Antiques & Collectors Items
The CANTERBURY AUCTION Galleries
Tuesday, December 08 2009
Chistmas Auction of Fine Art,Antiques and Collectors Items
Viewing Saturday 10am-4pm, Sunday 12pm-4pm, Monday 10am-7pm immediately prior to sale. Open on mornings of sale (Tuesday and Wednesday) from 8.30am until 10am for viewing. Sale starts promptly at 10am each day. Please remember that if you want to leave a commission bid or bid by telephone we need all instructions by Monday 6.30pm before sale.
Lot 304 SOLD FOR: £ 520
A Victoria China War Medal 1841-1842 (First"Opium" war) -"To Charles West, H.M.S. Blondie"
Guide Price: £500-700
A Victoria Second China War Medal 1857-1860 with one bar for"Canton 1857" -"To Geo. Gingell, 59th Regiment"
Guide Price: £350-500
Lot 306 SOLD FOR: £ 320
A Victoria China War Medal 1900 (Boxer Rebellion) -"To T. Hooper, Armr. H.M.S. Aurora"
Guide Price: £300-400
A Victoria South Africa medal 1834-1853 -"To M. Swiney, 91st Regiment"
Guide Price: £375-500
Lot 308 SOLD FOR: £ 580
A pair of Victoria medals -"To W. Alderton, O.N. Capt. Steward H.M.S. Centaur" - Baltic Medal 1854-1855 (privately engraved), and India General Service Medal 1854-1895 with one bar for"Pegu"
Guide Price: £600-800
A Victoria Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal 1855-1874 - Second type with scroll suspension -"To Pte J. Walker, 7th Foot"
Guide Price: £200-300
Lot 310 SOLD FOR: £ 540
A Victoria New Zealand Medal (Second Maori War) 1865-1866 -"To 1769 Michael Clarke, 18th Royal Irish Regiment"
Guide Price: £450-600
A Victoria Abyssinian War Medal 1867-1868 -"To Ensign E.B. Benn, 26th Regiment"
Guide Price: £700-900
Lot 312 SOLD FOR: £ 290
A Victoria Canada General Service Medal 1866-1870, with one bar for"Fenian Raid 1870" -"To Pte. T.J.C. Rodden, 3rd V.V.R."
Guide Price: £300-400
A Victoria Ashantee Medal 1873-1874 -"To J.P. Hope Car. Crew H.M.S. Dromedary 73-74"
Guide Price: £275-350
A pair of Victoria medals -"To 961 Pte W. Jenkins, 2nd Battalion Royal West Surrey Regiment, later 5603 1st Essex Regiment" - India General Service Medal 1854-1895 with two bars"Burma 1885-7" and"Burma 1887-89" (privately inscribed), and Queen South Africa Medal with seven bars"Relief of Kimberley", "Paardeberg", "Driefontein", "Johannesburg","Diamond Hill","Belfast" and"South Africa 1901"
Guide Price: £600-800
A Victoria Volunteer Officer's Decoration (1892), and a Victoria Volunteer Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (both uninscribed)
Guide Price: £200-300
Lot 316 SOLD FOR: £ 600
An Edward VII Transport Medal 1899-1902 with one bar for"S.Africa 1899-1902" -"To A.D. MacPherson"
Guide Price: £600-800
An Edward VII Africa General Service Medal 1902-1956 with one bar for"Somaliland 1908-10" -"To 216039 H.W. Golding, Able Seaman H.M.S. Diana"
Guide Price: £200-300
Lot 318 SOLD FOR: £ 360
A group of three George V First World War medals"To 87477 Sapper W.G. Wiggins, 39D.S. Company, Royal Engineers", comprising - Military Medal (uncrowned head), 1914-1918 War Medal and Victory Medal (no ribbons), together with a black and white photograph of his grave at Longuenss (St. Omer)
Guide Price: £300-400
Lot 319 SOLD FOR: £ 520
A group of seven George V, George VI and Elizabeth II medals"To 93976 Gunner John William Cook, R.F.A., later 2809972 Warrant Officer (Class 2) Seaforth Highlanders", comprising - Elizabeth II British Empire Medal inscribed"To John Willie Cook", 1914-1915 Star, George V First World War medals, Victory Medal, George V Indian General Service Medal with one bar"North West Frontier 1930-31", George VI Defence Medal and George V Long Service and Good Conduct Medal with bar"Regular Army", complete with Regular Army Certificate of Service Book, and Soldier's Service and Pay book, and with framed Certificate"To Chief Inspector John W. Cook" relating to the award of the British Empire Medal, together with a copy of a photograph of the recipient in dress uniform of the Seaforth Highlanders
Guide Price: £500-700
Lot 320 SOLD FOR: £ 1350
A group of four George V First World War and Elizabeth II medals and two Orders"To 2nd Lieutenant Cecil Rex Niven, Royal Field Artillery", comprising - Military Cross, 1914-1918 War Medal and Victory Medal, and Elizabeth II Coronation Medal, and with Neck Badge for Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George in silver gilt and enamel, and Knight Bachelor's Breast Badge and Neck Badge (First Type in gilt metal), contained in three fitted cases and complete with a handwritten copy of the entry in The London Gazette, 2nd April 1919 regarding the award of the Military Cross, and Illuminated 90th Birthday Congratulations to Sir Rex Niven from Her Majesty The Queen and Their Royal Highnesses The Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, 18th November 1988
Guide Price: £800-1200
