Posts Tagged ‘Noonans’
The first Naval V.C. of the Great War awarded to Edinburgh Captain to fetch more than £200,000 at auction
Noonans Mayfair are to sell the first Naval V.C. of the Great War. The medal was awarded to Captain Henry Peel Ritchie of the Royal Navy, who was born in Edinburgh. He won the Senior Service’s first V.C. of the conflict for his gallant command of H.M.S. Goliath’s steam pinnace at Dar-es-Salaam in East Africa…
Read MoreOne of first coins to be minted in Scotland during King David I reign sold at auction
One of the first coins to be minted in Scotland has sold at auction for more than £1,000. The very rare penny was made some time after 1136, during the reign of King David I of Scotland. It shows a profile bust of the King holding a sceptre, and a cross with fleurs de lis…
Read MoreVictorian Scots Greys tankard could fetch nearly £2,000 at auction
A 19th century tankard for the Scots Greys could fetch nearly £2,000 when it goes under the hammer. The Scots Greys are perhaps best remembered for the part they played at the Battle of Waterloo. The lid of the silver peg tankard is engraved with a thistle and has a Waterloo guidon finial thumbpiece. Auctioneers…
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