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Italy, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, Royal Order of Francis I, A Superb Quality c.1830 Knight's breast Badge, 58mm including crown suspension x 40mm, gold and enamel, minor white enamel damage to tips of top arm of cross, and minor blue enamel damage to motto on reverse, otherwise extremely fine, in fitted Lemaitre, Paris, red leather case £600-800
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Japan, Empire, Order of the Rising Sun, Third Class neck Badge, 82mm including paulownia flowers x 54mm, silver-gilt and enamel, red cabochon in centre, top ray of badge bent and enamel lacking, top suspension ring damaged, therefore nearly very fine or better, with neck riband £180-220
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Japan, Empire, Order of the Rising Sun, Third Class neck Badge, 82mm including paulownia flowers x 54mm, silver-gilt and enamel, red cabochon in centre, nearly extremely fine £180-220
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Japan, Empire, Order of the Sacred Treasure, Second Class Star, 74mm, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, minor damage to sacred beads, generally very fine £200-240
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Japan, Manchukuo, Order of the Auspicious Clouds, First Class set of Insignia, sash Badge, 108mm including orchid suspension x 70mm, silver-gilt and enamel; Star, 91mm, silver and enamel, enamel damage to central medallion on star, otherwise good very fine, scarce (2) £1,800-2,200
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Liberia, Republic, Order of the Pioneers of Liberia, Grand Officer's set of Insignia, neck Badge, 89mm including wreath suspension x 61mm, silver-gilt and enamel, minor damage to one tip; Star, 95mm, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, silver marks to retaining pin, good very fine, with neck riband, in Bacqueville, Paris, case of issue (2) £700-900
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Liberia, Republic, Order of the Star of Africa, First Class set of Insignia, sash Badge, 91mm including wreath suspension x 57mm, silver-gilt and enamel, silver mark to ring; Star, 74mm, silver-gilt and enamel, silver mark to retaining pin, minor enamel damage to tips of star on Badge, otherwise good very fine, with full sash riband and lapel rosette, in Chobillon, Paris, case of issue (2) £400-500
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Luxembourg, Grand Duchy, Order of the Oak Crown, Grand Cross set of Insignia, sash Badge, 57mm, silver-gilt and enamel; Star, 88mm, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, very fine, with full sash riband, in case of issue (2) £800-1,200
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Malta, Order of Malta, Knight of Honour and Devotion's neck Badge, 136mm including crown and trophy of arms suspension x 48mm, silver-gilt, gilt, and enamel, trophy of arms suspension with Latin Cross, minor enamel restoration to top arm of cross, and small Maltese cross on breast plate in trophy of arms suspension, otherwise good very fine, with neck riband and miniature award, in Tanfani & Bertarelli, Rome, case of issue £300-400
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Malta, Order of Malta, Grand Priory of Bohemia, Knight's neck Badge, 72mm including crown suspension x 45mm, gold and enamel, eagles in arms of cross, extremely fine, in fitted case of issue £240-280
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Montenegro, Kingdom, Order of the Freedom of Montenegro, breast Badge, 45mm x 40mm, gilt and enamel, nearly extremely fine, scarce £180-220
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Netherlands, Kingdom, Order of Orange Nassau, Military Division, Grand Officer's set of Insignia, by Casa Condecoracoes, Lisbon, neck Badge, 88mm including crown suspension x 57mm, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel; Star, 86mm silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, maker's cartouche on reverse, enamel cracking and damage to both, nearly very fine, with length of neck riband for display purposes (2) £240-280
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Norway, Kingdom, Order of St Olav, Knight's breast Badge, 1st type, by Tostrup, Oslo, 59mm including crown suspension x 40mm, gold and enamel, gold mark and maker's mark below crown, extremely fine £300-350
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Portugal, Kingdom, Order of the Tower and the Sword, Grand Cross Collar Chain and Badge, by da Costa, Lisbon, Collar Chain, 850mm, silver, twenty medallions in alternate Tower and Sword arrangement, with central maker's cartouche link; Badge Appendant, 75mm x 67mm, silver and enamel, silver mark on suspension ring, minor enamel damage to obverse motto and to some points of star on Badge, otherwise good very fine, in box of issue (2) £1,000-1,400
