LOT 4552
Group of Four [4] German WWI Medals. 1914-1918.
Including: Preussen 1888 'Dem besten Schützen' Friedrich III medal and ribbon; 'Dem besten Schützen' Albert von Sachsen medal and ribbon; 'Dem besten schützen' Wilhelm II Preussen medal and ribbon; 'Dem besten schützen' Wilhelm II Preussen medal and ribbon with dedication 'W. Mohrmann 1886'. Condition as seen.3 3/4 - 4 5/8 in. (125gr total, 9.6-11.7cm.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
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Group of Five [5] German WWI Medals. 1914-1918.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Including: Red Cross service medal and ribbon (2 examples); French campaign medal made from munitions from a battlefield, with ribbon; military service medal with ribbon for 1915; and one other. 104gr total, 8.2-12.9cm.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
Group of Four [4] Medals. 20th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Various countries. Some of them accompanied by Certificate of Authenticity. 122gr total.
Condition as seen.
From a private Tyneside collection, formed since the early 2000s. -
German WWI Mounted Medal Group. 1914-1918.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Group of three medals with ribbons on a carrier: Iron Cross; war service medal; 25 years' service medal. 94gr, 94mm.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
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