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Five Shell, pectern shaped glass petrol pump globes - Three "Super Shell" blue examples with blue and red lettering, "Shell Diesoline" on white with red and black lettering and "Shell" on white with red lettering (damaged), each 16ins wide x 18ins high £1000-1500
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A large heavy brass and copper ship's telegraph by The Metropolitan Vickers, Manchester and Sheffield, with double sided display to the cylindrical head, on heavy cannon barrel pattern column and flanged base, 50ins high (lacking one handle) £500-700
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An early 20th Century ship's brass hardwood framed and brass mounted ship's binnacle by Lilley & Reynolds Ltd, London, containing 11ins diameter compass worded "Lord Kelvin Cap't", the brass upper casing with oval lid to front and flanked by two heavy cast iron balls painted green and red, with plain hardwood centre column and flanged base, 53ins high £500-700
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A good early Wills' Capstan Cigarettes double sided circular enamel hanging advertising sign with wrought iron surround and two hanging brackets for same, 18.5ins diameter £200-300
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Early 20th Century double sided glass advertising sign - "De Reszke - The Aristocrat of Cigarettes", within painted zinc frame, 15ins x 24ins (damaged) £100-150
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A late 19th Century Swiss twelve air musical box with bells in sight, No. 5359 with 16ins cylindrical and steel three piece comb, nine bells in sight with enamel flowerhead crestings, Egyptian head, and flowerhead pattern strikers, contained in rosewood, kingwood, marquetry and ebonised rectangular case, 27.5ins x 13ins x 10.5ins high £700-1000
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A modern Fender "Squier Strat" electric guitar, 39ins long, with case for same £80-120
Note: This is being sold on behalf of Save The Children
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A Boosey & Hawkes "Cooper" pattern plated flute, 26ins, and an "Odyssey" flute, 26.25ins, both cased £200-300
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A late 19th/early 20th Century J.T.L. full size violin with figured one piece back, back measuring excluding button 14.125ins - 23.5ins overall, with printed label to interior, in fitted case £150-200
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A late 19th Century French full sized violin with figured two piece back (back measurement including button 14ins - 23.5ins overall), with bow stamped "Tourte", with ebony frog with pearl eye and silvery metal adjuster and case for same £250-300
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An early 20th Century German full size violin with figured two piece back (back measurement excluding button 13.75ins - 22.75ins overall), stamped to scroll "Conservatory Violin", with bow and case £200-250
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A late 19th Century English full size violin by William Thompson of Bishop Auckland with one piece back, back measurement (excluding button) 14.25ins, 23.5ins overall, with name to interior and initials to back, circa 1875-1885, with four bows, one by Erich Steiner, and cloth case £250-350
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A Victoria Naval General Service medal with one bar for "Java" to Royal Marine "Amos Barton" (Pte. H.M.S. Hussar) (appears incorrectly officially impressed "Amos Batron"- with edge knocks) £700-1000
Note: This bar was awarded for the invasion of Java, August to September 1811, Britain and The Netherlands - 695 bars awarded - This name does appear on Medal Roll as Amos Barton
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A group of four Victoria medals to "Royal Marine (later Colour Sergeant) J.C. Bye, 16th Co. R.M.L.I., serving on H.M.S. Sphinx", comprising - Baltic Medal, Crimea Medal with one bar for "Sebastopol" (both apparently officially impressed - both worn and pitted), Turkish Crimea Medal (Sardinian issue - inscribed "La Crimea" and dated 1855), and Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (apparently privately engraved) £300-400
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A Victoria Naval General Service medal with one bar for "Syria" to Royal Marine "Jacob Harris", (Pte. H.M.S. Rodney) £300-500
Note: This bar was awarded for operations on the coast of Syria from 10th September to 4th November 1840 and the blockade of Egyptian Ports September to December 1840, 7057 bars awarded
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A group of three Victoria medals to Royal Marine "James Davies, 31st Co, R.M.L.I., H.M.S. Royal Albert", comprising - Crimea Medal with one bar for "Sebastopol" (apparently uninscribed), British issue Turkish Crimea medal inscribed "Crimea" and dated 1855, and Second China War Medal with two bars for "Canton 1857" and "Taku Forts 1858" (slightly worn and with numerous surface scratches) £250-400
Note: Complete with typewritten history of James Davies from enlistment in Gloucester in 1854, service in the Crimea and later aboard H.M.S. Surprise. He was hospitalised on the Isle of Ascension in January 1860. He served on H.M.S. Indus during the China Wars. He died as a serving Marine in Plymouth on 16th May 1870.
