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France, Kingdom, Second Restoration 1815-30, Legion of Honour, Commander's neck Badge, 87mm including crown suspension x 59mm, gold and enamel, good very fine £1,600-2,000
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France, Second Empire, Legion of Honour, Chevalier's breast Badge, 66mm including crown suspension x 42mm, silver, gold, and enamel, poincon mark on obverse, enamel damage to points of badge and motto, good fine £100-140
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France, Kingdom, Second Restoration 1815-30, Royal and Military Order of St. Louis, Chevalier's breast Badge, 38mm, gold and enamel, balls to points of cross, good very fine, with rosette on riband £300-400
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France, Kingdom, Second Restoration 1815-30, Royal and Military Order of St. Louis, Chevalier's breast Badge, 38mm, gold and enamel, balls to points of cross, significant white enamel damage, therefore nearly very fine £250-300
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Italy, Tuscany, Order of St. Stephen, Grand Officer's Star, silver, gold, and enamel, good very fine, scarce £700-900
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Italy, Tuscany, Order of St. Stephen, Commander's Star, skeletal type, silver-gilt and enamel, good very fine, scarce £400-500
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Russia, Imperial, Order of St. Anne, an early 'slim' First Class sash Badge, gold (56 zolotniki) and dark red enamel, manufacturer's mark 'L.W.', gold mark and 1865-1896 assay office mark on suspension ring and on loop, extremely fine £1,600-2,000
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Russia, Imperial, Order of St. Anne, Second Class neck Badge, gold and enamel, large court stamp on reverse, no maker's mark, obverse central medallion missing, otherwise extremely fine £400-500
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Russia, Imperial, Order of St. Anne, an early bullion Star, 84mm, silver-bullion with silver wire thread, original papered reverse, good fine, scarce £600-800
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Russia, Imperial, Order of St. Anne, First Class Star, by Schubert, St. Petersburg, 87mm, silver (84 zolotniki) and enamel, gilded reverse, screwback type, maker's mark, and 1865-1896 assay office mark on reverse and on securing plate, silver mark on reverse, good very fine £1,400-1,800
Footnote: Probably a privately-commissioned Star for wear either by a Cavalry officer or other mounted official.
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Russia, Imperial, Order of St. Anne, First Class Star, 84mm, silver, gold, and enamel, of Continental manufacture, tip to one ray of star broken, and enamel damage to one arm of central cross, otherwise good very fine £300-400
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Spain, Kingdom, Order of Mary Louisa, Lady's Badge, 70mm including wreath suspension x 48mm, gold and enamel, minor purple enamel damage to arms of cross on obverse, therefore very fine, with lady's bow riband £700-900
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Miniature Awards: France, Kingdom, Legion of Honour, gold and enamel; France, Kingdom, Royal and Military Order of St. Louis, gold and enamel; France, Kingdom, Order of the Lily, silver, gold, and enamel; France, Kingdom, Order of the Lily, silver and enamel; France, Second Empire, St. Helena Medal, bronze; Italy, Tuscany, Order of St. Stephen, gold and enamel; Italy, Parma, Order of St. Louis, silver and enamel, generally nearly very fine or better (7) £80-120
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Austria, Empire, Order of Leopold, Knight's breast Badge, with War Decoration wreath, 59mm including crown suspension x 30mm, gilt and enamel, good very fine Austria, Empire, Cross of Merit, First Class, with crown, 60mm x 36mm, gilt and enamel, good very fine Austria, Empire, Bravery Medal 'Der Tapferkeit', Franz Joseph, 3rd type, by Leisek, gilt, good very fine (3) £100-140
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Austria, Empire, Order of the Iron Crown, Commander's neck Badge, by Köchert, Vienna, 65mm including crown suspension x 32mm, silver-gilt and enamel, with iron insert in crown, minor enamel damage to 'rubies' on crown, reverse shield, and reverse insert of suspension crown, otherwise good very fine £180-220
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Austria, Empire, Order of Franz Joseph, Civil Division, Commander's pin-back Badge, by Vinc Mayer's Söhne, Vienna, 75mm including crown suspension x 40mm, silver-gilt and enamel, with additional green enamel bands from crown, maker's cartouche and silver marks on reverse, and additional silver mark on retaining pin, small test mark on reverse, otherwise nearly extremely fine, scarce £200-240
