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LOT 3019
English Award Medals - Fire Brigades Long Service and British Lusitania Medal Group [2] 20th century A.D.
United Fire Brigades Association silver long service medal (Fireman Norman Murray, Christchurch Fire Brigade, 1930); with a British issue Lusitania iron medallion. Extremely fine.(103 grams total.). [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
Property of a West London, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3019
English Award Medals - Fire Brigades Long Service and British Lusitania Medal Group [2]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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English Award Medals - Fire Brigades Long Service and British Lusitania Medal Group [2] 20th century A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
United Fire Brigades Association silver long service medal (Fireman Norman Murray, Christchurch Fire Brigade, 1930); with a British issue Lusitania iron medallion. 103 grams total.
Extremely fine.
Property of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
World Military - Iran - Reza Shah Pahlavi - Cased Order of Homayoun 5th Class 1939-1979 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
With 'reef knot' loop and ring and silk ribbon. Obv: 25mm diameter hand enamelled central disc depicting the radiant standing lion guardant holding shamshir sword with red and green border set against the radiant four-pointed star backing. Rev: shaped with fixed suspension loop; with original blue hinged case of issue with crowned radiant lion emblem to upper lid and printed 'ARTHUS BERTRAND / PARIS' in two lines to inner silk lining of lid. 141 grams total, box 7.5 x 14 cm.
Extremely fine. Rare.
Acquired by the vendors father on the UK art market, before 1990.
The Order of Homayoun is also known as the Order of the August and was founded in 1939 to replace the earlier Order of the Lion and Sun (instituted 1808); the Order was issued in five degrees with the 5th class being designated Knight of the Order.