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A pair of Victoria medals to Royal Marine "A. Sharp, 1st Co. R.M.A., H.M.S. Royal Albert", comprising - Crimea Medal with one bar for "Sebastopol" (privately engraved - surface slightly worn and with numerous scratches" and Sardinian issue Turkish/Crimea medal, inscribed "La Crimea" and dated 1855 £120-160
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A Victoria Crimea Medal with two bars for "Balaklava" and "Sebastopol" to Royal Marine "William Sherriff" £150-250
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A pair of Queen Victoria medals to Royal Marine "W. Harvey, 6th Co. R.M.L.I., H.M.S. St. Jean de Acre", comprising - Crimea Medal with one bar for "Sebastopol" (privately engraved - surface slightly worn and scratched) and Royal Navy Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (wide suspender), fully privately engraved with service period of 21 years (6th Co. Portsmouth Division) £175-250
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A Victoria Royal Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal "wide suspender) to Royal Marine "Color Sargt. William Marsland, 32nd Co. Woolwich Division - 2l years" (awarded 1854) £150-200
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A Victoria Royal Navy Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (wide suspender) to Royal Marine "Corporal Samuel Warry, 59th Co. Plymouth Division - 23 years" (awarded 1855) £150-200
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A Victoria Royal Navy Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (wide suspender) to Royal Marine "Colour Sargt. John Tuck, 4th Co. Chatham Division -21 years" (awarded 1872) £150-200
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A pair of Victoria medals to Royal Marine "Pte. J. Gibbings R.M.L.I.", comprising - Egypt Medal (dated 1882) with one bar for "Tel-El-Kebir" (slightly worn and surface pitted) and a bronze Khedive Star dated 1882 £120-160
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Two Victoria Royal Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medals to Royal Marine "Colr. Sergt. William Keats, 38th Co. Plymouth Division" (awarded 1876) and to Royal Marine "Pte. Richard Bate R.M.L.I. H.M.S. Miranda (awarded 1882) £125-160
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Two Victoria Royal Navy Long Service and Good Conduct Medals to Royal Marine "Sergt. John H. White, 38th Co. R.M.L.I." (awarded 1880) and to Royal Marine "No. 837 Pte. John Ricks, R.M.L.I." (awarded 1889) £125-160
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A Victoria Khedive' Sudan Medal 1896 - 1908 to Royal Marine "P.O. 2730 Sergeant Egbert Pritchard, H.M.S. Scout 1896" (with photocopy of Service Record) and a Queens South Africa Medal (3rd type) to Royal Marine "Pte. F.W. Broom, H.M.S. Magpie" £100-150
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A Victoria China War Medal 1900 to "Pte. J.J. Ellis, Royal Marines, H.M.S. Pique" £120-160
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A group of four Edward VII and George V medals to Royal Marine "P.O. 14017 Pte. (later Cpl.) J. Walker, R.M.L.I., H.M.S. Philomel", comprising - Africa General Service Medal with one bar for "Somaliland 1908-10", 1914-1918 War Medal, Victory Medal and Royal Fleet Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal £150-200
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A group of three Victoria and George V medals to Royal Marine "P.O. 8725 Sgt. (later Capt.) A.J. Dixon R.M.L.I., H.M.S. Thetis", comprising - Queens South Africa with one bar for "Natal", 1914-1918 War Medal and Royal Navy Long Service and Good Conduct Medal £100-150
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A group of three George V First World War medals to Royal Marine "Ch. 18451 John Simpson, R.M.L.I.", comprising -1914 Star with bar for "5th Aug. - 22nd Nov. 1914", 1914-1918 War Medal and Victory medal £120-160
Note: With photocopy of Certificate of Attestation, enlisted 1st April 1914 and invalided out 11th March 1916 for the loss of left arm by amputation following bullet wound of chest
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A group of four Edward VII and George V medals to Royal Marine "PLY. 5009 Pte. Robert Mitton (aka Robert Harvey) R.M.L.I.", comprising - 1914-1915 Star, 1914-1918 War Medal, Victory Medal and Edward VII Royal Navy Long Service and Good Conduct Medal £120-160
Note: With photocopy of service record
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A group of four George V First World War medals to Royal Marine "P.O. 15004 Pte. A.L. Church, R.M.L.I.", comprising - 1914-15 Star, 1914-1918 War Medal, Victory Medal, and Royal Navy Long Service and Good Conduct Medal £100-150
