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Japan, WWI Interallied Victory Medal (or Taisho 3 to 9 (1914-1920) War Commemorative Medal), with barrel suspension and original ribbon. Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $150
SOLD $120
USA, Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard medals, including for campaigns, long service, qualification, and also some decorations. Appear to be all different, mostly extremely fine - uncirculated. (36)
Estimate $550
Passed in
USA, Army Commendation Medal, together with miniature medal; WWI Interallied Victory Medal, standard issue with brooch bar fitting; Navy Occupation Service Medal WWII; National Defense Service Medals (3, all in boxes, one with miniature medal and riband bar and another with riband bar). Very fine - uncirculated. (6 + 2 miniatures + 2 riband bars)
Estimate $70
SOLD $50
USA, WWI Interallied Victory Medal, standard issues (2, one with brooch bar fitting), also loose clasps for Aisne, Defensive Sector (2, one pin type missing one pin), Foreign Service, France, Meuse - Argonne. Very fine - good very fine. (2 + 6 clasps)
Estimate $70
SOLD $90
USA, WWI Interallied Victory Medal, standard issues (2, both with brooch bar fitting), also loose clasps for Aisne-Marne, Champagne - Marne, Defensive Sector (2), Meuse - Argonne, St. Mihiel, Transport, Verdun. Good very fine. (2 + 8 clasps)
Estimate $90
SOLD $90
USSR, Order of Labour Glory 1st Class, numbered on reverse 0375, with booklet certificate no.354214 dated 1986 for medal number 375. Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $3,500
SOLD $3,000
USSR, Order of Labour Glory 2nd Class, numbered on reverse 41830, with booklet certificate no.368996 dated 1986 for medal number 41830. Extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $250
SOLD $170
USSR, Order of the Badge of Honor (type 5 concave reverse- post 1950s), reverse numbered 411434; Order of Labor Glory 3rd Class (type 1), reverse numbered 33264. Extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $140
SOLD $100
Vatican, Order of St Gregory, neck badge. Good very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $200
World singles: Africa General Service Medal 1939-45, in silver. N6048 O.Marumo. Impressed.; South African Medal for War Services 1939-45, in silver. Unnamed.; Rhodesia General Service Medal 1968. 650355 Pte. E.Ngwenya. Engraved.; Zimbabwe Independence Medal 1980. 09746. Impressed. Very fine - extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $120
Passed in
Collection of world military medals, includes orders with issues for Austria, Denmark, France, German States, Greece, Norway, Poland, Roumania, a good selection; also a short, souvenir Gurkha dagger with sheath, with one short dagger at side, another missing, blade stippled with small design and word 'India'. Mostly very fine - extremely fine. (17)
Estimate $350
SOLD $200
World medals, Belgium, WWI Interallied Victory Medal, official type 1 by Paul DuBois; another unofficial type 1 with hallmark below wreath on reverse, no maker; Cuba, WWI Interallied Victory Medal cast copy; also miniature WWI Interallied Victory Medals, one for France and another for Romania. Very fine - good very fine. (5)
Estimate $70
Passed in
World medals, Czechoslovakia, War Cross Medal 1914-18 with Linden Leaf emblem; France, WWI Interallied Victory Medal, official issue by Morlon with Paris Mint hallmark on reverse; Italy, WWI Interallied Victory Medal type 2, in exergue, 'Orsolini MOD S.Johnson.Milano'; Romania, Commemorative Cross for 1916-1918 War; Serbia, Commemorative Cross for the War of Liberation and Union 1914-18. The second last without ribbon, very fine. (5)
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
World medals, WWI Interallied Victory Medals, France, official issues by Morlon with Paris Mint hallmark on reverse (2); Italy, type 2, in exergue, 'Orsolini MOD S.Johnson.Milano', also matching miniature medal; USA, standard issues (2, both with brooch bar fitting). Very fine. (6)
Estimate $90
SOLD $110
World medals, Germany, Third Reich WWII appear to be replicas, War Merit Medal, and West Wall Medal; Thailand, Order of the Crown Medal; USSR, 30th Anniversary of Great Victory 1945-1975, and Veteran of Labor Medal; North Vietnam, Victory Medal; also French Croix de Guerre 1914-1918 as fashion jewellery piece, above head on obverse marked 'Dior', and with short, unofficial, pin backed ribbon. Fine - uncirculated. (7)
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
HMAS Sydney - SMS Emden, Nov 9, 1914, medal by W.Kerr, Sydney (C.1914/4), with chopmarks. Good very fine.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $2,500
