22nd Mar, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
Militaria & Ethnographica
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A Coronation Medal, 1953, awarded to Miss Shepherd, Acting Matron, Longwood I.D. Hospital, Selby, North Yorkshire, in box of issue and with a typed letter of congratulation from Leeds Regional Hospital Board; a Boer War Tobacco Tin, the lid decorated with a thistle on a yellow ground, and ‘Frae Scots tae Scots’, ‘For Auld Lang Syne’, and ‘South Africa 1900’, now mounted on a crimson velvet cushioned field below a small horse's head brooch and in a sealed glazed display frame; also, a Harrow School Mile Race Pewter Mug, with engraved presentation inscription dated March 1863, and a small quantity of German banknotes. (qty)
Sold for £150
Estimated at £80 - £120
Auction: Militaria & Ethnographica, 22nd Mar, 2023
The sale will offer a good Private Collection of 19th Century Pistols, including fine pair of 19th Century 28 Bore Percussion Saw Handled Duelling/Target Pistols by Edward London and a U.S. Colt Model 1851 Navy Six Shooter. They are joined by interesting medal groups, including a Second World War Group awarded to Sergeant George Nattrass, a survivor of the Battle of Arnhem, which are sold alongside a published account of his experiences in the Battle (READ MORE). Further highlights include an Edwardian Officer's Dress Sporran to the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders and a good selection of edged weapons from Private Collections.
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Tuesday 21st March 10am-5pm and the morning of the sale from 8am
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