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

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Helen Abraham

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Lot	Title	Estimate	Hammer price
95	A WORLD WAR II DAMBUSTERS 617 SQUADRON RAID PRINT possibly by Robert Taylor, non-titled and unsigned by artist, signed in pencil by fourteen members of the crew including John Bell, Harry Johnson, Larry Curtis, Terry Kearns, 60cm x 38cm	£200 - £400	-	View
96	A LARGE COLOURED PRINT OF THE ARTILLERY COMPANY AT THEIR MANOEUVRES hand-coloured print, engraved by R. Havell, painted by G. Forster, representing 'The Honourable Artillery Company Paysing in Review before their Illustrious COLONEL His Royal Highness Prince Augustus…	£150 - £250	£100	View
97	R. ACKERMANN'S COSTUMES OF THE INDIAN ARMY, NO. 2 'Bengal Light Cavalry' (Officer), hand-coloured print, engraved by J. Harris, drawn by Henry Martens, London 'Published March 25th 1845, by Rudolf Ackermann, at his Eclipse Sporting Gallery, 191…	£80 - £100	£60	View
98	R. ACKERMANN'S COSTUMES OF THE BRITISH ARMY (THE NEW SERIES) NO. 9 '1st Life Guards', hand-coloured print, sculpt. by J. Harris, drawn by Henry Martens, London 'Published June 1st 1858, by Rudolf Ackermann, at his Eclipse Sporting Gallery, 191 Regent Street', 30cm…	£80 - £100	£50	View
99	R. ACKERMANN'S COSTUMES OF THE BRITISH ARMY NO. 19 '6th Dragoon Guards Officer (Carabiniers), hand-coloured print, J. Harris sculpt., H. Daubrawa, pinx. 'Published January 12th 1844, by Rudolf Ackermann, at his Eclipse Sporting Gallery, 191 Regent…	£60 - £80	£50	View
100	R. ACKERMANN'S COSTUMES OF THE BRITISH ARMY NO. 39 'The Honourable Artillery Company, Officer and Private', hand-coloured print, engraved by J. Harris, painted by H. Martens, 'Published August 10th 1848 by Rudolf Ackermann, at his Eclipse Sporting…	£60 - £80	-	View
101	SIX FRENCH WORLD WAR I PROPAGANDA POSTCARDS OF KAISER WILHELM II early 20th century, 'VISE PARIS', 1-6/134, illustrating individually the atrocities of the German and Prussian forces and collectively forming a caricature of the Kaiser's face, 27.5cm x 26cm	£50 - £100	-	View
102	A FIVE REICHSMARK BANK NOTE believed to be signed by Adolf Hitler, 1942, now framed and mounted, 13.5cm x 7cm	£30 - £50	£130	View
103	ANTONIO ARIAS BERNAL (1914-1960) 1940's World War II Latin American Anti-German Propaganda posters, including, 'The Cactus', 18cm x 25cm (linen backed); 'La Union es la fuerza', 36cm x 50.5cm (non backed); and another untitled,…	£150 - £250	-	View
104	THE POW DISCHARGE DOCUMENT TO NORBERT SMOLKA OF THE KRIEGSMARINE Smolka joined the Kriegsmarine on the 18th of August 1942, aged 18, a U-Boat Crew member he was taken prisoner and held in a POW camp until 1950, after the War he settled in South Shields	£50 - £100	-	View
105	A DEUTSCHER VOLKSSTURM ARMBAND & DAF BOOK armband in good condition, the book has entries up until 1943, the staples inside are missing, some pages loose	£30 - £50	£30	View
106	A LATE 19TH CENTURY LOG BOOK OF A NAVAL CADET ON BOARD H.M.S. BELLEROPHON the 'Log of the proceedings of HMS Bellerophon 78 Guns R.L. Baynes Esq. C.B. Captain Commencing October 2nd 1847 and ending 6th October 1848 Kept by John P. Gardiner Naval Cadet', bound in blue calf…	£300 - £600	-	View
107	BUCHAN, JOHN, 'THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME - FIRST PHASE' published by Thomas Nelson and Son, London, complete with folding map, blue paper bound, together with thirty other war-related books by John Buchan (31)	£50 - £100	-	View
