Medals & Militaria with Country Pursuits

These sales held twice a year in June and December include military and honorific medals, antique firearms, uniforms, edged weapons and other related ephemera.  Followed by sporting and country related pieces to include; taxidermy, fishing tackle, shotguns and related attire, along with sporting pictures and prints.

Recent highlights include a Chinese Boxer Rebellion period sword, which sold for £5300, an 1877-79 South Africa medal for £5200, a cased pair of 19th century flintlock duelling pistols by Wogdon & Barton, which made £5000, and a William IV Golfing Society medal which sold for £3300.

The poignant history of many of these items forms the main attraction.  A recent auction included a remarkable collection of First World War medals and ephemera belonging to Lieutenant Douglas Alliban DFC (1898-1971) of the Sherwood Foresters / Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment, Royal Flying Corps & Royal Air Force.  It offered a fascinating insight into one incredibly brave man’s experience as a pilot in the nascent field of aerial photography during World War One in the ever-volatile Middle East.  The collection included photographs, notebooks, pilot's logbook, and personal effects.  It sold for £3300. 

Another highlight was a large single-owner collection of rural bygones and museum-quality taxidermy from some of the most renowned ‘animal and bird preservers’ from the Victorian era and later entitled 'A Broad Collection from a lifetime by The Broads’, which we sold in December 2020 and proved hugely popular with collectors around the country.  

Entries close approx 4 weeks prior to auction.      

Viewing – The day prior 10am-7pm and the morning of the sale from 9am.

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Specialists

Glenn Pearl

E: gpearl@lsk.co.uk
T: 01284 748 627

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