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Australia, sweetheart badge featuring an image of a Rising Sun badge in gilt, blue and red enamel sealed under resin, oval in shape (46x34mm), with pin-back. Good very fine.
Estimate $50
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Australia, sweetheart badges, small Army Rising Sun badge in silver and enamel with multiple synthetic gemstones fitted in the rays, pin-back (illustrated); RAAF wings in Mother-of-Pearl with RAAF in gilt lettering across centre, pin-back but pin missing; RAAF voided silvered brooch suspended below a pin-back bar; small RAAF wings on a boomerang, in gilt and enamel, pin-back; RAAF badge on 9ct gold lined silver pendant; gilt brooch with silver kookaburra decorated with a garnet eye and three diamond-like stones on the bird's back, pin-back. Fine - very fine. (6)
Estimate $150
SOLD $130
H.M.A.S. Sydney, voided sweetheart badge in gilt and enamel (37mm), pin-back with safety chain. Good very fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $50
Australia, Mother's badges, all in Mother-of-Pearl and include the word 'Mother' in gilt across the centre, one features a background of a leaf, one a patterned design, one a map of Australia (illustrated), one a rhombus shape, and two are Rising Sun shapes, all pin-back; also a gilt heart with enamelled word 'Mother' in a scroll with a bird below, the heart suspended by two short chains to a pin-back plaque with a gilt crown affixed, the whole face of the heart and plaque encased in acrylic. Fine - good very fine. (7)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Remembrance brooch, in gold (9ct; tot wt 2.21g; approx 38x17mm), pin-back, features a scroll bearing the word 'Remembrance', at one end is a dove, at the other end is a suspended heart which also has a chain connected to the bird's mouth; also a handcrafted bow badge in gold (9ct; 2.26g; approx 43x15mm), pin-back. Very fine. (2)
Estimate $70
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Australia, Marksman arm badge of crossed rifles with King's crown above, in gilt with backing plate. Some spotting on backing plate, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $30
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Shooting fob medal, handcrafted in voided silver (30x34mm), ring top suspension, hallmarked for Birmingham 1905 by maker Herbert Bushell, unnamed. Toned very fine.
Estimate $40
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Cadets Queensland, 1909, shooting prize fob medal in voided gold (9ct; 10.5g; 27x30mm), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed, 'J.D.Cunningham./M.G.S (Maryborough Grammar School)/Cadets'. Good very fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $360
No.1 Metropolitan District Rifle Association, prize medal in voided silver (28mm), by A.J.Parkes, with ring top suspension, the reverse inscribed in the centre, "C"/Grade/1914, and around the outside, Central Rifle Club. No.3 Team/R.Rowton.; another identical prize medal but with gold cover on central shield, reverse inscribed in the centre, Won by/R.Rownton, and around the outside, Central Rifle Club/Premiers 1915. Very fine. (2)
Estimate $100
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Australian Senior Cadets, Recreational Training prize medal (24mm), in silver and enamel, ring top scroll suspender, reverse inscribed, '3rd Div. S.C.C.C.Champ./1925./E.Bell/22 Area, 2nd'. Good fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $90
Australian Military Forces, Athletic And Military Competitions, prize medal (23mm), in silver and enamel, ring top scroll suspender, reverse inscribed, '(State/Championships)/S.C. (Senior Cadets)/Physical Training/B.C.A.Sundstrom/10.4.26'. Small enamel chip, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $80
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Great Britain, Duke of York Royal Military School, Dover, prize medal in silver (32mm), hallmarked for Birmingham 1931 by maker W.J.D (William James Dingley), reverse inscribed, '1931./Boxing./Novices/Middle Cruiser/F.Willis.'; also an oval metal tag (31x43mm), wide suspension bracket, plain reverse and on the obverse is an image of an Irish soldier marching in full battle regalia, the soldier is named Tommy Atkins, a generic term for a soldier in the British Army, around the top is the legend, 'It's A Long Way to Tipperary'. The first with edge bump and hairlines, otherwise good very fine, the second toned very fine. (2)
Estimate $30
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Great Britain, Royal Navy prize medal, in silver and enamel (25x37mm), hallmarked for London 1931 by maker 'J-P.' (John Pinches), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed, 'R.N/Barracks/Portsmouth/Autumn/Cross Country/1931/Winning Team'; another for Inter Part Football, Stokers, 1932, handcrafted in silver (27x31mm), unidentified hallmark by maker 'WN', ring top suspension, reverse inscribed, 'H.M.S.Medway/IV S.F.'. Fine - good very fine. (2)
Estimate $60
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Anglo-Indian prize goblet, in silver, marked by maker under the base, 'Goopee Nath Dutt, Bhowanipore, Calcutta', on one side is inscribed, 'S.V.L.H. Camp of Exercise/1891-92/Sword V Sword Mounted/2nd Prize/Won By/(unnamed)'. A few small bumps, otherwise toned very fine.