108	A WORLD WAR II WEBBING MAP CASE FROM THE CYPRUS CAMPAIGN (1955-1959) stamped 1944 inside, with 'SIGNAL TRAINING (ALL ARMS) PAMPHLET No. 4 WIRELESS SIGNALLING SUPPLEMENT NO. 1 VHF 1957', and a modern military map of the Troodos Mountains (3)	£50 - £100	-	View
109	A COLLECTION OF PAINTED AND CARVED SOLDIERS of various battalions including Guards Bandsmen, the Scottish Rifle Brigade, Guards Riflemen, Light Infantry, the Frontier Force and the Punjab Infantry (a lot)	£100 - £200	-	View
110	A WWII PERIOD WOODEN MODEL OF A BOMBER AIRCRAFT realistically handpainted, 85cm long x 92cm (wingspan) wide	£40 - £80	£30	View
111	A PAIR OF 9CT GOLD ROYAL FLYING CORP CUFFLINKS 20th century, oval double headed, with riveted 'RFC' emblem surrounded by laurel leaf and with crown atop to one side and enamelled stripes to the other, 2cm heads (2)	£200 - £400	£800	View
112	AN ENAMELLED 15CT GOLD ROYAL WELCH FUSILIERS SWEETHEART BROOCH 4.5cm wide, (c.5.6g)	£100 - £200	£100	View
113	A WORLD WAR I COIN BRACELET with ten white metal coins (of various denominations including some from Italy, France, Germany, and Uruguay), pierced and joined with base metal rings, one naively engraved 'G.H. CHATWIN 996 C.E XV…	£30 - £50	£20	View
114	A WORLD WAR II ANTI-PARTISAN COMBAT BADGE marked 'B&NL' for Berg & Nolte, Ludenscheid, behind the pin	£100 - £200	-	View
115	A WWII ANTI-AIRCRAFT FLAK BATTLE BADGE marked with 'A' under the pin for F.W.Assman und Sohne, Ludenscheid	£100 - £200	£80	View
116	A WWII GENERAL 25 ASSAULTS BADGE marked with 'R.K' for Rudolf Karneth, Gablonz, on the reverse	£150 - £250	£100	View
117	A WORLD WAR II ANTI-PARTISAN COMBAT BADGE possibly made from tombac, without marks	£100 - £200	-	View
118	A ROYAL MARINE ARTILLERY HELMET PLATE 1878-1905, a die stamped brass plate with the flaming grenade, 'GIBRALTAR' and motto surrounding the globe, with two vertically mounted pin posts, 12cm high Worn until 1905 when the white helmet was…	£50 - £100	-	View
119	THREE WWI OR LATER ROYAL NAVAL DIVISION CAP BADGES the first of the Hawke Battalion; the second of the Nelson Battalion; and the third of the Anson Battalion, all with lug fittings to the back (3)	£50 - £100	£50	View
120	A COLLECTION OF NAVAL BUTTONS AND SWORD BELT mostly 20th century, including the Royal Navy Reserves and the Royal Merchant Navy, the largest 2.5cm diameter; and a naval standard issue belt with central gilt fouled anchor (a lot)	£50 - £100	-	View
121	A BRONZE ROYAL CREST PLAQUE mounted on an oak shield, 28cm high x 29cm wide; together with a quantity of military cloth badges and a miscellaneous collection of badges and buttons (a lot)	£50 - £100	£110	View
122	A LARGE COLLECTION OF SWEETHEART BADGES AND REGIMENTAL ASSOCIATION BADGES including sweetheart badges, Regimental association badges, and tie pins; along with some French Great War era badges, likely bought by British soldiers to send home to loved ones, housed in a teak…	£100 - £200	-	View
123	A MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTION OF GERMAN BADGES WWII and later, many with swastika's removed, including a 1936 Olympic medal, two Kriegsmarine helmet badges, a pilot's badge, and a Mother's Cross (a lot)	£100 - £200	£200	View
124	A MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTION OF MEDALS, BADGES AND ASSOCIATED PAPERWORK (a lot)	£100 - £150	£320	View
125	A MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTION OF GERMAN COLLECTIBLES WWII and later, including an Airgunners and Flight Engineer's badge in original box, a dog tag with inscription, a single 'Tank Destruction' badge and others (a lot)	£300 - £400	£750	View
