Catalogue
Tasmania, buttons for Tasmanian Defence Force, 1884-1901, in white metal (22mm), by Hobson & Sons, Golden Square W. (4), by Hobson & Sons, Lexington St (3), by Wm Jones & Co, London (4), (16mm), by W.Jones & Co (10), by Hobson & Sons, Lexington St (6), by Hobson & Sons, London (1), others marked Warranted Fast (1), and Extra Rich Quality (8). Mostly fine - very fine. (37)
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
Tasmania, buttons for Launceston Artillery, c1900, in brass (23mm), by Stokes & Sons, Melb. (6), Stokes & Sons, Melbourne (1), Stokes & Martin, Melb. (1), (17mm), by Stokes & Sons (7). Mostly all dark toned, otherwise fine - very fine. (15)
Estimate $80
SOLD $40
Australian cadet buttons, Victorian Volunteer Cadets, 1893-1901, in gilt brass (24mm), by Green & Baker, Birmingham (1), (22mm), by Stuart & Co, Lincoln (1), (17mm), by Bowley & Co, Melbourne (2), no maker (1), (16mm), by J.R.Gaunt & Son, B'Ham (1), marked Superior Quality PPB (1), also a 1901-1903 issue (16mm), by Stokes & Sons (1); New South Wales, Knox Grammar School Cadets, 1930-40s, in white metal (20mm), by Stokes & Sons, Melb (1), also Sydney Church of England Grammar School Cadet Corps, 1935-45, in gilt (20mm), by Stokes & Sons, Melb (1). Very good - good very fine. (10)
Estimate $70
SOLD $120
New South Wales, buttons for New South Wales Police, c1860, in white metal (21mm), marked Extra Rich Quality (1), (16mm), by Firmins Ld, London (1), S.A. Co Ltd, London (1), by Hebbert & Co, London (1), in silvered bronze (15.5mm), by C.K.Moore, Sydney (1), c1902, in white metal (21mm), by Buttons Limited (crossed swords) (5); N.S.W. Water Police, c1900, in white metal (20mm), marked Special Quality (1); Gaol Warden, H.M.G., N.S.W., c1900, in white metal (20.25mm), marked Special Quality (7), (20mm), by Firmin's Ld, London (11), by Firmin & Sons, London (2), (16.5mm), by Firmin's, London (1). Fine - very fine. (32)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Victoria, buttons for Police Force Victoria, a horde of Queen Victoria types, all in white metal (mostly 22-23mm), with four smaller types (16mm) by various makers, noted some very early issues by R.Neave, Melbourne, also noted three wide crown types and a later (EIIR), larger issue (25mm), by K.G.Luke, Melb. Very good - extremely fine. (70)
Estimate $350
SOLD $200
Victoria, buttons for Police Force Victoria, pre 1901, in white metal (22.5mm), by Smith & Wright, Birmingham (4), by Smith & Wright, Birmm (1), and (22mm), by C.R.Martin, Melbourne (1), and others marked Superior Quality (2); in white metal (16mm), by Sword Make, Made in England (7), and (15.5mm), by Wiseman Bros, Melbourne (8), and (15mm), marked Warranted Fast (1), and another unmarked (1); also with different Queen Victoria crown, in white metal (23mm), by Stokes & Sons, P.O.P. Melb (1), and another by Stokes & Sons, Melbourne (1). Fine - nearly uncirculated. (27)
Estimate $180
SOLD $120
Victoria, buttons for Police Force Victoria, pre 1901, in white metal (22.5mm) (8), by Smith & Wright, Birmingham; in white metal (16mm) (2) by Sword Make, Made in England and other marked, Extra Superfine, another (15mm), by Player Bros, Birm; another with different Queen Victoria crown, in white metal (23mm), by Stokes & Sons, P.O.P. Melb. Fine - nearly uncirculated. (12)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Victoria, buttons for Police Force Victoria, pre 1901, in white metal (22.5mm), by Smith & Wright, Birmingham. Toned, extremely fine. (10)
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
Victoria, buttons for Police Force Victoria, pre 1901, in white metal 22mm, by C.R.Martin, Melbourne. Very fine - extremely fine. (10)
Estimate $150
SOLD $80
Victoria, buttons for Police Force Victoria, pre federation, in white metal (22mm), by Smith & Wright, Birmingham. Toned uncirculated. (24)
