THE SUDAN CAMPAIGN 1896-1908 23
The nationally important group of Honours & Awards to General Sir John Maxwell, G.C.B., K.C.M.G., C.V.O., D.S.O., Black Watch, who won a gold D.S.O. at the battle of Ginnis in 1885, commanded an Egyptian Brigade at the battle of Omdurman, and a British Infantry Brigade in the Boer War, was commander of all troops in Egypt 1914-16, and afterwards in Ireland with orders to finally suppress the Easter Rising
THE MOST DISTINGUISHED ORDER OF ST. MICHAEL AND ST. GEORGE, K.C.M.G. Knight Commander’s set of insignia, comprising neck badge, silver-gilt and enamels, and breast star in silver with gold and enamel appliqué centre, enamel chips to one obverse arm and to horse in reverse centre of badge; THE ROYAL VICTORIAN ORDER, C.V.O., Commander’s neck badge, silver-gilt and enamels, the reverse officially numbered ‘C104, enamel chips to blue central circlet; DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ORDER, V.R., gold and enamels, minor chips to green enamel wreaths; EGYPT AND SUDAN 1882-89, 4 clasps, Tel-El-Kebir, The Nile 1884-85, Gemaizah 1888, Toski 1889 (Lieut: J. G. Maxwell, 1/R. Hrs.) some pitting from Khedive’s Star; QUEEN’S SUDAN 1896-98 (Lt. Col. J. G. Maxwell, E.A.); QUEEN’S SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Johannesburg (Maj. Genl. Sir J. G. Maxwell, K.C.B., D.S.O. Staff); KING’S SOUTH AFRICA 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Col. Sir J. G. Maxwell, K.C.B., D.S.O. Staff); 1914 STAR, with clasp (Lt. Gen. Sir J. G. Maxwell, K.C.B., C.V.O., C.M.G., D.S.O.); BRITISHWAR AND VICTORY MEDALS (Gen. Sir J. G. Maxwell); CORONATION 1911; LEGION OF HONOUR, Officer’s breast badge, gold and enamels; KHEDIVE’S STAR 1882; KHEDIVE’S SUDAN 1896-1908, 5 clasps, Firket, Hafir, Sudan 1897, The Atbara, Khartoum, unnamed as issued, these last twelve on an old court mounting for display; ORDER OF THE NILE, Grand Cross set of insignia by Lattes, comprising sash badge and breast star, silver, silver-gilt and enamels, silk display sash, prongs removed from reverse of star; ORDER OF THE MEDJIDIE, 2nd Class set of insignia, comprising neck badge and breast star, silver, gold and enamels; ORDER OF OSMANIEH, 3rd Class neck badge, silver-gilt and enamels, badly chipped; ORDER OF THE CROWN OF ITALY, Grand Cross set of insignia by Cravanzola, Roma, comprising sash badge in silver-gilt with gold and enamel centres, and breast star in silver, gold and enamels, silk display sash; LEGION OF HONOUR, Grand Officer’s breast star, silver; ORDER OF CHARLES III OF SPAIN, 2nd Class set of insignia, comprising neck badge and breast star, silver-gilt and enamels, the star with chips to two enamel panels; MESSINA EARTHQUAKE 1908, large Merit Medal, white metal, the whole group onetime framed for display and now accompanied by the old ivorine identification and name labels, unless otherwise described, generally good very fine or better (25)
£25000-30000
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