The gallery presents an assortment of images of very varied items. Some are offered elsewhere on the website in one of our collections: these are marked “For sale” in the caption.. Others are items already sold or awaiting cataloguing. By clicking on the image a larger view will appear and you are able in most cases to see a brief caption. This is a very personal selection of items which we hope may be of some interest to visitors to the website and you are welcome to ask questions about any item by emailing batesandhindmarch@gmail.com or telephoning 01242 573767 or mobile 07966 176839. Gallery last updated 25th January 2020
10th Madras NI. Early 19the century HEIC officer's button. For saleEast India Company's College arms on Malcolm's Central India. For saleLt Lord Glamis [Hon Patrick Bowes-Lyon) eldest brother of late Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. For sale.Bookplate of Sir Gore Ouseley [[1770-1844] Orientalist and diplomat. Sold January 2019Lord Minto arriving by motor car to view the Alwar stables 1909. For sale21st Empress of India's Lancers. Military hunt waistcoat. SOLD December 2019Unusual oil portait. For saleArms of Patiala gold embossed on a menu card. For sale. 1903 Delhi Durbar "awaiting the arrival of the Viceroy. A group of officers chatting in the arena.Works by Sir John Malcolm in handsome bindings. For SaleSurma Valley Light Horse, large white metal button. SOLD October 2019Views in India 1835, coloured frontispiece/For saleDetail from a pencil sketch. For saleOfficer of the 57th Bengal NI photographed in the 1860s. For sale.. HRH Edward, Prince of Wales [later Edward VII] in Grenadier Guards uniform, signed photograph. For sale.2nd China War Medal 1861, disc only. For SaleMaharana of Udaipur. SOLDOfficer of Madras Light Cavalry. SOLDArmorial bookplate of Curzon, Barons Scarsdale. SOLD January 2019General Sir Harry Lumsden, founder of The Guides. SOLD9th Bengal Cavalry, Hodson's Horse, porcelain disc circa 1860s. For saleThe Prince and Princess of Wales on their 1905/6 tour of India with the Maharajas of Bikamer, Alwar, and Idar. Sold6th Vol Bn Gordon Highlanders, For saleEarly signed photograph of Maharaja Ganga Singh of Bikaner. SOLDSigned portrait of the Maharaja of Jodhpur, 1926 in English silvder frasme. SOLD September 2019Punjab Medal 1848-9. A glazed silver gilt specimen. For SaleRolls Royce Silver Ghost on loan to the Viceroy during WWI at Risalpur airfield. Portrait of a Risaldar Major of the 7th Light Cavalry. SOLD August 2018Delhi Durbar 1903 - official directory. For sale18th Bengal Lancers polo team with other photographs of their trophies . For sale21st Empress of India's Lancers - large badge from a kettle drum. SOLD September 2019Signature of Edward, Prince of Wales on a souvenir programme of an entertainment at Bikaner. Sold January 2019Earl of Elgin 1894 large silver presentation medal. For saleColdstream Guards officer's sword with uniform. SOLD August 2018Maharaja of Baroda, circa 1875-77. Sold October 2018Royal Order of Bhutan. For SaleEast India Company FOR SALEark or chop on a surgeon's instrument box. GRI Cypher of the King Emperor George V. SOLDDetail from a cavalry photograph, probably Hyderabad. Sold December 2018JAIPUR. Gold embossed arms on a greetings card. For sale.Lord Lytton in the specatacular mantle of the Grand Master of Most Exalted Order of the Star if India 1877. For saleArms of a Rana General on a Nepal Christmas card. FOR SALEWellesley's Despatches. A fine set from a nobleman's library. SOLD January 2020Cameron Highlanders. 79th. A young ensign. For sale.Lord Macartney, Governor of Madras 1781-85 Armorial bookplate. SOLD January 2019 George Jackson, commanding the 2nd Bengal Irregular Cavalry 1857/8 SOLDThe Master or Burleigh in Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders uniform. Portrait for saleLord Curzon, Viceroy, wearing Star of India mantle and insgnia at the 1903 Delhi DurbarUnofficial gold clasp for the 1799 Seringapatam medal. SOLDSir Donald Mcleod, KCSI, CB, Lieutenant Governor of the Punjab 1865-70 For saleOil Painting of Indian architectural interest. For sale.Maharaja Scindia of Gwalior in mantle of Star of India. For saleEmbossed seal on a letter signed by Sir John Hubback, KCSI, For sale.71st Foot, Highland Light Infantry. For saleGilt embossed royal arms on an official letter from a Viceroy of India. Several examples for sale.Viscount Kitchener of Khartoum, Detail from a photograph in the Delhi Durbars catalogue. Sold July 2018Royal Sussex Regiment. Cabinet card of a young subaltern. For SaleQueen Victoria. 