Lord Raglan's Medals etc for sale on 4th April

[Owen]

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...

[Mervyn Mitton]

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

[Owen]

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

[Mervyn Mitton]

I'm not surprised - with items as important as these it becomes a family matter - even if the will says otherwise.

[ukok]

Has anything become of this ?