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Portugal, Kingdom, Order of the Tower and the Sword, Grand Cross sash Badge, 73mm x 65mm, silver-gilt and enamel, central medallion slightly loose, otherwise very fine, with full sash riband £300-350
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Russia, Imperial, Order of St. Vladimir, Second Class neck Badge, with Swords, 47mm, gold (56 zolotniki) and enamel, 1908-17 kokoshnik mark on hilt of sword and suspension ring, indistinct maker's mark on suspension ring, very fine £600-800
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Russia, Imperial, Order of St. Stanislas, Second Class neck Badge, by Eduard, St. Petersburg, 48mm, gold (56 zolotniki) and enamel, maker's name and mark on reverse, gold mark on suspension ring, nearly extremely fine, with neck riband, in embossed red leather box of issue, with the Bestowal Document for the award, named to a Monsieur Salaun, and dated 17.8.1914 £1,400-1,800
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Russia, Imperial, Order of St. Stanislas, Second Class neck Badge, with Swords, by Eduard, St. Petersburg, 48mm, gold (56 zolotniki) and enamel, maker's name and mark on reverse, 1908-17 kokoshnik marks on two arcs, suspension ring, and two points of cross, Eagles in angles and crossed swords replaced, otherwise nearly extremely fine, with neck riband £500-700
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Russia, Imperial, Medal for the Boxer Rebellion 1900-01, silver, good very fine Russia, Imperial, Medal for the Russo-Japanese War 1904-05, bronze, nearly very fine Russia, Imperial, Medal for the 100th Anniversary of the War of 1812, bronze, good very fine Russia, Imperial, Badge of the 4th Infantry Division for the Kerensky Offensive, 18th June 1917, silver and enamel, good very fine (4) £100-140
Footnote: The Kerensky Offensive, named after the Minister of War in the provisional Russian Government, was the last Russian offensive action of the Great War, 1-19.7.1917 (18.6-6.6.1917 in the Julian Calendar).
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San Marino, Republic, Order of San Marino, 2nd type, Commander's neck Badge, 84mm including crown suspension x 56mm, silver-gilt and enamel, minor enamel damage to reverse lower arm, otherwise good very fine £160-200
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Serbia, Principality, Order of Cross of Takovo, Civil Division, Commander's neck Badge, by Rothe, Vienna, M.O.IV, 71mm including crown suspension x 42mm, silver-gilt and enamel, maker's mark and silver mark on obverse and suspension ring, blue enamel around central medallion repaired, otherwise very fine, with neck riband £300-350
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Sweden, Kingdom, Order of the Sword, Knight's breast Badge, by C.F. Carlman, Stockholm, 58mm including crown and crossed swords suspension x 38mm, gold and enamel, maker's mark and gold marks to base, extremely fine £160-200
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Sweden, Kingdom, Order of the North Star, A Fine Quality Grand Cross with Collar set of Insignia, Collar Chain, 1150mm, gilt and enamel, with 20 medallions comprising of alternate crowned ciphers and North Stars; Badge Appendant, 80mm including crown suspension x 54mm, gold and enamel, ball on one point of cross detached but present; Star, 73mm, silver, minor enamel damage to Collar medallions, otherwise extremely fine, all housed in a custom-made fitted Spink, London, case (3) £5,000-7,000
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Sweden, Kingdom, Order of the North Star, Commander's neck Badge, 79mm including crown suspension x 55mm, silver-gilt and enamel, extremely fine, with neck riband £300-350
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Sweden, Kingdom, Order of the North Star, Knight's breast Badge, by C.F. Carlman, Stockholm, 57mm including crown suspension x 38mm, gold and enamel, maker's mark and gold marks to base, extremely fine £140-180
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Sweden, Kingdom, Medal for the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, silver, nearly extremely fine £80-120
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Turkey, Ottoman Empire, Order of Medjidieh, First Class Star, 86mm x 83mm, silver, gold applique, and enamel, silver mark and Mint mark on reverse, good very fine £300-350
