI), 1859-1922 ISSUE
Lot 52 Sold
TURKEY. LIFESAVING MEDAL (TAHLISIYE MADALYASI), 1859-1922 ISSUE
Turkey. Lifesaving Medal (Tahlisiye Madalyasi), 1859-1922 issue with replaced correct ornate silvered suspension bar.

The Medal was instituted in 1859 to be awarded for lifesaving from drowning, fires, earthquakes, landslides and other catastrophes and similar heroic acts performed at the risk of one’s own life. It was suppressed when Turkey became a republic in 1922.
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £250 - £350
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
SERBIA. MEDAL FOR BRAVERY, 1876
Lot 53 Sold
SERBIA. MEDAL FOR BRAVERY, 1876
the Medal, Serbia’s first award for bravery, was instituted on 12 (24) July 1876 for acts of courage in the face of the enemy. The Medal is rare.
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £150 - £250
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
SERBIA. MEDAL FOR BRAVERY, 1877-1878
Lot 54 Sold
SERBIA. MEDAL FOR BRAVERY, 1877-1878
The Medal was instituted on 15 (27) February 1878 and awarded to officers, non-commissioned officers and other ranks for acts of bravery on the field of battle in the war of liberation against Ottoman Turkey of 1877 to 1878. The Medal is rare.
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £250 - £350
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
GERMANY, WEIMAR REPUBLIC. MEDAL OF THE SOLDIERS SETTLEMENT ASSOCIATION OF COURLAND, 1919-1923
Lot 55 Sold
GERMANY, WEIMAR REPUBLIC. MEDAL OF THE SOLDIERS SETTLEMENT ASSOCIATION OF COURLAND, 1919-1923
Germany. Weimar Republic. Medal of the Soldiers Settlement Association of Courland, 1919-1923 by Oertel of Berlin;
Medaille des Soldaten-Siedlungs-Verband Kurland, 1919-1923;
The Medal was instituted by the Soldaten-Siedlungs Verband Kurland (Soldiers Settlement Association of Courland) on the initiative of Karl, Freiherr von Manteuffel, chairman of the Association, and awarded from 1919 to 1923 to those who had fought voluntarily in the Baltic provinces of the former Russian Empire, Kurland (Courland)
being a province in western Latvia. The inscription ‘Naer Oostland willen wy ryden’ (We wish to…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £400
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
GERMAN EMPIRE. SOUTHWEST AFRICA MEDAL FOR NON-COMBATANTS, 1904-1906
Lot 56 Sold
GERMAN EMPIRE. SOUTHWEST 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: £60
Estimate: £80 - £120
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
GREECE. MEDAL OF THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF NATIONAL REGENERATION, 1971
Lot 57 Sold
GREECE. MEDAL OF THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF NATIONAL REGENERATION, 1971
Greece. Medal of the 150th Anniversary of National Regeneration, 1971

The Medal was created in 1971 to mark the hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the Greek Regeneration of 1821 that led to Greek Independence but, for reasons unknown, was never issued. The medal is rare.
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £150 - £250
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
ITALY, KINGDOM. MEDAL FOR THE INDEPENDENCE AND UNIFICATION OF ITALY 1865, WITH ‘1856’ CLASP
Lot 58 Sold
ITALY, KINGDOM. MEDAL FOR THE INDEPENDENCE AND UNIFICATION OF ITALY 1865, WITH ‘1856’ CLASP
Italy. Medal for the Independence and Unification of Italy, silver (Medaglia per l’Indipendenza e l’Unita d’Italia, d'argento), 1865, with ‘1856’ clasp.

The Medal was created in 1865 for those who participated in the wars of 1859 to 1865, first against Austria and then the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, together with other smaller conflicts. By 1865 Italian unification had encompassed all of Italy except Venetia, still held by Austria, and the Papal States, including Rome,
and the first Italian parliament met in Florence that year.
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £100 - £150
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
ITALY, KINGDOM. COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL FOR THE EARTHQUAKE OF 1908 IN CALABRIA AND SICILY, SILVER
Lot 59 Sold
ITALY, KINGDOM. COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL FOR THE EARTHQUAKE OF 1908 IN CALABRIA AND SICILY, SILVER
Italy. Commemorative Medal for the Earthquake of 1908 in Calabria and Sicily, silver (Medaglia Commemorativa del Terremoto del 1908 in Calabria e Sicilia, argente).