80 the Birthday presentation pendant 1898 FOR SALEMYSORE. Embossed arsm of the Maharaja on an invitation. For sale.Lord Curzon, reverse of large silver medal 1899. SOLD June 2019Sir James Weir Hogg, Chairman of the East India Company, a miniature of circa 1850. SoldNepal. Arms of the Maharaja of Nepal, 1940. For saleEnvelope from the Viceroy to an Indian Prince. For saleJudging gun dogs in Jind, Punjab. An album of 1927. SOLD Arms of Bahawalpur gold embossed on a menu card FOR SALEBharatpur, detail from a signed portrait dated 1941. For saleNorthamptonshire Regt. Officer's badge on a blue cloth helmet 1881-1901. For saleMenu holder engraved for the Prince of Wales's visit to Gwalior in February 1922. SOLD January 2019Minaiture of the Golden Temple at Amritsar. SOLD January 2019Northamptonshire & Rutland Militia officer's large silver plated button . Listed shortlyMaharaja of Kishengarh. For saleOfficial Viceregal letter and envelope. For saleDuke of Wellington's Regt, Officer's dress tunic. For SaleStamp on an envelope addressed to the Viceroy's Camp at Gwalior. Lord Elgin. For saleA scarce portfolio with the full set of 32 coloured prints after Vincent Eyre. Sold 31st July 20186th KingEdward's Own Cavalry, a lieutenant colonel circa 1920. For SaleArmy of India official specimen medal with four scarce early clasps.For saleThe Resident's Escort, Nepal 26mm. FOR SALE. Grand Tour souvenir belt buckle. For sale in the new Antiques collectionThe young Maharaja of Hutwa, circa 1900. For sale.18th Bengal Lancers, lt col and junior subaltern from a group portrait of the officers. For sale.Lord Northcote, Governor of Bombay 1899-1903 wearing the 1903 Delhi Durbar medal. For saleLord Curzon's signature on a formal letter from the Viceroy to H H The Begum of Bhopal. For saleReverse of the 1903 Delhi Durbar Medal. For saleDelhi Durbar 1911, official directory, Sold January 2019Sir Robert Barclay KCB. A handsome armorial bookplate with the Assaye elephant shown in chief. For saleGen Sir Robert Napier KCB. in Viceroys Collection. For Saleembossed seal on a signed letter from Lt Col B McMahon. Military Secretary to Lord Linlithgow 1939 For saleSeal of Garter King Arms on an envelope which contained a grant of CSI - for sale together in Manuscripts collectionFine 19th framed portrait of a Moghul Princess. For saleArms of Gwalior on a book about that state's part in the 1914-18 War. For sale1884 enamelled medal of the 2nd Life Guards. For sale.H H the Maharaja of Ratlam. For saleMaharawal of Pratabgarh, a large portrait. For saleMysore infantry. Embossed badge. soldGwalior. Hand painted portrait of Maharaja Scindia on a limited edition of 12 de luxe copies of a book on the 1905 royal visit. SoldMRI Cypher of the Queen Empress Mary .SOLDDetail from a coloured print of "nd Punjab Cavalry. SOLD September 2019Arms of the Maharaja of Jodhpurs enamelled on a silver frame. SOLD September 2019Captain Skinner of the 310st Regt, one of the Cabul prisoners SOLD August 2018Scarce enclosure ticket for the 1911 Durbar. For SaleFrench Sepoys, a large lithographic print. SOLD Jan 2019Lord Lytton, Viceroy, at the time of the 1877 Imperial assembly. Not yet for saleEarl of Minto,unused bookplates. For sale individuallyVisit of Sir George Stanley to Parlakimedi Sold 17.4.2018Cadets at Rajkumar College. For saleGood photographic postcard of a member of the Viceroy's Body Guard. SOLD March 2019Capt Frederick Makgill-Crichton-Maitland, Gordon Highlanders. A signed Edwardian portrait in dress uniform. SOLDHeralds as the 1911 Coronation Durbar in Delhi. Sold January 2019Victorian undress sabretache, 21st Empress of India's Lancers. Sold1903 Durbar. Procession of Princes. For sale.HRH the Prince of Wales [later George V]. Detail from a phtograph in the Durbars collection. Sold July 2018East India Registers of the early 19th century. B & H reference libraryH H the Maharaja Gaekwar of Baroda circa 1877. SOLD May 2019Gaekwad of Baroda 1890s. Detail from a large group portrait. For sale Napoleon as First Consul, original aquatint of 1802.. FOR SALELarge collar badge on an officer's Edwardian dress tunic of the KOYLI. For saleEmbossed regimental badge, several others availabel at £4 each. For sale36th Madras NI {Rifles} pair of epaulettes Sold 14.4.20183rd Bengal Cavalry button 1879 SOLD January 2020Maharaja Jai Singh of Alwar at around the time of his accession in 1892. For saleH H the Maharaja of Hutwa, a Johnston & Hoffmann portrait of about 1905. For SaleAgra. 