Estimate $70
SOLD $50
Tasmania, pre federation, buttons for Rural Police, in brass (20mm), by Hebbert & Co, London (1), in bronze (20mm), by Firmin & Sons, B, London (1); Hobart Town City Police, in white metal (17mm), maker's mark covered by pin fitting attached by solder (1); Hobart City Police, in white metal (17mm), marked Extra Rich Quality (1); Launceston Police, in white metal (16.5mm), no maker's name (2); Tasmanian Police, in white metal (17.5mm), no maker's name (1), (15.5mm), marked Special Quality (2), in brass (17mm), no maker's name (1), missing shank; Police Force Tasmania, in white metal (16mm), no maker's name (1); Municipal Police, in brass (16mm), marked Extra Rich Quality (1); Hobart Gaol, in brass (21mm), by Stokes & Sons, Melb (1); c1910, Police Tasmania, in brass (24.5mm), by Stokes & Sons, Melb (1), hollow back and missing shank; H.M. Gaol Tasmania, in gilt (26mm), by Stokes & Sons, Melbourne (1). Fine - extremely fine. (15)
Estimate $100
SOLD $380
Tasmania, buttons for Police Force Tasmania, pre 1901, in gilt bronze (23mm) (3), by Stokes & Martin, Makers, Melbourne; Tasmania Police, pre 1901, in gilt bronze (20.5mm), by Christy & Co, London; also Police Force Western Australia, 1936-52, in white metal (24.2mm), by Stokes & Sons, Melbourne. Much gilt missing on first three buttons, otherwise very fine - good very fine. (5)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Tasmania, buttons for Launceston Police, pre 1901, in white metal 23mm, by Christy & Co, London. Very fine. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $180
Australian colonies, buttons for prisons, Queensland, H.M.P.E. (Her Majesty's Penal Establishment) St Helena, in bronze (25mm), by Stokes & Martin (1), part of maker's name obliterated; Prisons Department, in white metal (25.5mm), no maker's name (1); South Australia, H.M. Gaol, S.A., in brass (21,25mm), by Fast Shanks (1), PE (Penal Establishment) S.A., in brass (22mm), by Fast Shanks (7); Victoria, Penal Department, in white metal (21mm), by Stokes & Sons, Melb (3), (16mm), by Stokes & Sons (11), (15mm), by Stokes & Martin (1), Penal Department Vic, in brass (15.5mm), no maker's name (1). Fine - good very fine. (26)
Estimate $90
SOLD $340
Australian colonies, buttons for government services, Queensland Railways, in white metal (25mm), by Hobson & Sons, Lexington St, London. W. (2); South Australia, Fire Brigade S.A., in brass (24mm), by Stokes & Sons, Melbourne (8), (23mm) Made in England For Shierlaw & Co, Adelaide (2), another without maker's name, also design of fire helmet above crossed axes in brass (17mm), patterned reverse but no maker's name (3); Victoria, City of Melbourne, in brass (24mm), by Stokes & Sons, Melbourne, (20.5mm), by Stokes & Sons, Melb, another but in a different design (17mm), by Stokes & Sons. Fine - good very fine. (20)
Estimate $120
SOLD $80
Australia, buttons for government services, New South Wales, N.S.Wales Tramways (EVIIR), 1902-10, in white metal (22mm), by Stokes & Sons, Melbourne (1), (17mm), by Stokes & Sons (1); HM Customs (VR), c1900, in gilt (22mm), by D.Jones & Co, Sydney (1), (15mm), by W.C.Caldwell (1) and (GR) in gilt (17mm), back marked O (1); Victoria, HM Customs (VR), c1900, in gilt (24mm), back marked Warranted For Sea Use S&LH (3); Western Australia, Western Australian Government Railways (KC), c1911, in white metal (25mm), no maker's mark (1), (24.5mm), by Smith & Wright, Birmingham (1), (24mm), by Stokes & Sons, Melb. (1), (16mm), by Stokes, Vic (1). Very fine - good very fine. (12)
Estimate $100
SOLD $140