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A group of six George V and George VI First and Second War medals to Royal Marine "PLY. 13797 Sergeant (later Colour Sergeant) J.A.W. Morris, R.M.L.I.", comprising - 1914-15 Star, 1914-1918 War Medal, Victory Medal, 1939-1945 Defence Medal, 1939-1945 War Medal and George V Royal Navy Long Service and Good Conduct Medal £100-150
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A group of five George V and George VI First and Second World War medals to Royal Marine "Ch/18422 E.G. Wells R.M.L.I.", comprising - 1914-18 War Medal, 1939-1945 Star, Defence Medal, 1939-1945 War Medal and George V Royal Navy Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, and group of six George VI and Elizabeth II Second World War medals to Royal Marine "P.O./X4430 Sgt. P. G. McLean, R.M.", comprising - 1939-1945 Star, Atlantic Star with France and Germany bar, Africa Star, Italy Star, 1939-1945 War Medal and Elizabeth II Royal Navy Long Service and Good Conduct Medal £150-200
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A group of four George VI Second World War medals to Royal Marine "C.H./X1134 J.F. Hetherington R.M.", comprising - Naval General Service Medal with one bar for "Palestine 1936-39", 1939-1945 Star, Atlantic Star and 1939-1945 War Medal, and with photocopy of his Attestation dated 23rd April 1935, and a group of three Elizabeth II medals to "R.M. 9506 L.R. Burgess, R.M.", comprising Korea Medal, United Nations Korea Medal and Naval General Service Medal with one bar for "Malaya" £150-200
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A group of five George VI Second World War medals to "R.M.B./X39 Bandsman E.A. Gibbs, R.M.", comprising - 1939-1945 Star, Atlantic Star, Burma Star, 1939-1945 War Medal and Royal Navy Long Service and Good Conduct medal, and a photocopy of Attestation dated 11th June 1926, and one other group of six George VI and Elizabeth II Second World War medals to Royal Marine "C.H./X 2743 Clr. Sgt. A.W. Hill, R.M.", comprising - 1939-1945 Star, Africa Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, 1939-1945 War Medal, and Elizabeth II Royal Navy Long Service and Good Conduct Medal £150-200
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A pair of Elizabeth II medals to Royal Marine "R.M. 27381 D.A. Hobson R.M.", comprising - General Service Medal with one bar for "Northern Ireland" and South Atlantic Medal (with rosette) £300-500
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A George V Royal Fleet Reserve Long Service Medal to Royal Marine "P.O. 216173 J.F. Ward" and an Elizabeth II Naval General Service Medal to "P/J 936842 Ordinary Seaman E.T. Lusey, Royal Navy" and an Elizabeth II General Service Medal with two bars for "Borneo" and "South Arabia" to Royal Marine "R.M. 20736 K.E. McLeod R.M." £80-120
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A pair of Elizabeth II medals to "R.M.B./X.1917 Musician A.W. Woolston R.M.", comprising - Korea Medal and the United Nations Korea Medal, and an Elizabeth II General Service Medal with three bars for "Borneo", "Malay Peninsula" and "South Arabia" to Royal Marine "R.M. 18664 D.R. Bartram, R.M." £80-120
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A pair of Elizabeth II medals to Royal Marine "R.M. 10448 E. Dunning, R.M.", comprising - Korea Medal and the United Nations Korea Medal, and a ditto pair to "14479197 Cpl. J.T. Anderson, B.W.", two other United Nations Korea Medals and an Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal £70-100
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A group of five George V First World War medals to Royal Marine "C.H. 18107 Bugler (later Sgt.) E.C. Fessey", comprising 1914-15 Star, 1914-1918 War Medal, Victory Medal, Jubilee Medal and Royal Navy Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, and six other medals and medallions awarded to same as Royal Marine Champion in Pistol and Rifle Shooting 1929-1937 £150-200
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A group of eight George V and George VI First and Second War Medals to Royal Marine "14954 Gunner (later Lt. Colonel) William Francis Edds, Royal Marine Artillery", comprising - O.B.E., 1914-1918 War Medal, Victory Medal, 1939-1945 Star, Atlantic Star, Africa Star, Defence Medal, 1939-1945 War Medal, and group of miniatures for same £200-300
