Antique, Fine Art and Collectables auction held on Wednesday 12th and Thursday 13th of August 2026
Of World War One interest, a Croydon Branch Old Contemptibles bass drum, with Henry Potter & Co of 30 Charring Cross label to the interior, 66cm diam. by 31cm w
Condition report
The skin is damaged, the drum requires attention. The Croydon Old Contemptibles were a local branch of the national Old Contemptibles' Association. Formed in 1925, the organisation united the survivors of the original British Expeditionary Force (BEF) of World War I, those who served in France and Flanders between August and November 1914.