The Medal was instituted by Royal Decree 79 on 20 February 1910 to be awarded to recognise significant contributions to relief work following the deadly earthquake and tidal wave of 28 December 1908.
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £100 - £150
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
ITALY, KINGDOM. COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL FOR THE EARTHQUAKE OF 1908 IN CALABRIA AND SICILY, SILVER
Lot 60 Sold
ITALY, KINGDOM. COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL FOR THE EARTHQUAKE OF 1908 IN CALABRIA AND SICILY, SILVER
Italy. Commemorative Medal for the Earthquake of 1908 in Calabria and Sicily, silver (Medaglia Commemorativa del Terremoto del 1908 in Calabria e Sicilia, argente)
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £100 - £150
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
ITALY, KINGDOM. COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL FOR THE EARTHQUAKE OF 1908 IN CALABRIA AND SICILY, BRONZE
Lot 61 Sold
ITALY, KINGDOM. COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL FOR THE EARTHQUAKE OF 1908 IN CALABRIA AND SICILY, BRONZE
Italy. Commemorative Medal for the Earthquake of 1908 in Calabria and Sicily, bronze (Medaglia Commemorativa del Terremoto del 1908 in Calabria e Sicilia, bronzo) by Stefano Johnson of Milan
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £100 - £150
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
LATVIA. COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL FOR THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLES FOR THE LIBERATION, 1928 TOGETHER WITH FOUR STICKPINS
Lot 62 Sold
LATVIA. COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL FOR THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLES FOR THE LIBERATION, 1928 TOGETHER WITH FOUR STICKPINS
Latvia. Commemorative Medal for the 10th Anniversary of the Battles for the Liberation of the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republikas atbrīvošanas cīņu 10 gadu jubilejas piemiņas medaļa), 1928.

The Medal was created in 1928 to be awarded to Latvian citizens and others who served in the national army during War of Liberation from 18 November 1918 to 11 August 1920.

Estonia. Silvered metal stickpin ‘Tallinn’
Estonia. Enamel stickpin ‘Tallinn’
Ukraine. Blackened bronze and gilt stickpin ‘ЗАРЯ’ (Zarya = Dawn) Lithuania. Silvered metal and…
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £100 - £150
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
A SILVER COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL
Lot 63 Unsold
A SILVER COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL
commemorating the Defence of Acre 1799 and Sir William Sidney Smith (1764-1840).
Estimate: £80 - £150
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
ITALY, KINGDOM. COMMEMORATIVE CROSS OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE IN THE AEGEAN, 1940
Lot 64 Sold
ITALY, KINGDOM. COMMEMORATIVE CROSS OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE IN THE AEGEAN, 1940
Italy. Commemorative Cross of the Royal Air Force in the Aegean (Croce Commemorativa della Regia Aeronautica nell’Egeo), 1940, by F. M. Lorioli Fratelli of Milan.

