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Auction date Thursday 9 November 2023 10:30 - 17:30 GMT

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Head of Sale:

Adam Chapman

Lot	Title	Estimate	Hammer price
1	GREAT WAR MILITARY MEDAL TO 136334 CPL F LONG RFA impressed 136334 Cpl F Long RFA, condition GVF (looks to be a late issue), long served in X/37 Trench Mortar Battery	£80 - £150	£180	View
2	QSA TO PTE H W MORGAN SCOTS GUARDS Queens South Africa Medal, Cape Colony, correctly impressed 7313 Pte W Morgan Scots Gds Condition GVF	£50 - £80	£80	View
3	CAMPAIGN PAIR TO 1020 PTE W WILSON 2ND BN LEIC R Indian General Service Medal (1854) Burma 1887-89, correctly engraved 1020 Pte W Wilson 2d Bn Leic R Queens South Africa medal bars Cape Colony and Laing's Nek, correctly impressed 1020 Pte W Wilson…	£150 - £200	£200	View
4	CAMPAIGN PAIR TO 855 PTE D VETHERCOTT 2ND BN S WALES BORD Indian General Service Medal 1854, clasps Burma 1885-7 and Burma 1887-89, correctly engraved 855 Pte D Vethercot 2nd Bn S Wales Bord Queens South Africa Medal bars Cape Colony, Orange Free State,…	£150 - £250	£220	View
5	A POIGNANT EDWARD MEDAL SECOND CLASS FOR MINES GROUP TO WILLIAM MARKLAND who was decorated for his actions at the Pretoria Pit Disaster, during which 344 men and boys died, amongst them his son.	£5,000 - £8,000	£5,000	View
6	A 1914 TRIO RAMC AND 1914/15 TRIO ASC 1914 Star, correctly impressed 5755 Pte C F Wilkins RAMC, British War Medal, correctly impressed 5755 Pte C F Wilkins RAMC, Victory Medal, correctly impressed 5755 Pte C F Wilkins RAMC, condition…	£50 - £80	£90	View
7	GREAT WAR MEDAL PAIR TO SJT MEECH AOC a Great War pair to Meech of the Army Ordnance Corps, in VF condition, verdigris to the VM; together with a miniature white metal medallion commemorating the Battle of Jutland; and an Imperial German…	£40 - £60	£35	View
8	THREE GREAT WAR MEDALS British War Medal, correctly impressed 407346 2AM S T Tompkins R.A.F. Condition VF British War Medal, correctly impressed 3185 Pte A Norman Dorset Regt Condition GVF 1914/15 Star, correctly…	£40 - £60	£45	View
9	CAMPAIGN GROUP OF FOUR TO LIEUT HAWTREY 1 LOVAT'S SCOTS LATE ROYAL FUSILIERS Queens South Africa Medal 1899-02, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, South Africa 1901 and South Africa 1902, correctly impressed Lieut: G.V. Hawtrey. Rl: Fus. 1914/15 Star, correctly impressed Lieut.…	£300 - £500	£400	View
10	A COLLECTION OF GREAT WAR MEDALS sold for the benefit of the military charity ' Combat Stress', to include: 1914/15 Star, correctly impressed GS-12480 Pte R Nelson 6 - D. GDS Victory Medal, correctly impressed GS-12480 Pte R Nelson…	£80 - £150	£120	View
11	PAIR AND PLAQUE TO PTE BRADSHAW DLI, SONS MEDALS pair correctly impressed 33740 Pte T R Bradshaw Durh LI, the plaque - Thomas Revell Bradshaw, condition GVF, with a card cover for the plaque, 1939 to 45 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal,…	£80 - £150	£120	View
12	A REGIMENTALLY UNIQUE GROUP OF FOUR TO CAPTAIN MONTAGUE W HAWTREY 4TH BN ROYAL MUNSTER FUSILIERS who was Mentioned in Despatches for service in Africa in 1897. Ashanti Star 1896, unnamed as issued East and West Africa Medal 1887 -1900, clasp 1897-98, correctly engraved ' Capt & A/Insptr. H…	£2,000 - £4,000	£3,200	View
13	THE REGIMENTALLY UNIQUE GROUP TO CAPTAIN F W DURAND ROYAL MUNSTER FUSILIERS killed in action on the 22nd December 1914, previously seconded to the Foreign Office in Zanzibar. South Africa Company Medal 1890-97, reverse Rhodesia 1896, clasp Mashonaland 1897, correctly…	£2,000 - £4,000	£6,500	View
14	A GREAT WAR VAD HAT BELIEVED TO HAVE BELONGED TO VERA BRITTAIN together with Edward Brittain's Uppingham School swagger stick (2)	£1,000 - £2,000	-	View
