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Lot 420
1930's Royal Marines Musicians Tunic, as worn in Divisional Band Review Order, hook and eye fastenings to front, stamped to interior 'Inspected 14.6.39', lance corporal rank chevron to right sleeve, edged in gold Russia lace, together with a white buff leather R.M. Musicians Pouch Belt and pouch with Kings Crown Badge.
Lot 421
Victorian/Edwardian grouping to Admiral Arthur Archibald Campbell Galloway RN (1855-1918), the grouping consists of the Admirals Midshipman’s Coatee worn around 1870, and a large quantity of papers, both official and personal, held in two tin trunks bearing his initials, Admiral Galloway was born on 30th June 1855, the son of Arthur Galloway of the Indian Civil Service who was Magistrate of Delhi and was killed on 11th May 1857 during the Indian Mutiny, he was the grandson of Major General Sir Archibald Galloway KCB (whose uniform and ephemera are also in this auction) and the Grandnephew of Sir Colin Campbell, who fought with the Duke of Wellington in the Peninsular and Waterloo, and Vice Admiral Sir Patrick Campbell a distinguished naval officer during the Napoleonic Wars, Arthur Galloway joined the Royal Navy in 1869 aged 14 as Naval Cadet at HMS Britannia the training ship at Dartmouth, in 1874 he was awarded the Royal Humane Society’s Bronze Medal for jumping overboard to save the life of a drowning stoker, in 1877 he was promoted Lieutenant and was Gunnery Lieutenant on HMS Invincible in 1882 during the Egyptian Campaign/bombardment of Alexandria, in 1885 he was again commended for his actions in jumping overboard to save a man who had fallen from aloft, in 1887 he was promoted First & Gunnery Lieutenant on HMS Cordelia and in 1890-91 on HMS Lapwing carried out operations in relation to the loss of HMS Serpent off the coast of Spain, with the rank of Commander as Captain of HMS Daphne 1896-98 on the China Station he carried out diplomatic missions in China, Kamchatka and the Philippine Islands during the rebellion of 1897, in 1901-02 he was Captain commanding HMS Tribune and carried out diplomatic work in Venezuela ( Ban Righ incident) and Columbia where he was involved in saving the city of Colon from destruction by arranging negotiations between the opposing forces during the Thousand Days War (Columbian Civil War), in Jamaica assisted in stopping rioting in April 1901, 1903-1906 Captain of HMS Revenge and HMS Swiftsure in Channel Fleet, 1906 he was appointed Aide de Camp to King Edward VII, he was Officer in Command of Sheerness Gunnery School July-Dec. 1906 and Commodore in Command of the Royal Naval Barracks Portsmouth where he had to deal with the aftermath of a mutiny by Stokers under training, in December 1907 Galloway was promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral and then to Vice Admiral in March 1913, in June of the same year he was placed on the Retired List at his own request and was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the same list in June 1916, in all, Arthur Galloway served on 29 ships, he passed away on the 12th February 1918,The Midshipman’s Coatee is in blue cloth, shortened to the front with tails to the rear, black silk frogging in horizontal lines to the front with gilt Queen Victoria Crown Royal Naval officers buttons to the front, rear and cuffs, the traditional badge of rank of a white patch of cloth with a gold button and a twist of white cord is on each side of the coat collar, the coatee is lined with white silk, it has suffered from mothing over the years but is still a scarce item.The tin trunks contain a remarkable archive of information for anyone with an interest in the Royal Navy of the Victorian and Edwardian era and includes the following,Galloway’s Royal Naval Officers CommissionsA large quantity of letters, many from well known figures of the day including Admiral Sir ‘Jackie’ Fisher, Robert Baden Powell, and Dame ‘Aggie’ Weston Many signed letters from Admirals of the period including Neville, Farquar, Boothby, Stokes, Custance, Holland, and othersOfficial Letters and Memos Service Records, including names of ships and time period served,Collection of