21st Sep, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Militaria & Ethnographica
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Battle of Omdurman Interest - a Small Collection of Related Items, including a rare telescopic pencil made from the brass cartridge of a .303 bullet and engraved "Remember Gordon" and "OMDURMAN", retailed by Mappin Bros., a small silver dish of circular form, set with a coin and engraved "FROM THE KHALIFA'S TREASURE HOUSE, OMDURMAN, with hallmarks for London 1899, by Sampson Morden & Co., a Christmas card from Baron Sir Rudolph von Slatin Pasha, signed and dated Sudan 1911, two tickets to the Reception of the Sirdar at Guildhall, November 4th 1898, thirteen original photographs of scenes in the Sudan and a number of modern copies of photographs relating to General Gordon's time in the Sudan, an original portrait photograph of General Sir Reginald Wingate with hand writted and signed dedication to the reverse dated 18th March 1951 (qty)
Sold for £200
Estimated at £200 - £250
Auction: Militaria & Ethnographica, 21st Sep, 2022
The Militaria & Ethnographica offers over 450 lots.
Highlights include a rare 1943 US edition of the French 1939 Michelin Guide used during the D-Day landings, a Second World War RAF, RAAF and ROC Group of Nine Medals to Wing Commander William Anderson Beaumont, who survived four days and nights without food in the jungle and the uniform of POW Major General Philip Thomas Tower including his khaki greatcoat which became his escape outfit. Also included is a pair of 18th Century Percussion Duelling/Target Pistols by Twigg & Bass, London, circa 1780-83, a French 1830 Revolution Model Shako to d'Officer de Chasseur de La Garde Nationale and a Birmingham City Police Rose Top Helmet and an Isle of Man Police Force Ball Top Helmet.
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