War Medals, Orders and Decorations Including the Suckling Collection of Medals and Medallions Illustrating the Life and Times of Nelson
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War Medals, Orders and Decorations including the Suckling Collection of Medals and Medallions illustrating the Life and Times of Nelson To be sold by auction at: Sotheby’s, in the Upper Grosvenor Gallery The Aeolian Hall, Bloomfield Place New Bond Street London W1 Day of Sale: Thursday 3 July 2008 at 12.00 noon and 2.00pm Public viewing: 45 Maddox Street, London W1S 2PE Tuesday 1 July 10.00 am to 4.30 pm Wednesday 2 July 10.00 am to 4.30 pm Thursday 3 July 10.00 am to 12.00 noon Or by previous appointment. Catalogue no. 33 Price £10 Enquiries: James Morton or Paul Wood Cover illustrations: Lot 3 (front); Lot 281 (back); Lot 1 (inside front) and Lot 270 (inside back) in association with 45 Maddox Street, London W1S 2PE Tel.: +44 (0)20 7493 5344 Fax: +44 (0)20 7495 6325 Email: [email protected] Website: www.mortonandeden.com This auction is conducted by Morton & Eden Ltd. in accordance with our Conditions of Business printed at the back of this catalogue. 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Order of Sale Thursday 3 July 2008 Starting at 12.00 noon A Collection of Portuguese Orders and Decorations lots 1-32 A Collection of Scandinavian Military Orders lots 33-64 Orders, Medals and Decorations awarded to Izzet Said Khourchid lots 65-93 Orders awarded to Sir Alexander Condie Stephen lots 94-99 A Collection of World Orders and Medals, including Miniatures lots 100-143 Other World Orders, Medals and Decorations lots 144-209 Starting at 2.00 pm The Suckling Collection: Medals and Medallions illustrating the life and times of Horatio, Viscount Nelson, K.B. lots 210-293 A small group of Titanic memorabilia lots 294-300 British Campaign Medals lots 301-414 Dress Miniatures lots 415-420 Suffragette Medals lots 421-422 Other Medals and Artefacts lots 423-430 British Orders lots 431-433 Gallantry Awards lots 434-447 Illustrated lots are marked with an asterisk. The condition of most of the coins and medals in this catalogue is described by the use of conventional numismatic terms. 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SESSION ONE Thursday 3 July 2008 starting at 12.00 noon WORLD ORDERS, MEDALS AND DECORATIONS A Collection of Portuguese and other Orders and Decorations including many jewelled pieces The Property of a Private Collector (Jewels from this provenance were sold at Sotheby’s, 28 November 2007, lots 263-283) Portugal 1 *Order of Christ, a small-sized double-sided sash badge, late 18th to early 19th century, in gold and red enamel, with the centres of the cross, the angles, points of limbs and suspension all set with diamonds of various sizes, 61mm x 37.3mm, two stones and one setting lacking from angles but good very fine, of excellent quality (see also enlarged illustration on inside front cover) £4,000-6,000 2 *Order of Christ, sash badge, late 19th century, in silver-gilt, with gold suspension ring and silver upper rose and wreath, the cross set with red crystal, the centre and the upper rose and wreath set with diamonds of various sizes, 90 x 47mm, some faults in the crystal, good very fine £3,000-4,000 3 *Order of Christ, sash badge, early 20th century, in silver-gilt, with gold suspension ring and Sacred Heart surmounted on eight-pointed star, the cross set with garnets, the centre with diamonds, the Sacred Heart set with rubies, with an emerald band, the cross above and the star set with diamonds of various sizes, 103.5 x 47.3mm, extremely fine (see also enlarged illustration on front cover) £3,000-4,000 4 *Order of Christ, sash badge, early to mid 19th century, in silver-gilt, with gold suspension ring and silver upper Sacred Heart surmounted on eight-pointed star, the cross set with red crystal, the centre and the star set with white pastes, the Sacred Heart set with red, green, gold and black pastes, 112.5 x 48mm, in fitted silk and velvet lined leather case, extremely fine £2,000-3,000 5 *Order of Christ, sash badge, late 19th century, in silver-gilt, the cross set in red crystal, the centre, the angles and the rose and bow suspension set with pastes of various sizes, 98.7 x 47.4mm, good very fine £1,500-2,000 6 *Order of Christ, sash badge, late 19th century, in silver-gilt, with gold suspension, the cross set in red crystal, the centre and the eight-pointed star on sunburst suspension set with pastes of various sizes, 93 x 41mm, suspension with brooch attachment added, good very fine £1,500-2,000 7 *Order of Christ, sash badge, early 20th century, in silver-gilt, the cross set with garnets, the centre and the suspension ring set with pastes of various sizes, 87 x 49mm, extremely fine £1,000-1,500 8 *Order of Christ, sash badge, late 19th century, in gold, the cross set with garnets and the centre with pastes, 58.5 x 44mm, lacking suspension, good very fine £1,800-2,200 9 *Order of Christ, sash badge, late 19th century, in silver-gilt and enamels, 65.5 x 43.3mm, extremely fine £300-400 10 *Order of Christ, sash badge, late 19th century, in silver-gilt and enamels, with gilt and enamelled Sacred Heart on seven-pointed star suspension, 107.5 x 43.3mm, lower point of star on suspension chipped, good very fine £300-400 11 *Order of Christ, centre of a jewelled breast star, in silver and gilt, the central cross set with red crystals, the centre of the cross and the surround set with pastes of various sizes, 33.5mm, good very fine £300-350 12 Order of Christ, Knight’s breast badge, late 19th or early 20th century, in gold and enamels, with gold and enamelled Sacred Heart on seven-pointed star, 51.5 x 22.5mm, extremely fine £180-220 13 *Order of Christ, miniature badge, late 19th century, in silver-gilt, with gold suspension loop, the cross set with red crystal and the centre set with pastes, 16.5 x 13mm, good very fine £300-350 14 Order of Christ, miniature badges (4) and breast stars (2), comprising an early badge, in plain gold, 24.2mm, an early 19th century badge, in gold and enamels, 6mm; late 19th century badge, with crown suspension, in gold and enamels, 21.5 x 9.6mm; 20th century badge without crown, in gold and enamels, 15.5 x 11.5mm; breast star, late 19th century, in gold with enamelled centre and crowned suspension, 16.3 x 9.8mm and a republican star, in silver-gilt, with red enamelled centre, 13.8mm, very fine or better; together with a Sacred Heart suspension mounted on a gold riband bar, early 19th century, in gold and enamels, this very fine (7) £250-300 15 *Order of the Tower and the Sword, type 1 (1808-32), Grand Cross breast star, the retaining