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A Fine Army Large Gold Medal to Lieutenant-General F. Maitland, Aide-de-Camp to Sir Charles Grey in the West Indies, 1793-94, Secretary to Sir Ralph Abercromby, 1795-99; Maitland Commanded A Brigade in the Attacks on the Danish Virgin Islands, 1801, And Served As Second in Command of the Expedition to Surinam, 1804. He Was Governor of Grenada, 1805-1812; And Second in Command to Lieutenant-General Sir George Beckwith For the Martinique Expedition, January-February 1809, During Which He Commanded a Division. He Orchestrated the Capture of 'The Saints' Islands From the French, April 1809, "A Brilliant Little Enterprise Admirably Combined And Conducted"; And In Recognition of His Service Was Appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Dominica, 1813 General Officer's Army Large Gold Medal for Martinique (Major Genl. Fredk. Maitland.), extremely fine, with all the proper gold suspension fittings and full neck cravat, housed in a contemporary wooden display frame £30,000-40,000
Footnote: Lieutenant-General Frederick Maitland (1763-1848) was the youngest son of General Sir Alexander Maitland and grandson of Charles Maitland, 6th Earl of Lauderdale. He came from a distinguished military family, and was also first cousin of Rear Admiral Sir Frederick Lewis Maitland, R.N. and a cousin of General Sir Peregrine Maitland. Frederick Maitland was commissioned Ensign, 14th Foot, 1779. He served in a marine capacity with H.M.S. Union for 18 months as part of the Channel fleet. He was present at the relief of Gibraltar by the fleet under Admiral Darby in 1781, and subsequently served 15 months at Jamaica. He was promoted Lieutenant in 1782, and was removed to the 30th Foot. Maitland was employed as Assistant Quarter-Master-General in the West Indies, from 1787. He took part in the attack on French held Tobago in April 1793, and was one of a force of 500 men under Major-General C. Cuyler at the capture of Fort Castries. British losses amounted to 3 killed and 24 wounded, whilst the French suffered 6 killed, 7 wounded, and approximately 200 captured. Maitland was also engaged in a naval action during this brief campaign, when he commanded the Marines of H.M.S. Fairy (Captain John Laforey). The 18 gun sloop was involved in an inconclusive engagement against a French 32 gun frigate, which eventually broke off and escaped. Maitland returned to England and received the brevet of Major. He was appointed Aide-de-Camp to Sir Charles Grey (later 1st Earl Grey), and was present at the relief of Nieuport in October 1793. Maitland accompanied Grey when he was appointed the commander of the West Indian expedition. In early 1794, Grey and Admiral Sir John Jervis led a British force to capture Martinique. The campaign lasted about six weeks culminating in the capture of Fort Royal and Fort Saint Louis on 22nd March, and Fort Bourbon two days later. The British then occupied Martinique until the Treaty of Amiens returned the island to the French in 1802. Maitland also took part in the attack on Guadaloupe. After the latter action he was appointed Deputy Adjutant-General, and received the brevet of Lieutenant-Colonel. Maitland obtained a Majority in the 9th Foot in October 1794, before returning to England the following year. After three months at home he was appointed Secretary to General Sir Ralph Abercromby, and returned with him to the West Indies. Having advanced to Lieutenant-Colonel, 9th Foot, Maitland removed to the 27th Foot in November 1796. In the same year he was present at the attacks on St. Lucie, St. Vincent, and Grenada; and on Trinidad and Porto Rico the following year. Once again Maitland was involved in a naval action when he commanded the cabin guns of H.M.S. Arethusa during the capture of the French corvette La Gaieté. Maitland accompanied Abercromby to Scotland, and then to Ireland, before taking part in the expedition to the Helder in 1799. At the end of the year he was appointed Quarter-Master-General in the West Indies. Maitland served in this capacity for six years, during which time he commanded a brigade in the attacks on the Danish Virgin Islands, and the Swedish held St. Barts in 1801. He also took part in the capture of the island of St. Martin from the French in the same year. In 1804 Maitland transferred to the 29th Foot, and commanded a brigade during the expedition to Surinam. The British forces (of which he was second in command) comprised of a naval squadron under the command of Commodore S. Hood, and troops from the 16th, 64th Foot, and the 6th West India Regiment, all under the overall command of Major-General Sir Charles Green. The Dutch-held colony was captured, with the garrison being carried 5.5.1804. In March 1805 Maitland was appointed Governor of Grenada. In October of the same year he advanced to the rank of Major-General. Two years later he saw further action during the recapture of the Danish Virgin Islands of St Thomas and Santa Cruz, which had been returned after the Treaty of Amiens in 1802. Coincidentally Maitland received the surrender of St Thomas from the same Governor he had received it from in 1801.
