Heroic Korean War George Cross fetches world record price of £280,000 at Dix Noonan Webb
An extremely important George Cross for the Korean War was being sold on behalf of the family, who are based in Bristol, and was expected to fetch £140,000-180,000.
LONDON
.- An extremely important George Cross for the Korean War - awarded posthumously to Lieutenant T. E. Waters of the West Yorkshire Regiment, who was attached to 1st Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment sold today (Wednesday, February 17, 2021) for a world record price of £280,000 (Hammer price) by Dix Noonan Webb in their auction of Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria. It was being sold on behalf of the family, who are based in Bristol, and was expected to fetch £140,000-180,000. It was bought by a Private Collector on the phone after fierce competition between three telephone bidders.
Boss & Co gun from the heyday of the English gun fetches £40,000 in Gavin Gardiner Ltd s auction
A fine 12-bore sidelock ejector over and under gun fetched £40,000.
LONDON
.- A fine 12-bore sidelock ejector over and under gun by the Gunmakers Gunmaker Boss & Co fetched £40,000 in Gavin Gardiner Ltds Live/Online Auction of Modern & Vintage Sporting Guns on Wednesday, December 9, 2020. Dating from 1927, the gun, which had been built for von Lengerke & Detwold, New York, carried an estimate of £30,000-40,000 and was sold to a Private Collector [lot 244].
Another 12-bore sidelock ejector gun by Boss & Co achieved £10,625. This two-barrel set from 1915 was expected to fetch £8,000-10,000 and was bought by a Private buyer in the US [lot 176].