Denhams Auction Catalogue

for our Antique, Fine Art and Collectables auction to be held on Wednesday 27th of August 2025

Lot No Description Est Image
529 A pair of medals comprising Defence medal and Civil Defence Long Service Good Conduct medal, unnamed as issue, mounted for wear 30-50
530 An India General Service miniature medal 1909, 1 bar North West Frontier 1930/31, unnamed 30-50
531 A group of 3 medals to 6394302, Corporal later Colour Sergeant J Powlesland Royal Sussex Regt., comprising India General Service medal 1909, 1 bar North West Frontier 1931-1936 Royal Mint issue, Army RAF General Service medal 1918-1962 1 bar Palestine, George VI issue Army Long Service Good Conduct with original paper box and letter confirming award dated 28th March 1949, 2 Royal Sussex Regiment ties, 2 blazer badges, Royal Sussex Regimental Association lapel badge, British Legion lapel badge, 1 other and a Royal Sussex lapel badge 250-300
532 A family group of medals father and sons, comprising pair British War medal and Victory medal to GS-19653, private H A Adams 5th Dragoon Guards, a group of 4 attributable to 1262947 Corporal H C Adams, Royal Air Force comprising 1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence and War medal together with letter of issue dated 5th June 2006, Defence medal attributable to H H Adams of 37 Purley Road South Croydon with original presentation box 100-150
535 Masonic, a silver gilt and enamelled Centenary jewel Merchant Navy Lodge no.1859 London 1959, a silver gilt Royal Arch Chapter Principals jewel Birmingham 1940, 28 grams, together with a Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffalos Secretaries jewel Sir Douglas Haig Loge no.5122 40-60
542 A group of 4 medals to 1859201 Staff Sergeant later Major Walter Richard Cook Betts (1905-1974), Royal Engineers and City of London Special Constabulary, comprising Defence War Medal, Elizabeth II Issue Special Constabulary Long Service Good Conduct medal, George VI issue Army Long Service Good Conduct medal with bar Regular Army, together with a gilt metal Royal Engineers Chatham Chapter Past Z jewel, an Army Football Association Referees badge, a George V 3rd Class Certificate of Education dated 1919, together with a 2nd Class certificate dated 1920, a Regular Army Certificate of Service Straits Settlements driving licence, a photograph of the recipient in uniform and other photographs, etc 150-180
548 An Ethiopian Star of Victory 1941 together with a Haile Selassi I Medal of War 30-50
609 A Hardypick military issue chromium plated pick axe marked 7, dated 1942 with broad arrow and oak shaft, a Hardypick 14lbs chromium plated sledge hammer and a chromium plated spade marked 2 Heat USA 120-150
640 A brass lifeboat nameplate from the SS Britannic circa 1914, 3cm x 45cm. HMHS Britannic was the third and final vessel of the White Star Line's Olympic class of ocean liners and the second White Star ship to bear the name Britannic. She was the younger sister of RMS Olympic and RMS Titanic and was intended to enter service as a transatlantic passenger liner. She operated as a hospital ship from 1915 until her sinking near the Greek island of Kea in the Aegean Sea on November 1916. At the time she was the largest hospital ship in the world, and the largest vessel built in Britain. On the morning of 21 November 1916, she hit a naval mine of the Imperial German Navy near the Greek island of Kea and sank 55 minutes later, killing 30 of 1,066 people on board, the 1,036 survivors were rescued from the water and from lifeboats. 800-1200