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Militaria and Ethnographica: Friday 31 July 10:30AM
Viewing: Thursday 30 July 9am - 5pm and Friday 31 July 8.30am - 10am
 

A First World War Verner's Pattern VII Brass Pocket Compass, numbered 92258 and dated 1917, in a stitched leather case; another similar compass, numbered 76715, lacks case; a pair of military issue binoculars, by E.Leger, Paris, in leather case; a British Pattern 1888 MkII "Lee-Metford" Bayonet, with steel mounted leather scabbard; two small photographs and a small wooden casket (7)

Guide Price: £100-150

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A Sailor's Embroidered Picture of the Titanic, depicted at sea between two icebergs, a stumpwork memorial to the foreground inscribed "In Memory of those who perished at sea 15.4.1912 from Titanic, RIP", an angel kneeling in prayer, a lifebuoy to the side inscribed "To the Heroes of the Titanic", worked in long and short stitch and couching in coloured threads on a black silk ground, 44.5cm by 52cm, in an ebonised frame.

Guide Price: £200-300

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A Silver Plated Travelling Water Heater by Drew & Sons, London, comprising a spirit burner, pierced brazier and tapering cylindrical canister with hinged cover - damaged, in leather fitted case
**Used by the vendor's grandfather's batman for heating his shaving water.

Guide Price: £30-40

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A Collection of Sixteen Military Reference Books, including Uniforms of the Napoleonic Wars, Army Badges and Insignia, Combat Guns, Tanks etc.

Guide Price: £50-60

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Australia Commonwealth Military Forces - A Printed Portrait Photograph of Sergeant Walter C.A.E., QX 43012 47 Aust.Inf.Btn. A.J.F.mounted in a scumbled oak frame set with fourteen chrome plaques engraved with names of the places visited.

Guide Price: £40-60

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A Small Bronze Figure of Napoleon Bonaparte, standing with folded arms, on a rouge marble cylindrical socle, 10.5cm high, af; a Pair of Woven Silk Stevengraph type Pictures, depicting "Wellington & Blucher Meeting After the Battle of Waterloo" and "The Death of Nelson", framed and glazed; a Pair of Black and White Woven Silk Pictures, portraits of Clemenceau and Foch, framed and glazed (5)

Guide Price: £80-100

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A George III Walnut Truncheon, of rounded cylindrical form, the ebonised ground painted with crowned GR cypher over a red cartouche inscribed "Hond.of Nantwich", and "Cheshire Constabulary", in gilt, with ring turned and baluster knopped grip, 37cm, butt chipped; a Victorian Walnut Police Truncheon by Parker, 233, Holborn, London, of rounded tapering cylindrical form, painted with the crowned VR cypher over a cartouche inscribed "Borough of Wrexham", in red, cream, black and gilt, with ring turned grip, the butt stamped with maker's name, 44cm; a Very Similar Truncheon, painted with a crest and coat of arms inscribed "Borough of Salford Police Force, Integrity and Industry", in red, blue, cream and gilt on a black ground, and stamped "SP 1/10", 43cm (3)

Guide Price: £200-300

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A Victorian Tipstaff, with brass Queen's crown pommel, nickel ferrule and ring turned ebony grip.

Guide Price: £70-100

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A Late 19th/Early 20th Century Tipstaff, with ring turned walnut handle, the silver plated pull-off hollow shaft with crown pommel, 18cm

Guide Price: £100-200

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A Victorian Special Constable's Walnut Truncheon, the black ground painted with VR monogram over S.C. in gilt, with ring turned grip, 47cm long.

Guide Price: £60-80

View Lot No. 110

 
 
 
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