Owen Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 Some incredible lots and unique pieces of Peninsular wars, Waterloo campaign, Indian wars/campaigns and Crimean war history going under the hammer at Christies on 4th April... http://www.christies...sreleaseid=5386 If only I had a spare 350,000 pounds (and quite a bit more I suspect)... http://www.christies...bjectid=5544832 And of course there are these... http://www.christies...eb-040daab7fc41 Mind you, I will be at the auction on the 4th... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mervyn Mitton Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 Down the page - The Raglan Sale - Lot 50. This would be a wonderful page to post since it includes pictures and their history. Of particular interest would be Lord Raglan's Field Marshall Baton - presented to him by Queen Victoria. I have been trying to find a way of opening this onto your post - however, it is not coming-up as I expected. Please, if any member knows how to do this - go ahead. Make sure that full credit is given to Christies and the date of the auction. Monkey - a very good cross ref. with lots of important information. With something like this, I don't think we have to worry about copyright - so long as we we give full credit. The big auction houses are always grateful for the publicity. Certainly from the point of view of our members a direct picture is better then a web ref.. With the Baton - I would guess 75,000 pounds - any one else ? Mervyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted April 3, 2012 Author Share Posted April 3, 2012 Unfortunately, I didn't download any of the catalogue content and now find that the links don't work. Investigating the cause, I find a report in the Daily Telegraph (online) today saying that the sale has been postponed due to a legal injunction by a member of the family: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/artsales/9181815/Raglan-collection-sale-postponed.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mervyn Mitton Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 I'm not surprised - with items as important as these it becomes a family matter - even if the will says otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukok Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Has anything become of this ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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