Catalogue
Australia, WWII, Volunteered but Service Exemption as Medically Unfit badge, in bronze, by G & E Rodd, 1940, reverse numbered A8709; another in oxidised bronze, by G & E Rodd, 1940, reverse numbered N2258 [illustrated]; and another in bronze, by G & E Rodd, 1940, reverse numbered AF7155, all with two lugs on reverse. The first very fine, the second good very fine, the last cleaned, fine. (3)
Estimate $150
SOLD $1,050
Australia, WWII, Naval Ordnance Inspection Branch, ID badge no. 601, in bronze and enamel (28mm), by K.G.Luke, Melb, pin-back (pin missing). Fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $560
Volunteer Air Observer Corps, Chief Observer, badge in gilt and enamel (29mm), by Stokes, pin-back, reverse with impressed number 1793. Extremely fine and very scarce.
Estimate $360
SOLD $260
Australia, Merchant Navy lapel badge, 1940 issue, by Wallace Bishop, Brisbane, double lug back, reverse numbered 1134. Very fine.
Estimate $50
Passed in
Australia, Merchant Navy badge, in silvered bronze, by Wallace Bishop, Brisbane, with two lugs, reverse numbered 11814. Extremely fine.
Estimate $60
Passed in
Australia, Merchant Navy badge, in silvered bronze, by Wallace Bishop, Brisbane, with two lugs, reverse numbered 16870. Very fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $60
Australia, possibly WWI, unofficial Rising Sun badge with bust of digger in slouch hat facing left, scrolls at base blank possibly for inserting name of soldier and used as name badge at a function, in bronze (42x28mm), with fold-over prong at top for clipping to breast pocket. Toned extremely fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $260
WWI Memorial Plaque, with name removed and inscribed, 'St Valery/1940', with cut grooves at right edge, probably for fitting to a display stand, also illegible impression at lower left edge. Fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
Australia, WWI, End of War Celebration in Brisbane cardboard cut-out 'Peace Dove', written on one side, 'After the 1914-1918 war when peace was declared there was a procession through the streets of Brisbane and these White Doves were hung and hanging by cotton on the lorries & horse wagons every where. I was lucky to get this one for a souvenir.' Affixed to a card, some foxing otherwise fine and an interesting piece of history.
Estimate $50
SOLD $60
Anzac Commemoration 1926, presentation case (18.8cm square x 2cm deep), with gold blocked title on lid and inside the lid is silk lined and inside the case is a blue plastic cover impressed in silver blocking with a map of Australia together with five stars each holding a British George V farthing dated 1914, together with a printed card that reads, ' "Remember Anzac"/Presented to/(written in ink - Mr W.E.Peverill)/for invaluable assistance,/Anzac Commemoration, 1926/ "Lest We Forget" '. The coins extremely fine, overall very fine and very scarce. (case + 5 coins + card)
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
HMAS Sydney - SMS Emden, Nov 9, 1914, Mexican eight reales, 1880 Ca M.G. Chihuahua, medal by W.Kerr, Sydney (C.1914/4), with a few small chopmarks. Very fine.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $1,400
HMAS Sydney - SMS Emden, Nov 9, 1914, Mexican eight reales, 1887 As M.L. Alamos, medal by W.Kerr, Sydney (C.1914/4). Cleaned, otherwise good fine.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,250
Australia, World War I, tribute fob in gold (9ct, 3.56g, 27.5x33.5mm), obverse King's crown above central dome with soldier standing holding rifle across chest, Rising Sun hat badge behind with 'For Our Freedom' on ribbon scroll below, around the bottom, 'He Answered His Country's Call', pin-back, naming on reverse mostly removed. Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
WWI Presentation teapot, in sterling silver (tot wt 430g), hallmarked for Sheffield 1919 by maker G & S Co Ltd (Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co Ltd), side inscribed, 'Pte C.B.Bond/5th Australian Pioneers/With The Best Wishes Of/Sir Arthur Pearson/and St. Dunstans'. Very fine.
