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Date Sold	Category	Lot	Description	Sale Price
03/12/2023 Auction 183	Medals	Lot 697	Europe (5) France - Genealogy of the Dukes of Lorraine , 48mm diameter in bronze, undated and unsigned, Obverse: A family tree with all names in ovals, Reverse: legend in 15 lines:- EBERHARDVS ALSATIAE COMES. HVGONIS ALSATIAE ET FERRETI COMITIS FILIVS. EADIVAM ANGLORVM SANGVINE REGIO ORTAM SOROREM EDGITAE OTHONI . I . IMPERATORI NVPTAE DVXIT VXOREM . AN . CMXXX. ET EX EA PROLEM SVSCEPIT ADHELEIDEM IMPERATORISCONRADI SALICI MATREM . GARARDVM METENSEM . C . ET AD ALBERTVM COMITEM ALSATIAE, VF holed at the top, Italy General Exposition, Torino 1884, 51mm diameter in White metal by Cravero E Cargnino, Obverse Umberto I left draped, UMBERTO I RE D'ITALIA, Reverse: Classical male figure, emblems, City view, locomotive and statue behind, ESPOSIZIONE GENERALE ITALIANA TORINO 1884, GVF with some surface marks, Germany (2) Seven Years War 1757 - Battle of Prague, Obverse: Military cuirassed half-length bust in profile of Frederick the Great (Frederick II of Prussia), facing right wearing laurel wreath FRIDERICVS MAGN. D. G. REX BORVSS. EL. BRAND. DVX SILES ET, Reverse: Victory hovering (with lightning bolts extending from her right hand behind) over a kneeling figure of Bohemia/Austria - kicking the crown off Empress Maria Theresa. Trophies of captured weapons below, a shield with lettering VICTORIA FRIDERICI MAGN. FAMA · PRVDENTIA · ET · VIRTVTE, Exergue: AVSTR · EXERC · PROPE · PRAG · FVNDIT CÆSO ET · PRAGA · OBSESSA ·VI · MAJI · MDCCLVII, Good Fine, holed twice at the top, 22nd meeting of German Naturalists and Doctors Bremen 1844, 48mm diameter by Wilkens, Obverse: Olbers and Treviranus heads facing left H.W.M.OLBERS 11 OCT 1758 GEST 2 MARCH 1840 G.R.TREVIRANUS 4 FEB 1776 GEST, 16 FEB 1837, Reverse: A still life from the Museum in Bremen DEN DEUTSCHEN NATURFORSSCHERN UND AERZTEN DAS MUSEUM IN BREMEN IM SEPTEMBER 1844, Good Fine with some verdigris, some surface marks and edge nicks, Netherlands Arts and Crafts Exhibition Amsterdam 1877 24mm diameter in White metal by S. De Vries, Obverse: Bust right KONING WILLEM DE DERDE BESCHERMHEER, Reverse: View of a building, KUNST NIJVERHEIDS TENTOONSTELLING, Exergue: AMSTERDAM JULIJ 1877 GVF More medals like this	£50
03/09/2023 Auction 182	Medals	Lot 694	Admiral Vernon Capture of Portobello 1739 (2) the first 37mm diameter Obverse: Half length portrait holding staff, THE BRITISH GLORY REVIV'D BY ADMIRAL VERNON, Reverse: Six ships entering Portobello harbour HE.TOOK.PORTO.BELLO.WITH.SIX SHIPS. ONLY, Fine, the second 40mm diameter, Obverse: Full length portrait of Vernon Ship and Cannon behind, THE . BRITISH . GLORY . REVIV.D. BY . ADMIRAL . VERͶOͶ, Reverse: Six ships entering Portobello harbour, HE TOOK PORTO BELLO WITH SIX SHIPS ONLY, Exergue: NOV. 22 . 1739, Good Fine, Battle of Rosbach and Lissa 1757 Obverse :Left-facing Frederick II The Great on a warhorse his sword drawn, a forest, military encampment and the town of Lissa behind him, Reverse: An illustration of an intense battle scene, Exergue: ROSBACH. NOV. 5 1757, Bold Fine	£60
03/09/2023 Auction 182	Medals	Lot 928	Iron Cross 1939, First Class, straight top to 3, with screw back, stamped KRETA 1941 and 25 on rear of medal, and stamped 20 on rear of screw-back, GVF. Note: The Norwegian Forces Museum has a uniform tunic sleeve with KRETA band. This was a German military decoration awarded to Wehrmacht servicemen who took part in the Battle of Crete between 20 and 27 May 1941. This was the first occasion where German paratroops were used en masse, the first mainly airborne invasion in military history, and also the first time the Allies made significant use of intelligence from decrypted German messages from the Enigma machine More medals like this	£55
