JEWELLERY, ANTIQUE AND ART AUCTION Tuesday, 30 April 2019 - 9:30 AM start
Three China War medal miniatures and rare illuminated document
Realised: $375 plus premium
Lot Details
the medals with ribbons and bars: i)1900 (Boxer Rebellion) with Rel of Pekin, Taku Forts bars; ii) 1860 with Pekin 1860, Taku Forts 1860 bars; iii) 1860 with Canton 1857 bar. The document for a banquet given by the Mayor of Portsmouth to officers and men of H.M.S. Centurion, 1901 - named to ‘Charles B Horscroft A.B.’. The document is believed to be the second only known example to be offered at auction. Provenance: Private Estate Collection.