Martinique Expedition - Second In Command On the 30th January 1809 a British force under the overall command of Lieutenant-General Sir George Beckwith was landed on the French held island of Martinique. The land force of approximately 10,000 men was comprised of troops from the 7th, 8th, 13th, 15th, 23rd, 25th, 60th, 63rd and 90th Regiments of Foot, additionally aided by the 1st West Indian Regiment and men of the Royal York Rangers. Beckwith remained offshore on H.M.S. Neptune, whilst the troops were split into two divisions under the command of Maitland and Major-General Sir George Prevost. Maitland landed his division first, at Sainte-Luce, supervised by Captain W.C. Fahie, R.N. The other division was subsequently landed at Le Robert. A third force, under a Major Henderson and consisting entirely of 600 soldiers from the Royal York Rangers, landed at Cape Salomon near Les Anses-d'Arlet on the south-western peninsula to secure the entrance to Fort-de-France Bay. During the first day of the invasion, the two main forces made rapid progress inland, forcing the French back. On the 1st February Prevost's division under the direct command of Brigadier-General D. Hoghton attacked the defenders on the heights of Desfourneaux and Surirey. Fighting was fierce throughout the next two days, as the outnumbered French used the fortified high ground to hold back a series of frontal assaults. By the 3rd February the French had been forced to withdraw to Fort Desaix near the capital. Progress was also made at Cape Salomon, where the appearance of British troops panicked the French defenders into burning a naval brig and retreating to the small island, Ilot aux Ramiers, offshore. Henderson's men, assisted by a naval brigade under Captain G. Cockburn, R.N. set up batteries on the coast and by 4th February had bombarded the island into surrender, opening the principal harbour of Martinique to naval attack. On 8th February, Maitland's force arrived on the western side of Fort Desaix and laid siege to it. Two days later Prevost's force linked up with Maitland's, to continue the siege on Fort Desaix, which had become the only remaining point of resistance. For nine days, 'the British soldiers and sailors of the expeditionary force constructed gun batteries and trenches around the fort, bringing ashore large quantities of supplies and equipment in readiness for a lengthy siege. At 16:30 on 19th February the preparations were complete and the bombardment began, 14 heavy cannon and 28 mortars beginning a continuous attack on the fort which lasted for the next four days. French casualties in the overcrowded fort were severe, with 200 men killed or wounded. British casualties were minimal, with five killed and 11 wounded, principally in an explosion in an ammunition tent manned by sailors from HMS Amaranthe. At 12:00 on 23rd February, Villaret de Joyeuse's trumpeter was sent to the British camp with a message proposing surrender terms. These were unacceptable to Beckwith and the bombardment resumed at 22:00, continuing until 09:00 the following morning when three white flags were raised over the fort and the French admiral surrendered unconditionally. The bombardment had cracked the roof of the fort's magazine, and there were fears that further shelling might have ignited the gunpowder and destroyed the building completely.' (The Naval History of Great Britain, W. James refers) British losses for the expedition were 3 officers and 81 men killed, 9 officers and 325 men wounded. Upon entering the fort, 'amongst the booty were two of the cherished French eagle standards of the 62nd and 80th Regiments which were the first to be taken to England and were lain at the King's feet with much pomp and celebration.'