Commanding Officers ReportsCertificate of Nomination as a Naval Cadet from Admiralty, dated 18/12/1868Progress Reports on Cadet Galloway Exam papersLetters of Appointment to various ships throughout his career from Midshipman to Captain There are more detailed collections of papers for various incidents and missions that occurred throughout Galloway’s career, these include:-Collection of papers re mission to repatriate the crew of a United States Schooner ‘Golden Fleece’ Documentation re the Philippines Revolution 1897Documentation regarding ‘Ban Righ’ incident in Venezuela 1901 Documentation relating to the Columbian Civil War in 1901 Papers regarding a riot/mutiny by stokers under training at the Royal Naval Barracks Portsmouth in 1906 Confidential memo regarding ‘ operations against submarine boats, March 1904’Folder entitled ‘Tactical Exercises Sailing Orders marked ‘Secret’ for Strategic Exercises , August 1904Temporary Memorandum No.13 Combined Fleet Exercises dated 5/8/1904Temp. Memo No.3 Combined Fleet Exercises 1904-Battle ExercisesTemp Orders for Peace Manoeuvres 1904Folder entitled ‘Naval Manoeuvres 1910’ Naval Signal sheets form 1320c copies of messages from HMS Bachante to HMS King AlfredHMS Swiftsure Gunlayers test October 1905, Shifting TargetsTimes for Gunnery Drills, Gunnery School SheernessGunnery memos folder, Group B Naval Manoeuvres 1910 including Booklet entitled ‘The Fighting Power of the Capital Ship’ by Admiral Sir Reginald Custance 1910, marked ‘Private and Confidential’Proposed programme for Towing Trials/Coaling at Sea, HMS Swiftsure and MFA Torridge, April 1906Orders for ‘Wireless Experiment’, HMS Swiftsure dated 12/01/1906Sailing Orders for HMS Swiftsure dated 11/01/1906Sailing Orders for HMS Juno dated 11/01/1906Sailing Orders for HMS Albermarle dated 24/04/1906Sailing Orders for HMS Revenge dated 03/11/1904Programme for joint Exercise by Navy and Army on ‘Submarine Mining Operations-Portsmouth Friday 22nd August 1879’Exercise Programme for ‘Naval Attack on Coast Defence for 22nd August’Report on giving up Command of 3rd and 4th Divisions of the Home Fleet, dated 04/01/1911Essay entitled ‘Remarks on Modern Naval Tactics, dated 17/12/1910There are also many official letters from the Admiralty, foreign Consuls, and other organisations including one from the German Charge d’ Affairs re money raised by the crew of HMS Daphne for the families of sailors drowned when the Imperial German Gunboat Iltis was lost in a Typhoon in 1896A portrait photograph of Arthur Galloway with the rank of Captain in dress uniform on the bridge of HMS Revenge, dated 12th June 1904. 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Lot 422
A rare Early Victorian General Officer's Uniform to Major General Sir Archibald Galloway KCB Chairman of the East India Company, consisting of a scarlet double-breasted coatee with gilt regulation General Officers pattern buttons in pairs down the front, rich gold embroidery to the collar, cuffs, cuff-slashes and pocket-flaps and fine embroidered skirt-ornaments, also adorned with gilt buttons, to the left breast are ribbon loops to hold the Star of the Order of the Bath,a pair of blue cloth overalls with gold oakleaf lace stripes 2 inches in width to the seams, the detachable epaulettes, gold-lace straps bearing a Major Generals insignia of a Queen Victoria pattern Crown above crossed Sword and Baton in silver/bullion embroidery and lined with red silk are held in a black fitted tin, a white over red feather plume for fitting to a General Officers Bicorn hat is held in a transit tin, also included is a crimson leather waist belt with gilt clasp mounted with VR cypher in white metal and matching sword-slings (belt frayed), a pair of officers box spurs, and a General Officers Sash in gold and crimson, an engraving by Jean Ferdinand Joubert after Henry William Pickersgill of Major General Galloway wearing this uniform is held by the British Museum, the uniform, particularly the trousers has suffered with some mothing over the years but is still a rare attributed item to a distinguished Victorian General(Archibald Galloway was born in Perth, Scotland in 1779, on 29th Oct 1800 