Catalogue
Canada, No.4 B.G.S. (Bombing and Gunnery School), Pickle Barrel Trophy membership badge in silver (13.5mm), by Birks-Ellis (Canadian jewellers), pin-back. Extremely fine and very scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Queensland Colonial Forces, Efficiency Shield, 1898, in silver (23x31mm), front inscribed with date, reverse plain except for two suspension lugs. Very fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $240
Australia, WWI dog tag in fibre compound, named to '2409/Gall (sic, correct spelling is Gale).J/C.E/2.Bn.A.I.F'. Fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $100
WWI Dog tag, in aluminium and inscribed, '1770/Don.A.J./A.F.C./(with small AFC between two wings at base)', on the other side, 'N.O.K./Don CJ/Gorge/Via Kyogle/NSW'; also embroidered AFC pilot's wings badge (replica); small photo and written on back, 'Signallers Smith & Slavin/AFC Miannay 1919/3rd Sqn'. Fine.
Estimate $70
SOLD $120
WWII, German POW Camp tag, top half of a slotted disc in zinc (60.5x21mm), pierced hole at left for suspension, impressed on the disc, 'STALAG 1B/No: F 53937' (presumably issued to a French detainee); also an Australia 1944 florin with obverse shaved smooth and engraved, 'New' at the top and 'Guinea' at the bottom and in the centre are Japanese text characters with the number 19 inscribed above and 44 below, pierced at two sides to enable wear as centrepiece of a wrist band. The first with age spotting, otherwise very fine; the second fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $130
Australia, N.S.W. Regiment Cavalry (NSW Lancers), presentation fob medal in silver (26mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed, 'From/G. Troop/1892'. Toned extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $350
SOLD $800
Victorian Mounted Rifles Association, fob in gilt and enamel (24mm), maker B.J.King Melb, '99' impressed on reverse. Extremely fine.
Estimate $200
Passed in
Five Dock Rifle Reserve, presentation fob medal in bronze (30mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed, 'Presented By/Five Dock Rifle Reserve/To/A.Hales/Enlisted 1915'. Toned good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $110
Australian Commonwealth Military Forces, Salisbury Plain, 1916, fob in gold (9ct; 6.00g; 24x24mm), hallmarked for Birmingham 1916 by maker V&S (Vaughton & Sons), ring top suspension. Nearly uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $440
MCA Welcome Home, tribute fob, unusual in bronze (29x28.5mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed, 'To/Sgt.H.W.Dransfield./from the M.C.A./as a token of esteem/for Duty done during/The Great War/1914-1918'. Toned, good very fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $120
The Corporation of the City of Richmond, matchbox holder, with embossed lettering 'The Mayor/Councillors and Citizens of/the City of Richmond/Wish you a Successful Journey and/a Safe and Speedy Return/Au Revoir/1940'; brass dish (120mm dia) with enamelled centrepiece S.S.Southern Cross; Cigarette case in chromium plate (120x80mm) with small RAAF badge on front, engraved inside 'From Freddie McGeorge/to/Don Paterson/25/8/40; jacket buttons in gilt (6) in a Gallery of London case; South Africa, Molassine tobacco tin (85x50mm oval); belt buckles, Australian Lighthorse Brigade (unoffical) in gilt lead by Leffler & Son, Melb; USA, the Right to Bear Arms is the Right to be Free, by Siskiyou Buckle Co; NRA by Bergamot; Look Familiar? by C & J Inc. Very good - extremely fine. (9)
Estimate $120
SOLD $80
Great Britain, patriotic fobs, South Africa 1899-1900 For Empire, in gilt bronze and enamel (24mm) by A.H.W.&Co. Slight chipping to enamel on one, very fine - good very fine. (2)
Estimate $200
SOLD $260
WWI Welcome Home table cover, made of linen (approx 90cm square), with lace embroidered pattern around the sides that reads, 'Welcome Home' and flanked at each end by a Navy ship, and this design is on each of the four sides. A few small tone spots but in excellent condition for its age, good very fine.
Estimate $100
Passed in
Australia, AIF sweetheart brooch in form of a slouch heart on a Lee Enfield rifle, in bronze and hat with a brown powder coating, pin-back. Very fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $70
Australia, AIF sweetheart brooch in the form of a Lee Enfield rifle, in silvered, pin-back. Very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
Australia, AIF sweetheart brooch in form of a large, gilt slouch heart with Rising Sun at side, fitted with loop suspension on reverse. Very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
ANZAC, sweetheart badge (KC), with Rising Sun badge (Australia) and fern wreath (New Zealand), in voided silver and enamel (27x32mm), no maker, pin-back. Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $160
ANZAC, sweetheart badge (KC), with Rising Sun badge (Australia), fern wreath (New Zealand) and maple leaves (Canada), in voided silver (31.5x31.5mm), hallmarked by J.W.T (J.W.Tiptaft & Son Ltd) for Birmingham 1915, pin-back but missing pin. Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $200
ANZAC, sweetheart badge (KC), with Rising Sun badge (Australia) and fern wreath (New Zealand), in voided gilt and enamel (26x32mm), no maker, pin-back. Extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
Australia, Rising Sun badge (KC), sweetheart bar brooch in gold and enamel (9ct; 4.73g; 50.5x18mm), by S.J.P. & Co (S.J.Perry & CO, Parramatta), pin-back, in original case of S.J.Perry. Good very fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $170
Australia, Rising Sun on boomerang sweetheart badge, in bronze with blue and red enamel (27x18mm), pin-back with safety chain, the chain missing pin, with central Crown with I and B at the sides and 6 below (possibly 6th Infantry Battalion - the unit's colour patch is blue over red). Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $260
Australia, WWI 5th R.U (Railway Unit) A.I.F sweetheart brooch, handcrafted in voided gold (9ct; 2.98g; 42x19mm), no maker, pin-back, small pierced hole at base for fitting safety chain. Very fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $460
WWI, pilot's sweetheart badge handcrafted in gilt (71x23mm), no maker, pin-back with safety chain, monoplane design with open cockpit and RAF roundel on side. Very fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $60
H.M.A.S. Australia, German New Guinea, Rabaul, Samoa, sweetheart badge in silver and enamel (39x26mm), by O.T.&S., pin-back. Very fine and scarce.
Estimate $300
SOLD $300
H.M.A.S. Australia, German New Guinea, Rabaul, Samoa, sweetheart badge in lacquered gilt and enamel (39x26mm), no maker, pin-back, reverse impressed 'Imitation' to indicate enamelled surface finish is not regular hard enamel. Good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $250
SOLD $170
H.M.A.S. Australia, Grand Fleet, 1919, sweetheart badge in lacquered voided gilt and enamel (40x23mm), no maker, pin-back but pin missing, reverse impressed 'Imitation' to indicate enamelled surface finish is not regular hard enamel. Very fine and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $140
H.M.A.S. Adelaide, sweetheart badge in voided silver and enamel (34x27mm), by O.T.&S.Ltd, pin-back. Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $150
H.M.A.S. Brisbane, sweetheart badge in silver and enamel (29mm), by O.T.&S., pin-back. Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $170
SOLD $110
H.M.A.S. Melbourne, 1914-1919, sweetheart badge in silver and enamel (28.5mm), by O.T.&S., pin-back, scratched on reverse, 'To Mum/From/Bert/7/12/24'. A small enamel chip and attempt to erase inscription on reverse, otherwise good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $140
H.M.A.S. Melbourne, sweetheart badge in silver and enamel (28.5mm), by O.T.&S., pin-back, scratched on reverse, 'AJ/EDENA/LE'. A few enamel chips, otherwise good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $170
SOLD $130