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Austria, Empire, Red Cross Decoration, Second Class breast Badge, 45mm x 37mm, silver and enamel, with War Decoration wreath, minor enamel damage, very fine, on ladies bow riband £50-70
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Belgium, Kingdom, Order of Leopold, Civil Division, Commander's neck Badge, 83mm including crown suspension x 53mm, silver-gilt and enamel, French motto, very fine, with neck riband, in Galère, Brussels, case of issue £100-140
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Belgium, Kingdom, Order of Leopold, Civil Division, Commander's neck Badge (2), 93mm including crown suspension x 59mm, gilt and enamel, bi-lingual motto; 89mm including crown suspension x 57mm, gilt and enamel, bi-lingual motto, good very fine or better, both with neck ribands, one in G. Wolfers, Brussels, box of issue (2) £180-220
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Belgium, Kingdom, Order of the Crown, Commander's neck Badge, 78mm including wreath suspension x 58mm, gilt and enamel, very fine, with neck riband Belgium, Kingdom, Order of the Crown, Officer's breast Badge, 60mm including wreath suspension x 43mm, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, good very fine, with rosette on riband, in Deses, Antwerp, case of issue, with related miniature award (2) £100-140
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Family Group: Honours and Awards Attributed to Dr. S.G. Kirkby-Gomes, Medical Officer, Peking-Mukden Railway a) China, Republic, Order of the Golden Grain, Second Class Star, 88mm, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, reverse lacking pin retaining hook b) China, Republic, Order of the Golden Grain, Fifth Class breast Badge, 70mm including suspension x 46mm, silver-gilt and enamel c) China, Republic, Transport and Communications Merit Medal, silver and enamel, minor enamel last, otherwise very fine
Medals Attributed to Miss S.M.H. Kirkby-Gomes, Auxiliary Territorial Service Miniature Awards: Defence and War Medals, extremely fine, mounted as worn, together with (full-size) unofficial Badges of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem and the Red Cross, gilt and enamel, both with top riband pins; and a Star, silver and enamel, with a central red cross surrounded by the motto 'in hoc signo vinces', all worn by the recipient (lot) £800-1,200
Footnote: China, Order of the Golden Grain, Second Class London Gazette 24.8.1920 Sidney Gerald Kirkby-Gomes, Esq., F.R.C.S. (Ed.) 'In recognition of valuable services rendered.'
China, Order of the Golden Grain, Fifth Class London Gazette 7.3.1916 Sidney Gerald Kirkby-Gomes, Esq., Medical Officer, Peking-Mukden Railway, Peking 'In recognition of valuable services rendered.'
Doctor Sidney Gerald Kirkby-Gomes, was educated at Edinburgh University, and subsequently practiced as a gynaecologist in London; declared Bankrupt in December 1912, he emigrated to China and was appointed Medical Officer of the Peking-Mukden Railway.
Miss Sybil Margaret Holwell Kirkby-Gomes, daughter of Doctor S.G. Kirkby-Gomes, Commissioned Company Assistant, Auxiliary Territorial Service, 7.11.1938, and served throughout the Second World War as a Second Subaltern in the A.T.S.
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Denmark, Kingdom, Order of the Dannebrog, C.X.R. (1912-47), Commander's neck badge, 82mm including crown suspension x 41mm, silver-gilt and enamel, minor enamel chipping, good very fine £200-240
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France, Second Empire, Legion of Honour, 1852-70 type, Officer's breast Badge, 63mm including crown suspension x 42mm, gold and enamel, poincon mark on obverse, enamel damage to wreath and tips of star, therefore very fine, with rosette on riband £240-280
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France, Third Republic, Legion of Honour, Officer's breast Badge, 56mm including wreath suspension x 43mm, gold and enamel, enamel damage to wreath and one arm of reverse, otherwise nearly very fine, with shell of rosette on riband £70-90
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A French Group of Eleven to Chef de Bataillon A.L.B. Villermain, French Army a) France, Third Republic, Legion of Honour, Chevalier's breast Badge, 55mm including wreath suspension x 42mm, silver, gold, and enamel, enamel damage throughout b) France, Third Republic, Order of Agricultural Merit, Chevalier's breast Badge, 42mm x 36mm, silver-gilt and enamel c) France, Third Republic, Croix de Guerre, reverse dated 1914-1917, bronze, with bronze star on riband d) France, Third Republic, Colonial Medal 1893, one clasp, Tunisie, silver e) France, Third Republic, War Commemorative Medal 1914-18, bronze f) France, Third Republic, Allied Victory Medal, bronze g) France, Third Republic, French Society of War Wounded Medal 1864-66, silver h) France, Third