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a lot of pins and badges on a white surfacea close up of three metal badges on a white surfacethree metal birds are sitting on a white surface in the snowthree silver metal buttons on a white surfacea pair of brass buttons with a crown and a harppair of silver earrings with initials and a crown on thema close up of a small badge on a white surfacetwo badges with a lion and a dragon on thema close up of a coin and a badge on a white surfacean image of a silver badge with a crown on top of ita close up of a metal object on a white surfacea close up of a small metal object on a white surfacefour black and red royal yacht stickers on a white surfaceembroidered royal yacht badge on white background with red letteringa close up of a coin on a white surface with a white backgrounda close up of a gold button with the u s on itan old brass button on a white backgroundan image of a wooden button with a gold flower on it
Hôtel des Ventes Bordeaux Quinconces

52 - Set of 28 pieces - Red and black patch = Royal Navy insignia…
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Estimate €30 - €50
Description
Set of 28 pieces - Red and black patch = Royal Navy insignia - Two decorations from the 5th Royal Irish Lancers / 8th Royal Irish Hussars - Two decorations from the Royal Flying Corps (the British Army’s air corps during the First World War) - Four Bedford badges (for the county of Bedfordshire) from the First World War - Pins bearing the symbol of the ‘Herefordshire Light Infantry’, which was a British Army infantry regiment that existed from 1861 to 1967. - Two RFC (Royal Flying Corps – the British Army’s air corps during the First World War) decoration badges - ‘For Home and Country’ pins = insignia of the National Federation of Women’s Institutes for Home and Country. - Commemorative badge for former German pilots from the First World War who were no longer able to fly - Metal badge of the Royal Army Medical Corps: the Rod of Asclepius and a laurel wreath, surmounted by the Crown - British silver war badge awarded to those who fought during the First World War and were subsequently demobilised. It bears the inscription ‘For King and Empire. Services rendered’. In the centre is the royal cipher of George V surmounted by the crown - Royal Navy badge from the First World War depicting a bird in front of an anchor. Beneath it reads ‘Steady Hood’ - A gold-plated metal badge depicting a dragon above the inscription ‘The Buffs’ (a nickname said to derive from the colour of the uniforms and breeches of the independent companies from which it originated). East Kent Regiment, World War I or II - Royal Engineers (British) badge: ‘Honi soit qui mal y pense’. The emblem of Edward VII in the centre, surrounded by a laurel wreath and surmounted by the Crown. Silver-plated metal - US collar disc with gold-plated clasp, Second World War (The first bearing the inscription ‘USA’ and the second featuring a ship) - Three British Second World War brooch decorations with the Anglo-Norman inscription ‘Honi soit qui mal y pense’ Royal Fusiliers
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Auction time 07/12/2026 at 8:00 PM
ID: 87945642
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