The Cross was instituted in 1940 for members of the Italian Royal Air Force who had served in the Aegean. The Cross was manufactured by F. M. Lorioli Fratelli of Milan and appears in their 1943 publication ‘Le Forze Armate nelle coniazioni dello Stabilimento Artistico F. M. Lorioli’. The Cross is extremely rare.
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £300 - £500
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
SERBIA. COMMEMORATIVE CROSS FOR THE SERBO-BULGARIAN WAR OF 1885-1886
Lot 65 Sold
SERBIA. COMMEMORATIVE CROSS FOR THE SERBO-BULGARIAN WAR OF 1885-1886
The Cross was instituted on 19 February (3 March) 1886 to be awarded to active participants in the war with Bulgaria and to civilians who had rendered assistance to the military during the conflict. It was designed by Albert Benedict and struck in Belgrade. It is rare.
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £80 - £120
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
SERBIA. COMMEMORATIVE CROSS FOR THE SERBO-TURKISH WAR OF 1913
Lot 66 Sold
SERBIA. COMMEMORATIVE CROSS FOR THE SERBO-TURKISH WAR OF 1913
rare version for next-of-kin.
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £100 - £150
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
GERMANY, ANHALT: FRIEDRICH CROSS, I CLASS, 1914-1918
Lot 67 Sold
GERMANY, ANHALT: FRIEDRICH CROSS, I CLASS, 1914-1918
Germany, Anhalt, Friedrich Cross, I class (Friedrich-Kreuz, I. Klasse), 1914-1918;
The Cross was created by Duke Friedrich II on 12 December 1914 ‘für Offiziere, Militärbeamte, Unteroffiziere und Mannschaften sowie für sonstige Personen ohne Unterscheid des Ranges und Standes, die sich auf dem Kriegsschauplatz besonders ausgezeichnet oder während des Krieges im Heimatsgebiet hervorragend betätigt haben’ (for officers, military officials, non-commissioned officers and other ranks, as well as other persons,
without regard for rank or status, who showed particular excellence in the theatre of war or…
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £150 - £250
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
GERMANY, BAVARIA: REGIMENTAL HONOUR CROSS WITH 1ST ROYAL BAVARIAN HEAVY CAVALRY (PRINCE CHARLES OF BAVARIA'S) REGIMENT CLASP, CIRCA 1900
Lot 68 Sold
GERMANY, BAVARIA: REGIMENTAL HONOUR CROSS WITH 1ST ROYAL BAVARIAN HEAVY CAVALRY (PRINCE CHARLES OF BAVARIA'S) REGIMENT CLASP, CIRCA 1900
Germany, Bavaria. Regimental Honour Cross with 1st Royal Bavarian Heavy Cavalry (Prince Charles of Bavaria's) Regiment clasp, circa 1900, parade-mounted;
BAYERN. Regiments Ehrenkreuz mit Gefechtsspange des Königlich Bayerisches Schwere-Reiter-Regiment, „Prinz Karl von Bayern“ Nr. 1, um 1900;
The Regiment was established on 16 July 1814 as a Garde du Corps to the King of Bavaria and given…
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £80 - £120
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
GERMAN EMPIRE. COMMEMORATIVE CROSS, WILHELM II, 1898, BY THE WERKSTATT OERTEL OF BERLIN
Lot 69 Sold
GERMAN EMPIRE. COMMEMORATIVE CROSS, WILHELM II, 1898, BY THE WERKSTATT OERTEL OF BERLIN
Germany, Empire. Commemorative Cross (Erinnerungskreuz), Wilhelm II, 1898, by the Werkstatt Oertel of Berlin.

The reverse is engraved ‘Kaisertreu / Königswürde / 8.9.98’ (Loyal to the Emperor, Royal Dignity, 8 September 1898)
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £80 - £120
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
GERMANY, SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN. COMMEMORATIVE CROSS FOR THE ARMY FOR THE WAR YEARS 1848-1849
Lot 70 Sold
GERMANY, SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN. COMMEMORATIVE CROSS FOR THE ARMY FOR THE WAR YEARS 1848-1849
Germany. Schleswig-Holstein. Commemorative Cross for the Schleswig-Holstein Army for the War Years 1848, 1849, blackened iron;
Erinnerungskreuz für die schleswig-holsteinische Armee an die Kriegsjahre 1848-1849, Eisen geschwärzt;
The Cross was instituted by the Provisional Government of Schleswig Holstein at Kiel on 2 July 1850 to be awarded to the army for the war with Denmark of 1848-1849. It was cast from the iron cannon of the Danish ship of the line Christian VIII, destroyed by German bombardment
at Eckernförde in April 1849.  In March 1848, the Germans of Schleswig-Holstein staged an armed…
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £250 - £450
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
MEXICO. CROSS OF REVOLUTIONARY MERIT, 1913-1914
Lot 71 Sold
MEXICO. CROSS OF REVOLUTIONARY MERIT, 1913-1914
Mexico. Cross of Revolutionary Merit, second period (Cruz al Merito Revolucionario, 2º Periodo), 1913-1914 (Grove D-357).

The Cross was instituted by Presidential decree of 5 October 1939 to be awarded for outstanding merit in the revolutionary war against the government headed by Victoriano Huerta between 20 February 1913 and 15 August 1914.
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £150 - £250
17 May 2023
17 May 2023
MEXICO. CROSS OF REVOLUTIONARY MERIT, 1913-1915
Lot 72 Sold
MEXICO. CROSS OF REVOLUTIONARY MERIT, 1913-1915
Mexico. Cross of Revolutionary Merit, second period (Cruz al Merito Revolucionario, 2º Periodo), 1913-1914 (Grove D-357)
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £150 - £250
17 May 2023
17 May 2023

Total lots: 618

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