Estimate $50
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Boer War Relief of Ladysmith, 1900, medalet in silver (25mm) (C.1900/19, this medalet), ring top suspension at top removed, obverse inscribed, 'T.M.Kennedy/Committee Man'. Very fine and rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $320
Australia Centenary, 2015 Anzac medallion (42mm); British Red Cross Society War Service Medal 1914-18; Lapel badge for Loyal Service (GVIR); RAAF sweetheart lapel badge; silver fob with 9ct gold centre piece; cigarette/cigar holders in sterling silver (2); Napoleon Brand pocket knife; USA Marine Corps medal; unfinished English coppers badges (3); Boer War 100th Anniversary, 2002, medal; Kimberley Star, jewellers copy; South Africa, a group of cast metal African warriors (15mm ht); Japanese sweetheart mirror with photograph enclosed; Japanese Order of the Sacred Treasure 8th class. Good - extremely fine. (25 items)
Estimate $200
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Honor To The A.I.F., Anzac Day 1918, medal in silvered (27mm) and another in bronze (27mm) (C.1918/2), by S&S (Stokes & Sons), ring top suspensions. Toned good very fine - nearly extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $30
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German - American Folk Hiking Day, May 1978, Nellingen NCO Wives Club, large voided commemorative in gilt and silvered, by Reu & Co, 7072 Heubach, with ribbon and pin-back ribbon suspender. Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $50
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British sailor hand decorated medallion, in brass (38mm), with bracket suspender, obverse, three leaf clover over a shield with a pair of dice in one quarter and a cup for throwing the dice in the opposite quarter, reverse, a battle ship and a laurel wreath and inside the wreath are the words, 'Fortuna/Vin-Cit/Omnia' (Fortune Wins Everything). Some tone spots, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $40
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Australia, CAL (Centre for Army Lessons), LWDC (Land Warfare Development Centre) Australia, medallion in textured cupro-nickel (35mm), same design on both sides. Very fine.
Estimate $50
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The Vietnam War Series, set of 6 oval brass pin-back $5 donation badges and a miniature South Vietnam Campaign Medal without ribbon; also attached is a separate item being a Vietnam Veterans' Day lapel pin featuring the Long Tan Cross with a Vietnam Service 3 ribbon bar in gilt and enamel. In fold-out folder, this with foxing, the badges uncirculated. (8)
Estimate $50
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Sands of Gallipoli, 90th Anniversary Medallion Set, with bronze replica Rising Sun badge and six medallions in brass alloy and finished in highly polished silver and gold (50mm), with a vial of sand collected from the Gallipoli Peninsula, with certificate 04790 of 15000; Sands of Gallipoli, Creating the Legend Collection, with bronze replica Rising Sun badge and five medallions in brass alloy and finished in highly polished silver and frosted gold (50mm), one medallion with some sand from the beaches of Gallipoli Peninsula, with certificate 1682 of 2500; Sands of Gallipoli, Prominent Medals of Gallipoli, bronze replica Rising Sun badge and six medallions in brass alloy and finished in highly polished silver and frosted gold (50mm) overprinted with full colour reproductions of prominent medals from the Gallipoli campaign, with a vial of sand collected from the Gallipoli Peninsula, with certificate 00983 of 2500; all of the above sets in their own timber display stand; also Sands of Gallipoli, Prominent Medals of Gallipoli, two medallions in brass alloy and finished in highly polished silver and frosted gold (50mm) overprinted with full colour reproductions of prominent medals from the Gallipoli campaign, with a vial of sand collected from the Gallipoli Peninsula, with certificate 01124 of 5000, in a hinged lid case. The timber cases with some scuff marks and the last case with some wear, the medallions and other items uncirculated. (4 sets)
Estimate $200
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Boer War, Queen Victoria, South Africa 1900, gift tin (W95xL155xD22), with painted lid and raised gold painted bust of Queen Victoria in centre but all gold paint faded, across the bottom of the lid is the message, 'I wish you a happy New Year', all the text on the lid is faded, inside is some residue of chocolate and its wrapping foil. Much gold plating missing, a renovation project, good.
Estimate $120
SOLD $80
WWI, Princess Mary Christmas 1914 gift tin in brass, together with a packet containing a small biscuit with a descriptive card that reads, 'Original Biscuit/taken ashore at Gallipoli/1915/by/Lieut N.T. Svensen/15th Battalion - No 1 Platoon/"A" Company A.I.F./Medals - Q.S.A. (QMR 141 Pte)/1914-15 Star W.M. V.M.' Good very fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $140
WWII, small suitcase full of military items including shell case for British 2 Pounder AA gun (2PR No2, 1941); 40mm Mk II anti-aircraft shell (1941); leather strapping, canvas items, clothing pieces related to L.T.Norton Sydney; bayonet (30.5 cm long); WWI mess tin in canvas bag (Melbourne 1916). Very fine, housed in a David Jones Marlborough leather case.
Estimate $200
SOLD $300
Shell casing, c1900, in brass (44mm at base and 93mm long), base stamped VS&M (Vickers, Sons and Maxim). Very fine.
Estimate $30
SOLD $20
Australian/British Service Cap, a trench art cap made from the base of a brass German artillery shell casing (12cm wide), the base marked, '110/Polte/Dez (December)/1914/Magdeburg/crown Mg2', with a brass visor fitted at front and affixed above it is an oxidised bronze Rising Sun collar badge. Oxidation spotting on outside and oxidation on inside, otherwise fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
Artillery shell casings, from French 75mm field gun converted into vases with a hammered texture all over and with floral decoration on one side and at the top is crafted like an open flower with six petals, on the base of one is 75 DE C (75mm De Campagne 'Field Gun') on one side and A RS L99 15 (made by Artelier de Construction de Rennes, Lot No.99 in 1915) on the other side, on the base of the other is unclear, but they both appear similar. Very fine. (2)
Estimate $140
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Australia, trench art shell casing vase, size unknown as base markings removed but thin, the steel casing is fitted into a cast darkened silvered tree stump arrangement and with a koala and her joey on her back; a 2 pounder shell casing vase in brass, the base dated 1916, with a hammered pattern. The first very fine, the second with edge nicks and pitting, otherwise good. (2)
Estimate $60
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Australia, WWI, trench art desk stand, features a spray of seven bullets fitted on one main cartridge case, on both sides in the centre of the spray is the Australian coat-of-arms resting on a boomerang, on this is inscribed, 'Australia Will Be There', and below this is an Australia metal title bar, the support cartridge case is fixed to a small timber base, the whole arrangement is silvered. Much of the silvering has worn off, otherwise fine.
Estimate $70
SOLD $60