Australia, buttons for South Australia, MAB (Metropolitan Abattoirs Board), c1910, in white metal (23mm), by Stokes & Sons, Melbourne (1); Tasmania, Post & Telegraph Tasmania (QVC), in brass (25mm) (5, one missing shank), and (22mm) (2), all by V & R Blakemore, Birmingham, also Mental Hospital Tasmania (KC), in white metal (24mm), by Stokes & Sons, Melb (1, hollow back); Victoria, Post Office Victoria (QVC), in brass (25mm), by Stokes & Martin, Makers, Melbourne (1), no maker's name (1), (23mm), by Howard & Davies, London (2), by Green & Baker, Birmingham (1), by Firmin & Sons, London (1), (21mm), with wreath and Extra Rich (1), no maker's name (2), also General Post Office (QVC), in brass (25mm), by Stokes & Sons, Melbourne (1), (24.25mm), by Firmin & Sons Ld, London (1); Western Australia, W.A. Fire Brigade, 1909, in white metal (23mm), by Stokes & Sons, Victoria (1); also Australia coat-of-arms button, early 1900s, in silvered bronze (23mm), by Miller Rayner & Haysom Ltd (1); plain button, pre federation, in bronze (25mm), by Stokes & Sons, Melbourne (hollow back) (1). The second last with heavy oxidation, otherwise very good - extremely fine. (23)
Estimate $140
SOLD $80
Great Britain, buttons by various makers for, Royal Regt of Artillery, c1812, in brass (22.5mm) (1), and 1855-73, ball type in brass (15.5mm) (1), standard issue in white metal (21mm) (5), in brass (16mm) (1), and 1873, ball type in brass (17.5mm) (12), standard type in white metal (17mm) (1); HAC Battery RHA (KC), ball type in brass (16.5mm) (1); Royal Dublin Fusiliers (QVC), in brass (19mm) (1); Military Stores (QVC), in brass (25mm) (1); Royal Engineers (QVC), in brass (22mm) (1). Fine - very fine. (25)
Estimate $70
SOLD $100
Great Britain, buttons various sizes and makers for City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders); 74th Regt of Foot; The Life Guards Household Division (5); Royal Hampshire Regt; 'China' The Border Regt; The Queen's Royal Regt (QVC) (2); Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert's) (6); Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry; Grenadier Guards (3); Royal Army Veterinary Corps; Royal Leicestershire Regt; 3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales's); Royal Berkshire Regt (Princess Charlotte of Wales) (KC); Royal Lancaster Regt; Royal Marines Light Infantry; Prince of Wales' Own Regt (Canada). Fine - very fine. (28)
Estimate $80
Passed in
Great Britain, buttons for Royal Navy officer's issues (QVC), in gilt (23mm), by Larcom & Veysey, 51 Queen St, Portsea, Portsmouth (6), others with lined background, (23mm) (1), and in bronze (16mm) (1), both without maker's name; Royal Naval Yacht Club (QVC), in gilt (23mm), by Firmin & Sons Ld, London (1), and (16mm), by Firmin & Sons Ld, London (2) and Lenning, Glasgow (2); Orient Steam Navigation Company officer's issue (QVC), in gilt (23mm), by Firmin & Sons Ld, London, Patent 2346 (1); also BPC shipping line in brass (23mm), by Paisley's Ltd, Glasgow (1). A few heavily toned, otherwise very fine - extremely fine. (15)
Estimate $80
SOLD $100
Great Britain, buttons for Royal Navy officer's (QVC), in gilt (23mm), by Larcom & Veysey, Portsmouth (4), also (22mm), plain background, no maker's name but with wreath and QVC on reverse (2), joined by a brass chain and with attached tag that reads, 'N.S.W. Training Ship Sobraon', another with lined background, by Firmin & Sons, 153 Strand, London (1); Royal Naval Yacht Club (QVC), in gilt (16mm), by Firmin & Sons, London; Royal Yacht Squadron, c1900, in gilt (22.5mm), by Firmin & Sons, London; Orient Steam Navigation Company officer's (QVC), in gilt (23mm), by Firmin & Sons Ld, London. A few toned but mostly extremely fine. (10)
Estimate $70
SOLD $90
Great Britain, buttons for British nobility and other livery buttons in various sizes and metals and by various makers, c1887-early 1900s. Mostly fine - extremely fine. (72)
Estimate $140
Passed in