Mexican silver dollars, as those salvaged from the Emden, includes one dated 1876FR of Guanajuato Mint and neatly set into a silver ring brooch frame by F.H.Wagner, the other dated 1892AM of Mexico City Mint, both with some chopmarks as usual. Very fine - good very fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $270
Captain von Muller, SMS Emden, 1914, in silver (33mm) by L. Chr. Lauer of Nuremberg (M.H.430b; Zetzman 4051). Contact marks, otherwise fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $300
Menin Gate at Midnight, by Will Longstaff, a colour print (52.5x29cm), matted under glass in a timber frame (approx 83x63cm), the frame made using timber from HMAS Sydney, c1930s, on the back is a certificate certifying that the timber is from HMAS Sydney and that the Australian War Memorial will donate portion of proceeds of funds from the sale to the R.S.S.I.L.A. and also to build a scale-model of the historic cruiser, the certificate also features an image of the new Australian War Memorial proposed to be built at Canberra, signed personally by J.L.Treloar, Director of the AWM which at the time had offices at Exhibition Buildings in Sydney and Melbourne. Extremely fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $700
HMAS Sydney timber, used to make set of book ends (H17cm), both ends inset with blue enamel disc with anchor depicted in centre and around, 'Wood From H.M.A.S. Sydney'. A few small chips, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
HMAS Sydney timber, used to make cigarette box (W9xL15xH6.5cm), felt underneath, small shaped lifter on hinged lid, inlaid metal strips at side and front and inset blue enamel disc on front with anchor depicted in centre and around, 'Wood From H.M.A.S. Sydney'. Very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $460
HMAS Sydney timber, used to make desk set (38x18cm), felt under base, features a pen holding section with two metal inlays and two square glass inkwells, no lids, with metal inlay at the sides, in the centre is inset a square blue enamel plate with a naval crown and the words, 'Wood From H.M.A.S. Sydney'. Good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
HMAS Sydney timber, used to make desk set (38x18cm), felt under base, features a pen holding section with two metal inlays, spaces for ink wells but no glass inkwells, with metal inlay at the sides, in the centre is inset a square blue enamel plate with a naval crown and the words, 'Wood From H.M.A.S. Sydney'. Toned and stained timber, otherwise fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Nut bowl and mallet, in timber, at side of bowl is affixed a small black and gold metal tag, 'H.M.A.S. Sydney Destroyed Emden'. Very fine.
Estimate $50
Passed in
SMS Emden, ship's crest in painted plaster affixed to a timber plaque; also an embroidered badge of the ship's crest. Very fine; uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $50
SOLD $60
SMS Emden display scale model, assembled from plastic (34x11cm including stand). Good very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
SMS Emden paper weight, being a diecast model (6.5cm high x 14.5cm long) of the German light cruiser Emden which stands upright and across the bottom edge on both sides reads, 'Seemannshilee 1914-15' and 'SMS Emden'. Good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $420
Imperial German Navy flag, featuring the Imperial eagle in top left and the letters, WS, in the centre and the letter, S, at bottom right corner (details of these remain a mystery despite much searching), the flag is matted under glass in a frame (91x88cm) and surrounding the flag, also matted are an Imperial Navy belt buckle and four Emden related postcards and two plaques, one at top and one at bottom giving details of the German cruiser, SMS Emden and its history. Flag with some material loss but still very presentable, fine - extremely fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $320
SMS Emden, and Kommandant von Muller, the Captain of the Emden postcards, as well as a few HMAS Sydney issues and a Cocos (Keeling) Islands first day cover for 65th anniversary of the Sydney/Emden action, two postcards posted in Germany in 1915 and with the messages handwritten in German, also other photos and one card that shows Captain von Mucke (1st officer of Emden) and his bride with crew around. Fine - extremely fine. (15)
Estimate $150
SOLD $220
SMS Emden, and Kommandant von Muller, the Captain of the Emden postcards, two of these posted in Germany in 1915 and with the messages handwritten in German. Very fine - extremely fine. (9)
Estimate $100
SOLD $220