Siege of Acre 1799 49mm diameter in White metal, by J.G. Hancock, Obverse: Bust left, uniformed, SIR WILLIAM SIDNEY SMITH K.S. OF SWEDEN Reverse: A youth standing on a sea-shore, displays a naval shield. Beyond, a palm and a distant view of Acre, In Exergue: BONAPARTE REPULSED AND SIEGE OF ACRE RAISED 20 MAY 1799, BHM 473, Eimer 905, 45.07 grammes, NEF
Army of India Medal, reverse short hyphen type, officially impressed naming, with Bhurtpoor clasp, awarded to Ensign T.G. Dundas 15th N.I. EF with some hairlines and some rub to the portrait. Thomas Graham Dundas arrived in Calcutta on October 4th 1825, and was entitled to Bhurtpoor prize money of 2381 Rupees (£238 sterling) which he did not claim in India. Comes with copy of India Office Library and Records stating record of service, date of commission of rank as Ensign 13th May 1825, and Lieutenant 19th Oct.1836, also List of services - Posted as Ensign to 15th N.I. 1825. Siege and Capture of Bhurtpore, Ensign 15th N.I. (India Medal). Transferred as Lieutenant to 4th Extra Regiment (became 72nd N.I) from 19th Oct.1826, after his marriage in 1832 to Margaret Maria Louisa, 3rd daughter of Edward Swift Broughton. After a period of furlough, from 10th September 1833, he failed to report for his return and subsequently resigned his commission on 3rd Feb. 1835.
Boer War (3) comprising a pair, Queen's South Africa medal, type 3 reverse, with 3 clasps, Transvaal, Orange Free State and Defence of Kimberley, to Pte. R. Gibbon, Kimberley Town Guard, King's South Africa Medal with 2 clasps, South Africa 1901 and South Africa 1902 to 1194 Cpl. R. Gibbon, Kimberley VolunteerRegiment, both EF and lustrous with some contact marks, along with Kimberley Star 1900, Reverse: MAYOR'S SIEGE MEDAL 1900 with Hallmark 'a' (Birmingham) VF with some light verdigris, some light hairlines to the reverse, comes with typed copy of the medal roll confirming entitlement to the clasps.
Austria Medallic Show Thaler - 1683 Battle of Vienna 45mm diameter in silver, commemorating the Liberation of Vienna from Turkish siege, the defeat of the Turks and the relief of Vienna by Jahann III Sobieki of Poland. Obverse: An imperial double eagle brandishing a sword and sceptre atop a globe showing a map of Vienna. The sun rises above while crescent moon sinks below. Rev: The reverse has an 18 line legend describing how the Polish KingJohn III Sobieski, with 20,000 troops, relieved the Turkish siege of Vienna in 1683 and drove them back to the Raab, and thereby freed Hungary. By leading the decisive Polish cavalry charge himself, Sobieski was acclaimed the hero of Christendom. UNC or near so and attractively toned, Cataloguers note: On researching this piece other examples were noted showing minor varieties in parts of the design, including the number of points around the sun and the date being shown as 1683 rather than MDCLXXXIII as shown here. We were able to find only three other examples all showing these minor differences, one being sold for $1600 hammer price in an internet auction.
Napoleon's Medals, by Andrieu - Two custom fitted trays in a 27cm x 35cm wooden box in a bookform case. The first tray contains 8 medals, lead-filled cliches, - 'Siege of the Bastille' 14 July 1789 (85mm), Arrival of the King at Paris 6 October 1789 (85mm), Passage of the Great St. Bernard Floreal, Year VIII, (1800), Battle of Maringo (1800), Napoleon as Emperor and Napoleon as King (3), the second two large medals 141mm diameter these Napoleon I and Marriage of the Emperor Napoleon to Marie Louise in Paris, all uniface, GEF to UNC, the case in poor condition and missing the lid/front book cover
World War I Medal awarded to 2nd Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery Officer G.H.Cramp, Siege Battery R.G.A. GVF. Died of wounds, Bolougne 18/11/1918, buried Terlincthun Cemetery, Wimille
France Medal Cliches (2) Arrival of the King of France in Paris 1789, 'Le 6 Octobre 1789' 79mm in bronze, NEF and Siege of the Bastille in lead filled bronze 1789 PRISE PAR LES CITOYENS DE LA VILLE DE PARIS Le 14 Juet. 1789 EF both by F.Andrieu
Earl Howe Victory First June 1794, Battle of Cape St Vincent 1797, Battle of Camperdown 1797, Earl Spencer 1799 and Siege of Acre 1799, all by T Wyon Sr., bronze. EF.
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