Great Britain, buttons various sizes and makers, mostly Queen Victoria era and includes Royal Household and other livery types as well as various crowned types, Staff Officer issues and general purpose types, noted British India Steam Navigation Co; Coast Guard; Scottish Highlander's kilt button, c1930s; East India Co; Metropolitan Police; and others. Very good - extremely fine. (60)
Estimate $200
Passed in
World, buttons various sizes and makers for Canada, Egypt, New Zealand, South Africa, noted issues for Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps, 1904-26; Egyptian Postal Department, 1883-1914; New Zealand, Volunteers, 1895-1911; NZ Forces, c1900; NZ Artillery, c1900; NZ Rifle Volunteers; Wellington City Corporation Tramways, c1900; South Africa, Diamond Fields Horse; South African Defence Force; South Africa ZAR issue for Boer War, 1899-1902; various others unidentified. A few with some oxidation, otherwise fine - extremely fine. (20)
Estimate $50
SOLD $70
Challenge Cup shooting trophy, in form of a sterling silver goblet (16.25cm high; 8cm diameter at top; 215g), hallmarked near lip for London 1870, made by artisan silversmith Samuel Smily of the renowned Goldsmiths Alliance, goblet intricately engraved all over with displays of flowers and ribbon bows, one side inscribed, '4th LINCOLNSHIRE/RIFLE/VOLUNTEERS/Challenge Cup/1871', and on the other side, 'Won by/James Eley/Octr 9th/1871'. Small bump near naming, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $200
Passed in
Military prize medal, 1891, in 9ct gold (22x37mm; 6.26g), hallmarked for Birmingham 1891, features a garter belt ensigned by a crown with suspension ring, inside the belt is a shield inscribed, '1st Prize/C. Compy/Won By/Sergt Jollie/1891'; Metropolitan District Rifle Clubs Union Club Champion medal, undated, in gilt and enamel (26x30.5mm), by A&C Ltd, with suspension, reverse inscribed, 'Won by./T.Wright.' Fine. (2)
Estimate $80
SOLD $60
Lord Lieutenant's Cup prize medal, (1901), in bright bronze (51mm), obverse, Cornwall's arms with Lord Lieutenant's Cup above and below is inscribed, 'Won By/"A" Co/For 1st V.B.D.C.L.I./At Hayle/1901', reverse, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry badge with crossed rifles at left and right sides, below TEAM and below this is inscribed, 'Col Sgt Banfield. Corpl Jenkin./Sgt Tonkin. Priv. Hicks./Corpl Parkman. Priv. Dusting./Corpl Beringer. Priv. Tancock./Corpl Robinson. Priv. Rodda.' A few stains, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $70
SOLD $150
V.R.A Cadet Matches, 1903, in silver (37x39mm), handmade cross by C.J.Smith, unnamed; Imperial Challenge Shield Medal, post 1916, Senior issue in bronze (47.5mm) (JO'C 326), unnamed; generic shooting prize medal, undated, in silvered bronze (38mm), by A.Fenwick, obverse, Queen Victoria veiled head left, reverse, soldier kneeling and firing rifle left, legend, 'In Defence'. The first with hairlines on central disc, otherwise extremely fine, the second with small speck of rust at obverse top edge, otherwise virtually uncirculated, the second with uneven golden toning on obverse, otherwise extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $70
Passed in
India, Army Rifle Association India, N.I.R.A. 1863-86 medal in silver (53mm) by Pinches London (Puddester 960.9), reverse inscribed 'Naik Chotoo D.I.F.'. Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $70
SOLD $50
Bombay Volunteer Rifle Team prize medal, undated (1880s?) (in silver (Maltese cross 39.5x55mm), ensigned with a crown, above this is a hinged brooch bar with long pin at back, the bar is inscribed, 'Bombay Volunteer Rifles/Poona Detachment/Victors', in the centre of the cross is engraved with one standing soldier with rifle at side and one kneeling soldier firing, both facing right, reverse is inscribed, 'B.V.R./Team/Lieut B.Phillips./"Adam Smith' at top, 'Lieut. G.Peaker Corpl A.J.Murray./Sergt S.G.Brebner " T.H.Rendell.' in centre and, 'Vol: W.Mawhood.' at bottom. Good very fine.
Estimate $70
SOLD $170