Note: Gunner W.F. Edds joined Royal Marine Artillery aged 16 in 1916, joining H.M.S. Ramiles in the Great Fleet of Scapa Flow, Corporal 1920, commissioned 1924, Lieutenant 1927, Captain 1936 and he served as Captain Marine on the Cruisers H.M.S. Carlisle, H.M.S. Despatch, H.M.S. Cape Town and H.M.S. Sheffield. Major 1942 and Lieutenant Colonel 1946. Retired 1950 after 34 years. Complete with commission dated 20th May 1924, a black and white photograph in full uniform on horseback and a print-out of his Service History
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"A Naval General Service Medal Roll 1793-1840" (one volume in blue cloth binding), "The Naval Long Service Medals 1830-1990" by Kenneth Douglas-Morris, 1991 (one volume in blue cloth binding), and "The Distinguished Service Medal 1939-1946" edited by W.H. Fevyer, published 1981 (one volume in blue cloth binding), and "The Africa General Service Medal to the Royal Navy and Royal Marines" by W.H. Fevyer and J.W. Wilson, published 1990, and two other books of medal collecting interest £80-120
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A group of five Victoria and George V medals to "1621 Pte. (later Squadron Sergeant Major) Alfred Geering, 10th Royal Hussars, comprising - Afghanistan Medal 1878-79-80 with one bar "Ali-Musjid", Egypt medal (undated) with one bar "El-Teb-Tamaai", bronze Khedive Star (dated 1884), Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, and George V Meritorious Service Medal (Afghan and Egypt medals somewhat worn and surface scratched and pitted), and group of miniatures for same, a selection of copies of photographs showing Sergeant Major Geering, a selection of photocopies of press cuttings and letters relating to his long career £500-700
Note: Sergeant Major Alfred Geering had a long and reasonably distinguished career in the Royal Hussars, enlisting on 17th April 1878, serving for some thirty-two and a half years with six years in India and six years in Ireland. He saw active service in the Afghan War and was present at the Battle of Futteaban and was also present with the regiment when a disaster occurred in March 1879 while crossing the Kabul River when one Officer and forty-seven men were drowned. He also took part in the "Death March" from Afghanistan on the return of the troops to India in June 1879 and marching through the Khyber Force when the force was stricken with cholera and his regiment lost thirty-eight men in one night. He also served in the Sudan War of 1884 and was present at the battles of El Teb and Tamaai and at the Relief of Tokar. He also had the honour of serving the late Duke of Clarence (King Edward's eldest son) and was subsequently appointed Instructor of D (Hastings) Squadron in November 1901 on the formation of the Sussex Yeomanry and was discharged on 17th October 1910. He died on 26th November 1935 at the age of 75.
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A pair of Victoria medals for "6176 Serjt. W.S. Entwistle Elec. Royal Engineers Volunteers", comprising - Distinguished Conduct Medal (officially impressed) and Queen South Africa with three bars for "Cape Colony", "Orange Free State" and "Transvaal" (privately engraved), and two groups of George V Second World War medals - 1939-1945 Star, Air Crew Europe Star, 1939-1945 Star, Africa Star with bar for "8th Army", Italy Star and 1939-1945 War Medal, and four other badges, various £600-800
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A group of eleven Victoria, Edward VII and George V Boer and First World War medals apparently to "57 Lieut. (later Colonel) A.M. Flood, Highland Light Infantry and Royal Flying Corps" (all medals renamed), comprising - Distinguished Service Order, Military Cross, Queens South Africa with two bars for "Cape Colony" and "Orange Free State", and Kings South Africa with two bars for "South Africa 1901 and 1902", 1914-15 Star, 1914-1918 War Medal, Victory Medal, George V 1911 Coronation Medal, French Croix de Guerre, Belgian Crox de Guerre and Spanish Order of Isabella (Catholic), all mounted by Garrard & Co and contained in red leather cloth covered box named to lid £800-1200
Note: The Highland Light Infantry Museum have indicated that they hold no service records for this gentleman or apparently in the Royal Flying Corps, but are entered for sale by a descendant of the family
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A group of nine George V Second World War medals to "15117 Captain (later Lt. Col.) W.A.S. Flood, 4th/5th Mahratta Light Infantry", comprising - O.B.E., Military Cross, 1939-1945 Star, Africa Star, Burma Star, Italy Star, Defence Medal 1939-1945 War Medal and a French 1939-1945 War Cross, and group of miniatures for same, all mounted by Garrard & Co and contained in red leather cloth covered case with name to lid £600-800
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