15	A WWII ROYAL ARTILLERY GROUP TO A E LOVEYS including a 1939/45 Star, Africa Star, Italy Star, and a War Medal, in box of issue with entitlement slip, condition EF+	£30 - £50	£30	View
16	A 1914 STAR BAR TRIO TO PTE BENNETT 1/HAMPSHIRE REGT 1914 Star (original bar) correctly impressed 7151 Pte F. Bennett. 1/Hamps:R. a British War Medal correctly impressed 7151 Pte. F. Bennett. Hamps. R. and a Victory Medal correctly impressed 7151 Pte.…	£100 - £200	£150	View
17	HMS KELLY BATTLE OF NORWAY GROUP TO CLARK AB RN	£150 - £250	£320	View
18	A WWII CASUALTY DFM GROUP TO SGT PEARSON OF 156 PATHFINDER SQUADRON together with his brother's casualty medals: Distinguished Flying Medal G.VI.R, correctly engraved 1110204 SGT K Pearson R.A.F. 1939/45 Star Aircrew Europe Star Defence Medal War Medal	£2,000 - £4,000	£2,600	View
19	A 1914/15 TRIO AND PLAQUE GROUP TO L/CPL WOOD, 18TH LIVERPOOL REGT, 2ND PALS who was sadly killed in action on the first day of the Somme, to include a 1914/15 Star, correctly impressed 17223 L.Cpl J. Wood. L'Pool R; a British War Medal, correctly impressed 17223 Pte. J. Wood…	£400 - £600	£2,200	View
20	CAMPAIGN GROUP OF SEVEN TO WARRANT OFFICER JONES, MILITARY PROVEST STAFF CORPS 1939 - 45 Star, Africa Star, Italy Star, Defence Medal, War Medal, GVI Regular Army Long Service & Good Conduct Medal, correctly impressed 5567344 WO Cl 2 C R Jones MPSC, Police Exemplary Service…	£50 - £100	£130	View
21	THE HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT MEDAL GROUP TO VICE-ADMIRAL SIR ARTHUR FRANCIS PRIDHAM, K.B.E., C.B. as First Lieutenant on H.M.S. Marlborough, he rescued members of the Russian Royal Family and was A.D.C. to Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna	£4,000 - £6,000	£4,800	View
22	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…	£200 - £400	-	View
23	AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE TERRITORIAL FORCE WAR MEDAL CASUALTY GROUP TO PTE ROBSON SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS only 62 TFWMs were awarded to the Seaforth Highlanders, making this group very rare	£300 - £500	£450	View
24	A COLLECTION OF MEDALLIONS AND BRITISH MEDALS including a number of medallions depicting famous British figures such as Nelson, sold with several replica British Medals including a Waterloo and MGS	£50 - £100	£50	View
25	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	£1,200 - £1,500	-	View
26	1813 IRON CROSS 1ST CLASS three-piece construction, no makers mark to the reverse, with pin and catch, 13.03g	£700 - £1,000	-	View
27	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	£400 - £800	-	View
28	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	£400 - £800	-	View
29	1813 IRON CROSS 2ND CLASS three-piece construction, the ring has no maker's mark, the reverse looks to have been repainted, 13.30g	£300 - £500	-	View
30	1870 IRON CROSS 2ND CLASS three-piece construction, the ring has no maker's mark, with 25- year Jubilee Spange pinned to the ribbon, signifying the recipient was still serving in 1895	£200 - £400	£420	View
31	1914 IRON CROSS 1ST CLASS three-piece construction, a slightly vaulted example, maker marked 'Silber' to the reverse, pin catch present, some signs of light rust to the core, 14.9g	£100 - £200	£100	View
32	A SCREW-BACK 1914 IRON CROSS 1ST CLASS three-piece construction, a vaulted example with no maker mark, with a metal screw-back plate and a smaller locking disc to the reverse, 21.4g	£100 - £150	£190	View
33	A 1914 IRON CROSS 1ST CLASS three-piece construction, with pin and catch to the reverse, under the catch, the cross is maker marked 'Fr', which shows it was manufactured by Gebrüder Friedländer of Hofjuwelier in Berlin, 15.7g	£100 - £200	£130	View