126	A COLLECTION OF WWII BRITISH REGIMENT CLOTH BADGES including two 'AIRBORNE' badges, two 'PARACHUTE REGIMENT' badges, a Parachute Regiment Marksman's badge and four shoulder pips (9)	£50 - £100	£70	View
127	THREE GERMAN CLOTH EAGLES PATCHES WWII, an Army example on green backing for a dress uniform which looks to be removed from a tunic, a Luftwaffe Eagle for field tunic, and one for a cap (3)	£50 - £100	£50	View
128	A COLLECTION OF GERMAN NAVAL ITEMS probably mostly WWII, including four cloth badges, with one for the Medical Corps. with snake entwined round anchor; three buttons and seven badges (a lot)	£100 - £200	-	View
129	A PAIR OF LATE 19TH CENTURY SPURS each with an embossed leather gaiter, with metal and brass spur in the form of a lady's leg (a pair) Provenance: by repute used by Cecil Somerset-Paddon (b. 1875) whilst fighting for Pancho Villa…	£50 - £100	£420	View
130	A 1ST BATTALION IRISH GUARDS DRUM MAJORS MACE 21st century, in a combination lock vinyl case, detachable into two pieces with removable nickel plated head bearing a lion atop a crown, the chain and bottom are also nickel plated, with a label…	£100 - £200	£120	View
131	SIX 20TH CENTURY AND LATER REGIMENTAL SWAGGER STICKS and a whip, with base metal tops and for different regiments, the longest 84cm long (7)	£80 - £100	£100	View
132	THREE MID-20TH CENTURY SWAGGER STICKS with silver pommels and collars, the spherical tops embossed with differing regiments, including 'ROYAL CORP ARMY ORDNANCE', all with Birmingham hallmarks and with maker's mark of F. Narborough, the…	£50 - £100	£70	View
133	ELEVEN OFFICER TRAINING CORP SWAGGER STICKS 20th century and later, the longest 73cm long (11)	£50 - £100	£90	View
134	A BICORN HAT BY 'RANKEN & CO. CALCUTTA' late 19th century, with black ostrich feather crest, black silk bands and rosette, bullion work trim with royal arms to a gilt button, in its shaped japanned tin (2)	£80 - £150	£80	View
135	AN EDWARDIAN FULL DRESS ROYAL NAVY BICORN COCKED HAT, EPAULETTES AND SWORD BELT circa 1910, in a fitted red velvet-lined japanned metal case with the owner's name illegible, the maker's label incorporating the Royal Arms, 'Gieves Ltd, 21 Old Bond St. London and 120 Princes St.…	£200 - £300	£200	View
136	FOUR BRITISH ROYAL NAVY CAPS 20th century and later, including three captain's caps; and a H.M.S. ratings cap (4)	£50 - £100	£160	View
137	A RED VELVET OFFICER'S PILLBOX (FORAGE) HAT late 19th century, embroidered with circlets of entwined acorns and oak leaves, with leather band and silk quilting, 19cm x 18cm x 6cm, owned and worn by repute by General Sir Beauvois de Lisle …	£100 - £200	£600	View
138	A WWII BRITISH ARMY FIELD SERVICE CAP the interior stamped '7 1/8 'A & J. GEOFER GLASGOW 1941' and with handstitched name tape for 'CAPT. D. HARVEY'	£30 - £50	-	View
139	FOUR COMBAT HELMETS OF THE BRITISH ARMED FORCES 20th century and later, two MK6, one MK6A, and a MK7 (4)	£40 - £80	£50	View
140	FOUR COMBAT HELMETS OF THE BRITISH ARMED FORCES 20th century and later, two M6 with one containing neck protector lining, and two of the parachute regiment (4)	£40 - £80	£50	View
140a	TWO WWII HELMETS both with chinstraps and leather liners (2)	£30 - £50	£550	View
141	A WWII GERMAN M42 HELMET raw edged with pigskin liner and chinstrap, stamped NS62 to the inside brim and lot number 2495 denoting production by the Vereinigte Deutsche Nickelwerke, Schwerte factory, stamped size '55'	£400 - £600	-	View

Total lots: 150

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