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LOT 2606
British RAF WWII Officer's Cigar Box with Insignia
1939-1945 A.D.
7 in. (458 grams, 17.9 cm wide).
Wooden hinged box with carved insignia on the lid, the inside divided into two compartments. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of an Essex militaria collector.
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LOT 2606
British RAF WWII Officer's Cigar Box with Insignia
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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A 'Spanish' Iron Morion-Cabasset Style Helmet
20th century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With tall carinated bowl, wide brim with rolled edge and punched 'A' proof-mark at the brow; row of domed rivets above the brim, each with a rosette washer to the outside and a small rove to the inside, securing a (fragmentary) fabric liner to the inner face of the bowl; old repair to the inner face at the apex. 1.25 kg, 26 cm wide
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
The cabasset-morion was worn by infantry and light cavalry from the mid-sixteenth century to the seventeenth century. It is characterised by its flared brim and ridged bowl. The cabasset usually features a hooked spike at the apex, the morion a tall comb; the present piece combines elements of both designs. -
Men's Military Hussar Officer's Uniform Jacket and Trousers
Mid 20th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: jacket from the uniform of the King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery, dark blue with gold frogging to chest and cuffs, red upstand collar with similar frogging, chrome ball buttons with 'crown and cannon' motif, inside attached label 'Jacket Dress ....[H]obson & Sons (London) Ltd 1958' and hanger with 'Hobson & Sons Ltd. London handwritten owners' marks '[194]/ Jenkinson / 297/ Hodgson'; offered with heavy wool trousers with adjusters to waist, split cuffs and adjusters. 2.2 kg total, jacket: 60 cm long, trousers: 80 cm long
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
Hobson & Sons was a military tailor and accoutrement maker based near Woolwich Barracks in South London from 1850, enjoying a close relationship with the locally-based Royal Artillery. -
Anglo-Zulu War Artefacts from the Battle of Khambula
Circa 29th March 1879 A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
A collection of battlefield artefacts including gun parts from a destroyed Zulu musket rifle, and Boxer .450 brass cartridge bullet cases, etc. 390 grams total, 1.7-15 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.
