18th Sep, 2024 10:30 GMT/BST
Militaria & Ethnographica
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A First World War Iron Cross, first class, the reverse with vertical sword shape pin, the back stamped KC, in fitted case; a Bavarian Merenti Cross of Military Merit, third class, in a fitted case; a First World War Iron Cross, second class, with citation to Otto Bickel; a First World War Iron Cross, second class, and a Bavarian Merenti Cross of Military Merit, third class, with a Memorial card to Ludwig Ortner, 8th Bavarian Cavalry Regiment who was killed in action on 21st March 1918 (7)
Sold for £400
Estimated at £150 - £250
Auction: Militaria & Ethnographica, 18th Sep, 2024
Highlights of the Militaria section include an interesting collection of items relating to Colonel Alwyn de Blaquiere Valentine Paget, a Gentleman at Arms (bodyguard) to King Edward VII, a Second World War RAF Sector Clock, used in operations' rooms to aid track and intercept enemy aircraft over Britain and two collections of badges, buttons and insignia. A good offering of Ethnographica in the sale is lead by a 19th Century Australian Aboriginal Parrying Shield, from the Lower Murray River Region.
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