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A rare collection of ten Boxer .450 brass cartridge bullet cases, used in Martini-Henry rifles during the battle between British forces and the Zulu army. 85 grams total, 18-45 mm



From an old South African collection, formed in the 1960s and 1970s. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.

The British camp at the mountain of Isandlwana was attacked and overrun by the main Zulu army, resulting in the death of over 1300 British and colonial soldiers and other contingents. The battle was a huge victory for the Zulus.

A rare collection of battlefield artefacts, including an iron horseshoe, a soldier's iron boot heel, iron strap holder for a rifle, an iron buckle from a rifle, Martini-Henry Boxer .450 brass cartridge bullet cases. 271 grams total, 1.9-12.8 cm



From an old South African collection, formed in the 1960s and 1970s. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.

Under the command of Lieutenants Chard and Bromhead, a small number of British and colonial troops successfully defended the mission station from 3000 Zulu warriors. Eleven Victoria Crosses were awarded. The battle was made widely famous by the 1964 movie 'Zulu'.

A collection of battlefield artefacts including gun parts from a destroyed Zulu musket rifle, a soldier's iron bootheel, Boxer .450 brass cartridge bullet cases, etc. 257 grams total, 17-70 mm



Found by Zulu natives living at Khambula, South Africa, 1990s-early 2000s. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.

The battle resulted in a heavy defeat for the Zulus, who had been full of confidence from their earlier victories against the British at Isandlwana and Hlobane.

Comprising: a curved tusk, a seedpod, a quill, a 24th Regiment 2nd Warwickshire badge and a 96th Regiment of Foot Glengarry badge. 130 grams total, 6.8-24 cm



Found Zululand, South Africa, 1999-2006. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.

Red cloth band with printed black hooked cross emblem on a white circular background. 9 grams, circumference: 42 cm



Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.

A rare battlefield artefact, being the trigger assembly from a destroyed Zulu musket rifle, with loop for the carrying sling. 145 grams, 19.2 cm



Found by Zulu natives living at Khambula, South Africa, 1990s-early 2000s. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.

The battle resulted in a heavy defeat for the Zulus, who had been full of confidence from their earlier victories against the British at Isandlwana and Hlobane.

Illustrated hardcover with gilt titling, 384 pages with twelve black-and-white illustrations by W Parkinson. 844 grams, 19.3 x 14.5 cm



Property of an Essex, UK, lady.

The story explores the life of Clare Skymer, a boy whose mother dies in an earthquake, prompting a series of transformative events in his life as he navigates his childhood amid profound loss and connection to nature, delivering a poignant exploration of faith and spiritual growth.

The Water-Babies: a Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby, hardcover with gilt titling, 330 pages with one hundred black-and-white illustrations by Linley Sambourne. 580 grams, 19.3 x 13.5 cm



Property of an Essex, UK, lady.

This is a children's novel written as part satire in support of the famous 'On the Origin of Species' by Charles Darwin.

Piriform bodied, painted with chevrons and other linear motifs; two loop handles to the equator, trumpet-shaped mouth. 4.05 kg, 36 cm high



Ex Hong Kong gentleman's collection.

A hollow-form figure of a crouching male with a protruding round belly and bendy legs, mature age indicated by a deeply grooved forehead. 314 grams, 12.8 cm



Ex West Country collection, 1990s.

With a conical body and an everted rim, shallow basal ring. 197 grams, 14.3 cm



Ex Hong Kong gentleman's collection.

Hollow to the underside, seated Buddha with legs crossed, on a lotus flower base with bumpa vessel cradled in his lap; stamped signature to underside. 2.03 kg, 21 cm



Private collection, UK.