Militaria
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Lot 3657 Session 13 (2.30pm Thursday 22nd November) Militaria
Estimate $100
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $160
AUSTRALIA, sweetheart brooch in the shape of a heart with a soldier's head wearing a slouch hat to the left and made from an Australian silver George V florin, pin backed; For King and Country ANZAC tinnie; YMCA plastic pin featuring an Australian soldier on a YMCA red triangle; metal soldier's head (2), one with a pin back; slouch hat material badges (2, different); slouch hat in brass suspended by two chains below a pin bar with Rising Sun in the centre, back of slouch hat has photo of a soldier; small porcelain bowl (10cm), with gold scalloped edge, marked on the base, 'Spencer/Art China/Fenton/Staffs', in the centre of the bowl is an Australian Rising Sun badge (KC) with 6 stars on the rays (probably to represent the 6 Australian States); covered metal matchbox holders (2), one features an A.I.F. Rising Sun badge (KC) on one side and on the other side is a boomerang above crossed flags of England (Union flag) and Australia (with red background), the other features the facing bust of an Australian soldier and on the reverse is a Rising Sun badge (KC), there is also an empty matchbox in this holder with a newspaper cutting regarding the hobby of phillumeny (collecting match related items). The last two items with some stains from ageing, otherwise very fine. (11)
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