he was appointed Ensign in the 14th Bengal Native Infantry Regiment, he afterwards served in the 29th, 10th and 2nd Bengal Native Infantry Regiments and was gazetted Colonel of the 58th Bengal Native Infantry Regiment in 1836. Galloway took part in the Defence of Delhi in 1803 and distinguished himself by his gallantry at the bloody siege of Bhurtpore where he sustained a wound to the throat in 1805. He was nominated a Companion of the Order of the Bath in Queen Victoria’s Coronation Honours in 1838 and in 1840 was elected a director of the Honourable East India Company. On 23rd November 1841 he received the rank of Major General. He was knighted by Queen Victoria at Buckingham Palace on 25th August 1848 and the following year became Chairman of the Honourable East India Company, he died at his home in Harley Street London on 6th April 1850)
Lot 49
German Third Reich Mothers Cross in Gold (Ehrenkreuz der Deutschen Mutter in Gold) , in fitted case, by the maker R. Richter Schlag., in gilt coated tombac with blue, white and black enamel, engraved with the date 16.Dezember 1938 to the reverse, housed in a fitted blue leatherette case with an outline of the award embossed to the lid, white silk and flock interior embossed with makers name, The Honour Cross of the German Mother was awarded to mothers for exceptional merit to the German nation, who conceived and raised eight or more children and exhibited exemplary motherhood.
Lot 1013
ZENITH - a First World War Period gold plated open-face top-wind alarm pocket watch, black dial with white Arabic numerals and 2 subsidiary dials, case by Dennison with plated dust cover, case no. 700804, case width 47mm, working orderVery good overall condition, working order, dial is very clean and has a slight oily surface residue all over, the lumed hands no longer glow and some is missing, the case is lightly abraded all over through general use, the alarm function is working, hands adjust smoothly.
Lot 1026
An 18th century gold plated pair-cased open-face keywind Verge pocket watch, by George Cartwright of London, white enamel dial with handpainted Roman numeral hour markers and painted enamel panel back depicting Bo Peep, cylindrical pillars with pierced and engraved balance cock, no. 7002, outer case width 53mm, not currently working and in need of restorationWatch is in need of restoration, potentially a broken or missing pallet as the hands rotate quickly when the watch is wound, watch is lacking glass, dial has several cracks and restored chips, plating on cases are rubbed and worn though to base metal in most places, push button is quite stiff and dented, the rear enamel panel is loose and needs resetting back in to the case, enamel has a chip and light surface abrasions all over.
Lot 1033
A lady's Vintage 18ct white gold diamond and sapphire mechanical cocktail wristwatch, brushed silvered dial with baton hour markers, diamond and sapphire set bezel with 18ct articulated strap, total diamond content approx 0.6ct, case width 15mm, working order, 27.8g grossVery good overall condition, working order, all stones present, diamonds are bright and fiery, sapphires have a few very small surface chips, strap articulates well and is only extremely lightly abraded, clasp working, crown working, hands adjust smoothly, marks clear, engraved 18k
Lot 1101
An early 20th century 18ct gold black opal and diamond cluster ring, set with oval high cabochon black opal surrounded by old European and old-cut diamonds, opal approx 2.73ct, total diamond content approx 1.30ct, setting height 18.4mm, size K, 4.1gAll stones present, opal has a good play of colour with mostly blues greens and oranges and a few reds, diamonds are bright white and fiery and a couple have tiny surface chips only visible through a loupe, settings lightly abraded, marks clear, stamped 18ct
Lot 1102
An Antique pearl diamond and enamel shield pendant, unmarked gold settings with four leaf clover design and ribbon bale, pendant height 38.6mm, 9.3g (1 pearl missing)There is one pearl missing, there are a couple of small enamel surface chips and some are restored, diamonds are bright and white, settings lightly abraded, unmarked.