Republic, Union Nationale des Combattants Medal for Veterans of the Great War, bronze i) Belgium, Kingdom, Order of the Crown, Officer's breast badge, 60mm including wreath suspension x 44mm, gilt and enamel, with rosette on riband j) Belgium, Kingdom, Order of Leopold, Civil Division, Chevalier's breast Badge, 65mm including crown suspension x 42mm, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, French motto k) Romania, Kingdom, War Commemorative Cross 1916-18, bronze, generally good very fine, together with a quantity of original documents and papers, approximately 36, including the recipient's Service Book; Wound Certificate 1886; notification of the award of the Legion of Honour, dated 1890; Colonial Medal award document, dated 1894; commission documents; military certificates &c. (11) £240-280
Footnote: Chef de Bataillon Achille Léonard Boniface Villermain, born in Antibes, Alpes Maritimes, February 1848; enlisted in the French Army, February 1866, and served with the 3rd Regiment de Voltigeurs, Garde Impériale; promoted Corporal, September 1866; Sergeant, March 1868; Sergeant-Major, August 1869; Commissioned Adjutant and Sous Lieutenant, July 1870, and served with the 83rd and 99th Regiment of Infantry; promoted Lieutenant, May 1879; Captain, March 1883; subsequently served as Acting Major and latterly attained the rank of Chef de Bataillon of the 122nd Regiment of Infantry.
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Germany, Bavaria, Order of St. Michael, Commander's neck Badge, 82mm including crown suspension x 48mm, gold and enamel, extremely fine £1,400-1,800
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Germany, Bavaria, Order of St. Michael, Knight's breast Badge, 59mm including crown suspension x 35mm, silver and enamel, enamel damage to reverse top arm, therefore good very fine £160-200
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Germany, Bavaria, Order of Military Merit, Knight's breast Badge, pre-1905 version without flames in angles, 46mm including crossed swords x 40mm, silver and enamel, uniface swords, nearly extremely fine £80-120
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Germany, Hohenzollern, Royal House Order, Military Division, Knight's breast Badge, by Sy and Wagner, Berlin, 61mm including crown suspension x 38mm, silver-gilt and enamel, Prussian eagle at centre, maker's mark and silver mark to base, minor blue enamel damage, otherwise good very fine £160-200
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Germany, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Order of the Griffin, Commander's neck Badge, 63mm, silver-gilt and enamel, about extremely fine £300-350
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Germany, Oldenburg, House and Merit Order of Peter Frederick Louis, Civil Division, Officer's breast Badge, by Knauer, Pforzheim, pin-back version, 44mm, silver-gilt and enamel, maker's name on pin, extremely fine, scarce £300-350
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Germany, Prussia, Order of the Red Eagle, Fourth Class breast Badge, 39mm, silver and enamel, extremely fine £60-80
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Germany, Prussia, Order of the Crown, Commander's neck Badge, 51mm, gold and enamel, base of cross marked 'N', extremely fine, with half-width neck riband, in embossed case of issue £400-500
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Germany, Prussia, Order of the Crown, Fourth Class breast Badge, by Wilm, Berlin, 43mm, silver-gilt and enamel, maker's name between arms of cross, extremely fine Germany, Prussia, Medal of the Order of the Crown, gilt, extremely fine (2) £100-140
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A German Great War Iron Cross Pair Germany, Prussia, Iron Cross 1914, Second Class breast Badge, silver and iron centre; Germany, Hanseatic States, Hanseatic Cross, 40mm, silver and enamel, with tower central medallion for Hamburg, good very fine, mounted as originally worn (2) £40-60
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Germany, Saxony, Military Order of St. Henry, Grand Cross set of Insignia, neck Badge breast Badge, 78mm including crown suspension x 53mm, silver-gilt and enamel; Star, 75mm, silver-gilt and enamel, silver mark to retaining pin, nearly extremely fine, in Schott, Frankfurt, case of issue, the lid embossed 'G.B.' (2) £8,000-10,000
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Germany, Saxony, Military Order of St. Henry, Knight's breast Badge, 54mm including crown suspension x 38mm, silver-gilt and enamel, minor green enamel damage, good very fine £280-320
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Germany, Saxony, Order of Albert, 2nd type, Civil Division, Commander's neck Badge, 89mm including crown suspension x 53mm, gold and enamel, enamel repair to lower arm of cross, otherwise extremely fine £1,000-1,400
