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Militaria & Weapons — Sotheby's Australia

$468,000
$45,600
$38,400
$31,200










Auction House: Sotheby's Australia
Number of lots recorded: 6
Lots with images: 6
Prices available: 6
Category: Militaria & Weapons





Lot Description Price Image
*** George Mawby Ingram - Victoria Cross Medal - 1918 - including citation and other medals from collection, an Important Australian Victoria Cross Group from the First World War ***
*** An Important Ceremonial Sword Awarded To Sergeant Steele For The Capture Of Ned Kelly On June 28 1880, the ceromonial sword will be sold with the original 'Kelly Reward Board Report dated 1880-81, Private collection, U.K., Literature: Norman Fay, 'Sword of the man who shot Ned Kelly', The Sun ***
*** A Fine Russian Niello and Silver Gilt Sword Shashqua, Awarded to His Royal Highness the Grand Duke Michael Nicolaevich For Valour, 1866 the neillo and silver gilt hilt decorated with floral and foliage motifs, the pommel ear engraved in Cyrillic "for Valour". The scabbard mounts are en-suite and the locket engraved in Cyrillic and translates "To his Imperial Highness The Commander in Chief of the Caucasian Army, from the Nizhgorod Dragoon Regiment 5th February 1866".… ***
*** Twenty-Five Presentation Albums Containing 585 World War I Photographs Associated With The Late Field Marshall William, 1ST Baron Birdwood Of Anzac And Of Totnes In T He Country Of Devon together with two additional printed albums The German raid on Scarborough, .December 16th 1914 and Bombardment of Lowestoft by the Germans April 25th, 1916 and a copy of Birdwood's autobiography Khaki and Gown ***
*** A large photograph of horse trainer Tommy Woodcock and Reckless, by Bruce Postle, Reckless was trained by Tommy Woodcock and won the Sydney, Adelaide and Brisbane cups and came Second in the Melbourne cup in 1977.; Tommy Woodcock was much loved and respected by every one associated with the racing industry. He was a hard working uncomplicated man with perfect manners. ***
*** A colonial ships Log for the Ship "Beulah", circa 1849, and a naval Commanders Letter book, English, 19th century, the front page of the cloth bound log printed and inscribed 'A log book containing the proceedings on board the ship Beulah, from the port of London to Port Phillip & Sydney, commanded by Capt. J. H. Struben commencing Decr. 4th, kept by A. B.… ***

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