Lot 94

FRENCH MILITARY 19th C. GOLD EPAULETTES, NAPOLEON III ERA, NAMED ORIGINAL BOX VGC, superb original NAMED used pair of 19th Cen. French military GOLD BULLION EPAULATTES from Napoleon III era in original maker's box (epaulettes are in very good used condition with full gold bullion tassels) marked "M.B." to the underside sliders and with a Fusilier type button attachment. Good honest signs of age/wear. Card box is a little tatty but still has original maker's label "Kauffmann Blum, Fournisseur de L' Armee, 11 Avenue de La Motte-Piccquet, 11, Paris" and the owners label for a Captain "H.B. Done".

Guide: £100-200

Lot 95

A FANTASTIC WW2 MEMORABILIA collection to include a rare 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force Middle East 1942/43 Christmas card, 2 WW2 MILITARY MANUALS - all Arms Record Book named & passive Air Defence 1941 Protection against Gas and Air Raids, 3 x WW2 Sheet music – Wings Over the Navy SIGNED by composer HARRY WARREN, Comin in on a Wing and a Prayer, Goodnight Children Everywhere – Gracie Fields, genuine WW2 photographs card medal box, a genuine Italy Star with Ribbon and Burma Star with Ribbon also various other WW2 ribbons, and 22 various WW2 Royal Navy buttons.

Guide: £50-100

Lot 96

WW1 Collection in vintage wooden box including, WW1 MEDAL PAIR to Private Alfred E. Dye with copies of service, medal & wounded records, a TRENCH ART embroidered WW1 silk cloth with the Regimental Crest of the Devonshires with floral scrolls, 10 x WW1 BUTTONS for various regiments including a “trench art” mounted brooch Royal Scots Greys (Waterloo large button), Prussian/Polish Eagles, RFC/RAF, REME, Royal Corps of Signals etc. and 8 x WW1 postcards including German Kaiser, Joke British Kaiser, 3 Flower cards, hospital card & 2 Allied flag cards (some written).

Guide: £60-100

Lot 97

WW2 AIR CREW EUROPE MEDAL set (possibly tailor's contemporary copy) with Air Ministry Quarters addressed card box and photos. The collection consists of - genuine Air Ministry Quarters WW2 Medal issue box for Athelstaneford, DREM, East Lothian, genuine France and Germany and Africa stars with ribbons believed to be a good contemporary WW2 era tailor's copy of the Air Crew Europe medal, engraved to Sgt T. E. Dutton to reverse. (Tailor’s copies were used if lost or problem getting medals from official channels), a large portrait photo of Flight Sgt in WW2 RAF uniform, and 4 WW2 RAF PHOTO POSTCARDS – 3 in desert surroundings – one “to mother, from Ted”.

Guide: £50-100

Lot 98

A small lot of WWII military interest to include Aircraftsman cloth patch with Australia shoulder title, a stamped metal plate, Edinburgh Co-op Receipts from 1950 for suits, possibly de-mob. a 1930 Scout badge award certificate and a small diary of interest.

Guide: £10-30