Capture of 'The Saints' After the success of Martinique, Maitland was employed when, 'during the month of April [1809] a French squadron, consisting of three sail of the line and two frigates from L'Orient, took refuge at the islands bearing the name of 'The Saints', where they were blockaded by Admiral Cochrane. Sir George Beckwith at once sent General Maitland with a force of 2,800 men, including the 3rd Battalion of the 60th and the flank companies of the 4th Battalion, to reduce the French ports in the islands. On the morning of the 14th in pursuance of his instructions Maitland landed his force with slight opposition at a little bay termed Joli Bois. Advancing inland, the enemy was found posted on Mount Russell, a hill 800 feet high, immediately on Maitland's right. The rifle companies of our 3rd and 4th Battalions were directed to dislodge him. The ascent was precipitous, at an angle of fifty degrees. Happily the cliff was covered with scrub and prickly pear by which the riflemen pulled themselves up, and not only dislodged the enemy, but inflicted considerable loss upon him. On capturing the heights the whole of the British force occupied Mount Russell, whence a commanding view was obtained of the enemy's camp and the harbour containing the French squadron; but further advance was checked by the fort on the Ile de Cabret which flanked the British left. A battery having, however, been constructed by an officer of Engineers, two eight-inch howitzers were landed, and before 6pm opened fire on the enemy's ships, which evacuated the harbour shortly after dark. The rifle companies were now detached, with some others under Lieut.-Colonel Prevost, to clear the enemy from a position which commanded the landing point at Ance Vanovre where Maitland, who had re-embarked the bulk of his force, intended to land it again. Prevost achieved his mission, the troops landed, and mortar batteries were erected. The enemy was posted on Middle Ridge between Forts Napoleon and Moselle. From this he was driven on the night of the 16th by three companies of West Indian Regiments. Next morning the French attempted to retake the position, but were gallantly repulsed by our black troops, supported by the York Rangers and the rifle companies of the 60th. The British loss amounted to about 30 killed and wounded. As a result of this defeat, at midday the French garrison of between 700 and 800 men surrendered. Thirty-four guns were captured. The British loss during the three days fighting amounted to 6 officers and men killed and 67 wounded... Thus ended a brilliant little enterprise admirably combined and conducted.' (Annals of the King's Royal Rifle Corps: Vol. I "The Royal Americans", Lieutenant-Colonel L. Butler, refers) In February 1810 Maitland was appointed Colonel of the 1st Ceylon Regiment. His travels then took him to Sicily, where he served as Lord Bentinck's deputy during the intrigues in Sicily, 1811-12. He received the brevet of Lieutenant-General in January 1812, and relinquished the governorship of Grenada in the same year. In recognition of his services he was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Dominica in 1813.
Lieutenant-General Frederick Maitland died in Tunbridge Wells in 1848.
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Naval General Service 1793-1840, one clasp, 1 June 1794 (James Mc.Donald.), edge bruising, good very fine £1,000-1,400
Footnote: James McDonald served as Able Seaman in H.M.S. Royal Sovereign during the major fleet action that became known as 'The Glorious First of June'. A total of seven Large Naval Gold Medals and 15 Small Naval Gold Medals were awarded for this action.
One other man with this name appears on the Admiralty Claimant's List, a single clasp award to a Private, Royal Marines, for Syria.
provenance: Glendining, December 1908.
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Naval General Service 1793-1840, one clasp, Copenhagen (Saml. Beach.), edge bruising, very fine £1,600-2,000
Footnote: Samuel Beach served as Able Seaman in H.M.S. Defiance as part of Nelson's attack on Copenhagen, 2.4.1801. One other man with this name appears on the Admiralty Claimants List, for a single clasp award for 'Shannon Wh Chesapeake'.
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Naval General Service 1793-1840, one clasp, Trafalgar (James Williams.), area of erasure at 9 o'clock well before naming starts, lacquered, good very fine £2,500-3,000
Footnote: Two men of this name served at the major fleet action off Cape Trafalgar between the British fleet under the command of Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson and the Franco-Spanish fleet under the command of Vice-Admiral P.C. de Villeneuve, 21.10.1805, and were entitled to a single clasp Trafalgar medal: one as an Ordinary Seaman in H.M.S. Leviathan and the other as an Ordinary Seaman in H.M.S. Neptune; six other men with this name appear on the Admiralty Claimants List, including three single clasp awards for Syria.
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Naval General Service 1793-1840, one clasp, Martinique (John Oxford, Midshipman.), edge bruising, therefore very fine £1,000-1,400
Footnote: John Oxford served as Midshipman in the H.M.S. Belleisle as part of the combined naval and military assault and capture of the French-held island of Martinique in the Caribbean Sea, 24.2.1809.