34	A 1914 IRON CROSS 1ST CLASS three-piece construction, with pin and catch to the reverse, under the catch, the cross is maker marked 'Fr', which shows it was manufactured by Gebrüder Friedländer of Hofjuwelier in Berlin, 18.3g	£100 - £200	£130	View
35	1914 IRON CROSS 1ST CLASS an unmarked example with catch and pin to the reverse, core looks to be repainted and has paint loss	£50 - £80	£70	View
36	A 1914 IRON CROSS 1ST CLASS three-piece construction, a vaulted example with no maker mark, to the reverse and convex disc to hold the cross in place, a small piece of rust is showing through the core, 21.5g	£100 - £200	£100	View
37	AIRCREW VARIATION 1914 IRON CROSS 1ST CLASS three-piece construction, a vaulted screw-back example on a metal plate, the reverse stamped '800', with two screws which hold the plate in place with rivets It is suggested that variations such as…	£180 - £250	£180	View
38	IRON CROSS 1ST CLASS BY OTTO SCHICKLE a rare and early war cross in one-piece construction, on the reverse, the pin and catch are in the classic Schickle style, the catch has been repaired, 17.7g	£100 - £150	£110	View
39	A VAULTED 1914 IRON CROSS 1ST CLASS three-piece construction, no makers mark is present, the pin and catch are present on the reverse, light wear to the paint, 19.4g	£100 - £200	£120	View
40	A 1914 IRON CROSS 1ST CLASS manufactured during WWII, three-piece construction with the pin stamped '26' showing B H Mayer produced it during the Second World War for veterans of the Great War, overall very good condition, 15.3g	£100 - £200	£110	View
41	TWO 1914 IRON CROSSES 2ND CLASS one with three-piece construction, contemporarily court mounted as worn, slight bubbling on the core to obverse and reverse, 28.3g, including mounting bar and ribbon; the other with three-piece…	£80 - £150	£90	View
42	FOUR 1914 IRON CROSS 2ND CLASS all with three-piece construction, the first ring stamped with maker mark 'WD', 16.7g; the second ring stamped with maker mark looks to be 'KO'. weight 16.2g; the third ring stamped with marker mark …	£100 - £200	£160	View
43	FOUR 1914 IRON CROSSES 2ND CLASS all with three-piece construction, the first with ring stamped with maker mark 'KAG', weight 18.8g; the second ring stamped with maker mark 'M', weight 17.1g, with reproduction ribbon for non…	£100 - £200	£170	View
44	1914 IRON CROSS 2ND CLASS Austrian-style mounting, the cross is three-piece construction, with a maker mark on the ring, which looks to be 'FW'; together with a Hindenburg Cross with swords, maker marked '14 R.V. Pforzheim',…	£50 - £80	£50	View
45	THREE 1914 IRON CROSSES 2ND CLASS all with three-piece construction, the first with no maker's mark, repaired via the frame being drilled and the loop attached; together with a second, maker marked on the ring 'KM'; and a third which…	£50 - £80	£90	View
46	A 1914 IRON CROSS WITH 2ND AWARD BAR 1939 three-piece construction, the pin and catch are present on the reverse, with the pin bearing the maker mark of 'H.B.G'; together with a second 1939 award, 'Spange', attached by solder during WW2, the…	£200 - £400	£340	View
47	A SCREWBACK 1939 IRON CROSS 1ST CLASS three-piece construction, maker marked 'L/11' for Wilhelm Deumer of Lüdenscheid, with a convexed screwback plate to the reverse, the frame is slightly separated from the core at the top of the 12 o…	£100 - £200	£180	View
48	A SCREWBACK 1939 IRON CROSS 1ST CLASS three-piece construction, maker marked 'L/13' for Paul Meybauer, a slight vaulted example, with a convexed screwback plate to the reverse, a nice example with only slight paint lose, 19.8g	£100 - £200	£170	View

Total lots: 274

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