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LOT 2568
Royal Air Force WWII Water Bottle
1939-1945 A.D.
9 7/8 in. (560 grams, 25 cm high).
Green enamel bottle with cork and green serge cover with a cradle. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of an Essex militaria collector.
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British RAF WWII Leather Cigar Case with Insignia
Post 1952 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A sliding leather case with metal Queen's Crown insignia and three individual cigar holders inside. 82 grams, 15.8 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex militaria collector.
This item is Post 1952 rather than WWII era. -
German Badge, Medal and Other Item Group
Mid-late 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Including WW1 Saxony Friedrich August Medal Silver FA Medaille; on watch chain with black enamelled cross marked '1914'; Crimean War Society pin badge; Red Cross service badge with ribbon; reproduction Blue Max 'Pour Le Merite' WW1 Medal; and other items. 118 grams total, 1.4-37 cm
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
Anglo-Zulu War Artefacts from the Battle of Khambula
Circa 29th March 1879 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
A collection of battlefield artefacts, including a Victorian British cap badge, a copper belt-buckle plate featuring a game of cricket (it is recorded that British troops played cricket whilst in camp), a rare Natal Carbineers button (and a later example), Boxer .450 brass cartridge bullet cases, and other items. 80 grams total, 18-55 mm
Found by local Zulu people 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.