Lieutenant John Oxford joined the Royal Navy as First Class Volunteer, April 1807, and was appointed to the Maida (Captain S. Hood Linzee); he served in H.M.S. Neptune (Captain Sir Thomas Williams), attached to the Channel Fleet, the following year; he served in the Belleisle, Tyrian, Hannibal, Royal George, Rodney, Royal William and the Porcupine, November 1808-November 1815; whilst serving in the Belleisle he assisted at the reduction of Martinique and Flushing in 1809; whilst serving in the Porcupine he was present at the memorable entrance into the Adour of the flotilla under Rear-Admiral Charles Penrose, and at the forcing of the Gironde; he saw subsequent service with the Topaze in the East Indies, before returning to England with the rank of Lieutenant in 1822.
provenance: Glendining, December 1910 Spink, January 1956
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Naval General Service 1793-1840, one clasp, Basque Roads 1809 (Robert Dry.), minor edge nicks, therefore very fine £1,800-2,200
Footnote: Robert Dry served as Ordinary Seaman in H.M.S. Unicorn during Lord Cochrane's successful destruction of a number of French ships, including four ships of the line, in the Basque Roads, off St. Nazaire, 11-12.4.1809.
provenance: Glendining, June 1940 Sotheby, March 1980
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A Fine 'Algiers' N.G.S. to Lieutenant G.H. Heathcote, Royal Navy, Who As a Midshipman in H.M.S. Glasgow, Took Part in the Bombardment of the Fortified Town, 27.8.1816, and Was Wounded During the Action Naval General Service 1793-1840, one clasp, Algiers (G.H. Heathcote, Midshipman.), minor edge nicks, therefore very fine £1,800-2,200
Footnote: George Henry Heathcote served as Midshipman in H.M.S. Glasgow when the combined English and Dutch fleets attacked the heavily fortified town of Algiers, 27.8.1816. British casualties amounted to 128 killed, 690 wounded; the Dutch suffered 13 killed and 52 wounded. The Glasgow, Granicus, Impregnable, Leander and Superb had their masts and yards greatly damaged.
Lieutenant George Henry Heathcote, born 1798; joined the Royal Navy, 1812, and was appointed to H.M.S. Medina (Captain H. Bouchier) on the Newfoundland station; after service with the Ister in the West Indies he was appointed to H.M.S. Conqueror (flag-ship of Rear-Admiral Robert Plampin), at St Helena, 1815; served in H.M.S. Glasgow (Captain the Hon. Anthony Maitland) at Algiers, 27.8.1816, where he was wounded; served in H.M.S. Liffey prior to promotion to the rank of Lieutenant, 1824; subsequent appointments included in H.M. ships Revolutionnaire (Captain the Hon. Fleetwood Pellew) and Rochfort (flag-ship of Sir Graham Moore).
provenance: Glendining, September 1923
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Naval General Service 1793-1840, one clasp, Algiers (William Stephens.), edge bruise, nearly very fine £700-900
Footnote: William Stephens served as an Ordinary Seaman in H.M.S. Severn when the combined English and Dutch fleets attacked the heavily fortified town of Algiers, 27.8.1816.
Ordinary Seaman William Stephens, born Goudhurst, Kent, November 1798; joined the Royal Navy, February 1813; entered H.M.S. Severn at Chatham, May 1816, and was present at the Bombardment of Algiers; retired, November 1838.
Four other men with this name appear on the Admiralty Claimant's List, including three single clasp awards for Syria.
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Naval General Service 1793-1840, two clasps, 1 June 1794, 23rd June 1795 (John Henderson, Secretary.), polished, therefore nearly very fine, scarce to rank £4,000-5,000
Footnote: John Henderson served as Secretary in H.M.S. Royal George for the fleet action that became known as 'The Glorious First of June'. A total of seven Large Naval Gold Medals and 15 Small Naval Gold Medals were awarded for this action; he served in the same capacity and in the same vessel (Admiral Bridport's flag-ship) at the defeat of the French fleet and capture of three ships of the line by Admiral Bridport off the Isle de Groix, Brittany, 23.6.1795.