06/03/2022 Auction 176	Medals	Lot 729	Battle of Dunbar Military Reward 1650 on an oval flan 30mm x 35mm, type a3 in lead, these thought to be struck in the 18th or 19th Century, Obverse: Bust of Cromwell left, armoured and draped, in the distance is a battle scene THE LORD OF HOSTS . WORD. AT. DUNBAR. SEPTEM: Y.3.1650, Reverse: Speaker seated facing, in an assembled Parliament Eimer 181a3, Fine or a little better and scarce More medals like this	£160
03/06/2019 Auction 165	Medals	Lot 1423	World War I Distinguished Conduct Medal, George V Military Medal, to 52349 Sgt.E.J.Grant MGC (CAV) EF toned with ribbons, these medals awarded for actions on consecutive days, comes with framed photograph and copies of medical and service records, and Military History sheet, along with World War II Battle of the Somme medal, UNC with ribbons More medals like this	£550
03/12/2018 Auction 163	Medals	Lot 133	World War I group of four to Norman Vivian Saville, Royal Engineers 16th Divisional Signals Company R.E.1914-1915 Star, Military Medal, War Medal and Victory Medal, also British Empire Medal, and World War II Defence Medal, and silver rosettes, EF to UNC. Also comes with a host of documents and Letter from King George VI. Norman Saville was involved with the same unit throughout the First World War moving all over the Somme and Ypres area and he would have been involved in Battles of Guillemont, Ginchy, Messines, Plickem, Langemarck, St. Quentin, Rosiers and the Pursuit to Mons. During these actions he was awarded the Military Medal which was mentioned in the London Gazette on 9/12/1916, he received a bar to that medal 29/8/1918. In World War II he joined the 66th battalion of the West Riding Home Guard In the London Gazette of 15/12/1944 he was awarded the British Empire Medal (Military Division) in recognition of meritorous service to the Home Guard More medals like this	£600
03/12/2018 Auction 163	Medals	Lot 105	Captain Oliver Gordon MVO RN First World War trio (as Lieutenant, Star to Sub-Lieutenant) and Member of the Victoria Order, World War II (4) War Medal, Atlantic Star, Pacific Star and 1939-45 star, in box of issue with original ribbons, also military epaulettes, Captain Oliver Gordon was Captain of HMS Exeter, a heavy cruiser, during World War II during which she was sunk in the Battle of the Java Sea March 1 1942. The lot includes the Book `Fight It Out` written by Captain Gordon in 1957 describing the epic encounter against overwhelming odds during the battle in 1942. He was taken Prisoner of War along with the survivors by the Japanese after the ship was sunk in the battle. The lot also includes many Christmas Greetings received by Captain Gordon during his time as a POW. Between the two World Wars he served on the Royal Yacht Victoria and Albert and the lot includes photographs of Captain Gordon, some with King George V and Queen Alexandra, also letters from Buckingham Palace one signed by King George VI, a restricted letter from Mountbatten of Burma, a letter from the Imperial War Museum, photographs of crew and ships, along with a copy of a newspaper cutting reporting Captain Gordon`s death. Also included is the paperwork details and letters relating to the Companion of the Order of the Bath, though this has been retained by Captain Gordon`s family More medals like this	£100
05/06/2016 Auction 153	Medals	Lot 2058	Cromwell, Battle of Dunbar 1650 Military Reward Eimer 181 oval 27mm x 33mm in silver Obverse bust of Cromwell left, a battle scene beyond, the reverse erased, GVF with a small edge nick More medals like this Signature Sale : Bay View Collection	£65

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