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Germany, Saxony, Order of Albert, 2nd type, Civil Division, Knight's breast Badge, 43mm x 38mm, silver-gilt and enamel, maker's mark 'S' on lower arm of cross, extremely fine £160-200
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Germany, Saxony, Saxe-Ernestine House Order, 2nd type, Civil Division, Knight First Class breast Badge, 68mm including crown suspension x 44mm, gold and enamel, reverse central medallion slightly loose, otherwise about extremely fine £300-350
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Germany, Saxony, Saxe-Ernestine House Order, 2nd type, Civil Division, Knight First Class breast Badge, 67mm including crown suspension x 44mm, silver-gilt and enamel, minor enamel damage to one tip of cross and part of wreath, otherwise extremely fine £300-350
provenance: Neville Collection (the actual badge illustrated in his 1974 book on German Orders)
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Germany, Schaumburg-Lippe, House Order, 1st type, Gold Merit Cross, silver-gilt, very fine £80-120
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Greece, Kingdom, Order of the Redeemer, 2nd type, a Fine Quality Commander's neck Badge, 73mm including wreath suspension x 47mm, gold and enamel, extremely fine £350-400
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An Irish 1916 Medal Pair to Commandant C. McGeever, Infantry Corps Ireland, Republic, 1916 Medal, bronze, unnamed as issued, with integral top riband bar; Ireland, Republic, General Service Medal 1917-21, one clasp, Comrac, bronze, unnamed as issued, with integral top riband bar, nearly extremely fine, both in boxes of issue, with the following documents &c.: - The recipient's Service Certificate 1916-21 - Commission appointing the recipient a Second Lieutenant, dated 1.10.1924 - Commission appointing the recipient a Captain, dated 25.6.1938 - The recipient's Certificate of Graduation Command and Staff School, Military College, dated 18.3.1949 - Group photograph of Tenth Command and Staff Course, 1947-48 (2) £3,000-4,000
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Italy, Kingdom, Order of the Crown, Grand Officer's set of Insignia, by Cravanzola, Rome, neck Badge, 52mm, gold and enamel, maker's name on base; Star, 76mm, silver, gold, and enamel, maker's cartouche on reverse, nearly extremely fine, with neck riband (2) £300-350
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A Group of Medals Attributed to an Italian General a) Italy, Kingdom, Order of the Crown, Commander's neck Badge, 51mm, gold and enamel, lacking reverse central medallion, with neck riband b) Italy, Kingdom, Order of St. Maurice and St. Lazarus, Commander's neck Badge, 85mm including crown suspension x 53mm, gold and enamel, crown unofficially attached, with neck riband, together with a Knight's breast Badge, 60mm including crown suspension x 37mm, silver-gilt, gold, and enamel, this with enamel damage c) Italy, Kingdom, Al Valore Militare, silver, unnamed as issued, together with another similar d) Italy, Kingdom, Independence Medal, silver, with four date bars, '1849' (War with Austria), '1859' (War with Austria), '1866' (War with Austria), and '1870' (Capture of Rome) e) Italy, Roman Republic Merit Medal 1848, silver, 'Lupa' on obverse; trophy of arms on reverse, generally very fine or better, together with the group of eleven miniature awards attributed to the recipient, mounted as worn 'Continental style' on a double braid gold chain, with gold fixing pins at either end (lot) £700-900
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Italy, Kingdom, Order of St. Maurice and St. Lazarus, Commander's neck Badge, 78mm including crown suspension x 52mm, gold and enamel, extremely fine, with neck riband, in Raviolo and Gardino, Rome, embossed case of issue £240-280
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Italy, Kingdom, Order of the Roman Eagle, Grand Officer's Star, with Swords, by Gardino, Rome, 85mm, silver, gilt, and enamel, maker's cartouche on reverse, good very fine, scarce £400-500
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Italy, Parma, Sacred and Military Constantine Order of St. George, Grand Officer's set of Insignia, neck Badge, 64mm including crown suspension x 40mm, silver-gilt and enamel; Star, 94mm, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, gilding rubbed in parts, therefore very fine, scarce, with neck riband £240-280
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Italy, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, Royal Order of Francis I, Grand Officer's set of Insignia, by Rothe, Vienna, neck Badge, 98mm including crown suspension x 63mm, silver-gilt and enamel; Star, 80mm, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, maker's name on retaining pin, extremely fine (2) £1,200-1,600
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