provenance: Spink, July 1975
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Military General Service 1793-1814, three clasps, Badajoz, Vittoria, St. Sebastian (J. Hawkins, R. Arty. Drivers.), very fine £600-800
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Military General Service 1793-1814, four clasps, Fuentes D'Onor, Vittoria, Nivelle, Nive (R. Walters, 3rd Foot Gds.), pawnbroker's marks to backstrap of top clasp which has been refurbished and subsequently added leaving traces of rivets, minor edge bruising, otherwise good very fine £1,000-1,400
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Alexander Davison's Medal for the Nile 1798, 48mm, bronze-gilt, the reverse privately engraved 'R.C.M.H.', gilding rubbed in places, therefore nearly very fine, with contemporary loop and ring suspension £250-300
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Alexander Davison's Medal for the Nile 1798, 48mm, bronze, minor edge bruising, slightly worn in places, otherwise nearly very fine £120-160
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Honourable East India Company's Medal for Seringapatam 1799, 48mm, silver-gilt, Soho Mint, minor edge bruise, good very fine, pierced, with ring and straight bar suspension £600-800
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Honourable East India Company's Medal for Seringapatam 1799, 48mm, silver, Soho Mint, a later striking with slight die rust marks to obverse, minor edge nicks, otherwise very fine, with contemporary silver loop suspension £240-280
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Army of India 1799-1826, short hyphen reverse die type, one clasp, Nepaul (S. Davey, 24th. Foot.), officially impressed, Royal Mint, nearly extremely fine £700-900
Footnote: Two men with the name S. Davey, 24th Foot, on roll.
provenance: Sotheby, March 1980
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Army of India 1799-1826, short hyphen reverse die type, one clasp, Nagpore (Sepoy Lutcheeram Dewary 6th. Nizam's Infy.), engraved in running script, suspension claw re-affixed, edge bruising, nearly very fine £700-900
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Army of India 1799-1826, long hyphen reverse die type, one clasp, Maheidpoor (Private Hussun Khan. 1st. Coy. Nizam's Arty.), engraved in running script, India, traces of excess solder around suspension claw, edge bruise, therefore nearly very fine, scarce to unit £1,400-1,800
provenance: S.C. Johnson Collection
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Army of India 1799-1826, short hyphen reverse die type, one clasp, Ava (Corp. Fredk. Dalton. Arty.), officially engraved in serif capitals, India, edge bruise, good very fine £800-1,200
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Army of India 1799-1826, short hyphen reverse die type, one clasp, Bhurtpoor (Michl. Murphy. 11th. Dragns.), officially engraved in serif capitals, India, good very fine £800-1,200
Footnote: Two men with the name Michael Murphy of the 11th Light Dragoons were awarded the Army of India Medal with clasp Bhurtpoor.
provenance: J.B. Hayward, August 1975.
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Waterloo 1815 (William Brooks, 1st Regiment Life Guards.), contact marks, good fine, with contemporary silver pillar and straight bar suspension £1,600-2,000
Footnote: 39 Private William Brooks, born Almondbury, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, September 1795; enlisted in the 1st Life Guards, September 1812; served with the Regiment in the Peninsular and present at the Battle of Toulouse (entitled to a Military General Service Medal with one clasp), and during the Waterloo Campaign, 16-18.6.1815; discharged, July 1844, after 32 years and 290 days with the Colours.
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Waterloo 1815 (Lt. Coll. Thos. Aird Royl. Waggon Train.), officially re-impressed in MGS style, edge bruise, very fine, with steel clip and silver straight bar suspension £2,000-2,500
Footnote: Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Aird, born Maybole, Ayrshire, December 1760; Commissioned Cornet, 2nd Dragoons, August 1794; served under the Duke of York on the Continent, 1794-5; promoted Lieutenant, 1799; Captain, Royal Waggon Train, May 1800; served in the Expedition to Hanover, 1805, and in the Peninsular; promoted Major, October 1808; appointed Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel, June 1814; Commanded the Royal Waggon Train during the Waterloo Campaign, 16-18.6.1815; died, Sunderland, November 1839.
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Waterloo 1815 (James Hammond, Royal Artill. Drivers.), traces of lacquer, nearly very fine, with steel clip and later split ring suspension £800-1,200
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