Estimate $350
SOLD $250
Great Britain, Boer War sweetheart brooch, South Africa 1900, in voided silver (45x18mm), hallmarked for Birmingham 1899, pin-back. Good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $110
H.M.A.S. Sydney, a small hoard of badges in gilt and enamel, includes sweetheart badges (29x31mm), in shape of a lifebuoy with crest of HMAS Sydney in centre, pin-back (8 red, 2 blue); Good Luck souvenir badges (24x24mm), ship's crest in horseshoe, pin-back (6); lapel badges (20x23mm), ship's crest (7, six with button back and one with stick-pin); tie-bar badge (20x23mm), ship's crest on pin-back tie-bar (7); also triangular serviette holder in brass with gilt and enamel ship's crest affixed to one side, all stored in a lacquered timber hinged lid case. One of each type of badge illustrated, mostly very fine - extremely fine. (31)
Estimate $200
SOLD $330
H.M.A.S. Sydney, sweetheart badge in gilt and enamel (38mm), pin-back; another of different design in gilt and enamel (30.5mm), pin-back. Very fine; good very fine. (2)
Estimate $60
SOLD $90
H.M.A.S. Brisbane, sweetheart badge in sterling silver and enamel (28.5mm), by O.T & S., pin-back but missing pin. Good very fine.
Estimate $80
Passed in
Australia, Rising Sun sweetheart brooch (51x40.5mm), in enamelled and encased in clear resin on bronze backing plate, pin-back; Air Force eagle with KC over boomerang marked, 'I Go To Return', in gilt and enamel (some background enamel missing at one side) and encased in clear resin (50x34mm), short suspension chain and pin; Air Force eagle with KC, in gilt and enamel and encased in clear resin (48x25mm), missing suspension chain and pin; also WWI, Ypres sweetheart brooch in voided gilt, silver and enamel (30x27mm), pin-back. Very good - very fine. (4)
Estimate $50
SOLD $70
Australia, WWI sweetheart brooch in gilt (34x21mm), features a small Rising Sun badge with 1915 in the sun rays at the top and the badge is above the voided word, 'ANZAC', pin-back. Some toning, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $370
Australia, WWI sweetheart brooch in voided gilt and enamel (27x32mm), features a small Rising Sun badge above a left facing emu within a fern leaf wreath and with king's crown above and a scroll below, 'ANZAC', pin-back. Good very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $110
Australia, WWI sweetheart brooch in voided gilt (32x33mm), features a small Rising Sun badge above a left facing emu within a fern leaf wreath and with king's crown above and below is a scroll with maple leaf at each end, the scroll bears the word, 'ANZAC', pin-back. Good fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $140
Australia, WWI Rising Sun sweetheart brooch in gold (9ct; 4.93g; 43x28mm), pin-back but pin missing. Very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $150
Australia, small Rising Sun sweetheart badge (KC), in silvered and enamel, pin-back; locket in 9ct lined silver, with small bronze and enamel Rising Sun badge (KC) on front, ring top suspension. The last item with some bumps, otherwise very good - fine. (2)
Estimate $60
Passed in
Australia, small Rising Sun badge (KC) on a tie-bar, in gold and enamel (9ct; 2.17g; 37x11mm), by Apex, pin-back, in a vintage case. Very fine.
Estimate $70
SOLD $50
Australia, Rising Sun mother's badge, (42x30mm), in Mother of Pearl with brass cut-out name, 'Mother' across centre, pin-back. Very fine.
Estimate $40
Passed in
Australia, Map of Australia mother's badge, (37x29mm), in Mother of Pearl with brass cut-out name, 'Mother' across centre, pin-back. Extremely fine.
Estimate $40
Passed in
Royal Australian Air Force, sweetheart brooch (KC), in voided silvered and enamel (27mm), suspended below a pin-back silvered ribbon bow; sweetheart stick-pin, in gilt (28x12), by K.G.Luke, Melb, features an Air Force eagle above a boomerang bearing the slogan, 'I Go To Return'. Very fine. (2)
Estimate $70
Passed in
RAAF, sweetheart winged badge (KC), in sterling silver and enamel (57.5x20mm), pin-back with safety chain, this missing pin, reverse inscribed, 'Mary'; an unusual RAAF sweetheart badge (KC), in silver and enamel fitted to a silver oval disc (49.5x17.5mm) for wear with a wrist chain, the reverse of the disc with multiple letters of the alphabet in 3-lines. Some enamel missing, otherwise very fine. (2)
Estimate $50
Passed in
Australia, WWII, RAAF sweetheart badge in shape of pilot's wings (KC), in sterling silver and enamel (57x19mm), pin-back; another similar in sterling silver and enamel (50.5x16mm), pin-back. Very fine - good very fine. (2)
Estimate $60
SOLD $40