Lot 1108
An 18ct gold 1.05ct solitaire diamond ring, modern round brilliant-cut diamond within plain 8-claw setting, colour approx G/H, clarity approx SI1/SI2, diamond weight calculated from measurements: diameter - 6.68mm, depth - 3.86mm, hallmarks London 1975, size L, 3gExcellent overall condition, diamond is bright white and fiery with only 1 small black spot inclusion under the table, along with a few other minute crystal inclusions, settings lightly abraded all over, hallmarks clear, stamped 750
Lot 1109
A modern handmade 9ct white and yellow gold ametrine and diamond pendant, fancy cushion-shaped barrel-cut ametrine with modern round brilliant-cut diamond set bezel, ametrine approx 5.77ct, diamond approx 0.08ct, overall height 23.3mm, 3.1gExcellent condition, no damage, settings nicely polished, stamped 9ct
Lot 1130
A modern 18ct white gold diamond triple-line bracelet, set with modern round brilliant-cut diamonds, total diamond content approx 1.35ct, bracelet length 17cm, 21gAll stones present, bracelet articulates well, diamonds are bright white and fiery, no broken links, clasp working, marks slightly rubbed, clasp engraved 750
Lot 1131
A Turkish 14ct white gold diamond drop demi-parure, comprising necklace, bracelet and pair of earrings, and diamond fringes, necklace diamond content approx 1.9ct, bracelet diamond content approx 0.69ct, earrings diamond content approx 0.38ct, total diamond content approx 2.97ct, necklace length 44cm, bracelet length 19cm, earring height 30.8mm, 32.3g total (3)No damage or repair to any pieces, all stones present, diamonds bright white and fiery, all clasps working, marks clear, engraved 585
Lot 1135
A modern pair of 14ct rose gold aquamarine and diamond cluster pendant earrings, set with oval-cut aquamarine and round-cut diamonds, total diamond content approx 0.2ct, on shepherd hook fitting, height excluding fitting 13.4mm, 2.4g, with WGI CertificateNo damage or repair, all stones present, aquas are light blue saturation with no obvious inclusions, diamonds are bright and white but slightly included with fractures, settings nicely polished, marks clear, engraved 585
Lot 1152
A late 20th century 18ct gold 7-stone diamond cluster flowerhead ring, set with modern round brilliant-cut diamonds, total diamond content approx 2.52ct, colour approx H-I, clarity approx SI1-SI3, setting height 13.3mm, size M, 5.4g, with WGI CertificateAll stones present, diamonds are extremely bright white and fiery and inclusions are hardly noticeable with the naked eye, no obvious chips or losses, settings lightly abraded, hallmarks clear, stamped 750
Lot 1153
An 18ct white gold 1.56ct solitaire diamond ring set with round brilliant-cut diamond, with platinum tops, colour approx K, clarity approx SI2, diamond dimensions: diameter - 7.42mm, depth - 4.54mm, size O, 2.6g, with WGI CertificateDiamond is bright and fiery with a yellow tint table up, most inclusions are minute and underneath claws, settings lightly abraded all over, shank very slightly misshapen, marks are slightly rubbed with the 1 missing from the 18ct
Lot 1172
A late 20th century 18ct gold diamond cluster ring, set with modern round brilliant and eight-cut diamonds, central diamond approx 0.3ct, setting height 10.3mm, size O, 4gAll stones present, no damage or repair, central stone has no obvious internal inclusions and is bright white and fiery, surrounding diamonds generally quite clean with only a couple of tiny surface chips only visible through a loupe, settings lightly abraded, hallmarks clear, stamped 750
Lot 1182
A modern 14ct white gold pink sapphire and diamond cluster ring, set with oval mixed-cut sapphire and modern round brilliant-cut diamonds, total diamond content approx 0.18ct, setting height 11mm, size O/P, 2.5g, with WGI CertificateNo damage or repair, all stones present, sapphire is a light pink saturation and moderately included with a few fractures, diamonds generally bright and white with cloudy internal inclusions, settings nicely polished, marks clear, engraved 585
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