19th century miniature of the Red Fort there. For sale.Royal Company of Archers button. For saleVellum bound book with arms of Amsterdam. For saleLord Napier of Magdala - signed letter. For sale|A Sikh Akali warrior in "The Durbar" by Menpes. SOLD August 2018Detail from a very large portrait of a Scottish lieutenant colonel. For saleMaharaja of Vizianagram, a Bourne & Shepherd cdv from a small. For sale in Indian Princes collection. Junagadh, signature of HH Nawab Sir Mahahbat Khan III on an appointment document., For saleMetcalfe's House, used as a piquet during the siege of 1857, photographed shortly afterwards. For sale36th Madras Infantry, HEIC. detail from an officer's epaulette. Sold 14.4.208RA hlemet plate on a home pattern helmet. For sale.Maharaja of Nepal, signed portrait. SOLD August 2018Shoulder board of A Military Knight of Windsor. For saleField Marshal Lord Kitchener, detail from a fine signed portrait. For saleCypher of King Carol I of Romania on a case for the Order of the Crown. For saleIndian miniature of the Diwan -i-Am in the Lal Qila or Red Fort at Delhi. For saleQueen Victoria's signature on a grant of an order. Maharaja Mahendra Singh of Patiala. FOR SALEA political office in Hyderabad. For saleStamps in a Directory 1911 SOLDAm officer's tent in the Punjab dated 1857. For sale3rd Bengal Cavalry button, supplier's label of 1879/ SOLD January 2020Cherat, near Peshawar, detail from a photograph of 1890s with regimental badges carved into the rock, For sale.Reverse of the 1875 silver medal of HRH the Prince of Wales. SOLD April 2019The Vicderoy at Calcutta 1912. For SaleShoulder belt plate of the York Volunteers, 1790s.. Sold December 2018Detail of the Ensign in the last photograph1911 Delhi Durbar, one of a group of photographs of the King Emperor & Queen Empress with their Indian royal pagesCalcutta Scottish. Embossed regimental badge from an invitation . For saleHallmarked silver Bramham Moor Hunt 1860/ For saleJind. Arms of the Maharaja of Jind on a greetings card. SoldFrom the Durbar Tour Album of 1911 . For SaleFolding map of routes to India, late 19th century. soldRoyal College Officer's Trench Boots. Sold September 2018Harry Cumming-Bruce, [later Baron Thurlow] Seaforth Highlanders as ADC to Governor of Palestine. For sale17th Cavalry 1903-22. On a greetings's card. For sale.Delhi Durbar 1911, The Badshah silver medal given by the Maharaja of Patiala. Not yet for sale30th Foot, Cambridgeshire Regt. Badge on an ironstone plate. SOLD January 2020Seringapatam Medal 1799. Silver gilt issue given to Field Officers/ For saleLord Curzon's signature on a letter to the Begum of Bhopal. SOLD November 2019eAn aristocratic young Indian. SOLD August 2019Alwar, 1909. Detail from a view across the tank from the City Palace. For sale.Arms of the Maharaja of Bikaner on a card. SOLD April 2019Junagadh. A nobleman photograhed in 1892 by Poochee. Foir saleDatia state armsEast India Company commission 1850s. For saleAshok Nath: Izzat. A very well illustrated work on the history, badges, and buttons of Indian cavalry regiments from the days of East India Conmpany to the present. Further details will appear soonDelhi Durbar 1911. Embossed crest of the Govt of Bengal.11th Hussars, embossed badge on an invitation [for sale on our abebooks.co.uk inventory.Arms of Dujana State on a card. Sold Royal button as worn on the Windsor uniform. ON a uniform worn by Lord ActonPair of miniatures to Col F C Wemyss of the Corps of Gentlemen at Arms. For saleMaharaja Sir Ganga Singh of Bikamer, circa 1906. Sold Nov 2018A desk set of reference books in quarter vellum, circa 1911. For sale.Capt Birdwood, Probyn's Horse. A leather case. For saleLate Victorian cavalry officer's sword belonging to the 21st Lancers officer whose uniform appears elsewhere. For sale9th Earl of Elgin, Viceroy 1894-9. A signed portrait9Detail from a large portrait of a Prince of Tripura. For saleEarl Cornwallis. The last earl's bookplate in an 1859 book on the Punjab. For saleEarl of Crewe's bookplate. Secretary of State for India 1910-15. For SaleBurma Railway, large 25mm white metal button. SOLD June 2019Dehra Dun. Tea Time for Planters in 1880. For saleOfficer's forage cap of 21st Empress of India's Lancers. SoldTurkish Crsimea Medal 1855, British issue. For SaleIndian Cavalry officer wearing 1903 Durbar medal. For sale.Major's dress tunic of the 21st Lancers. SOLD September 2019Indian Mutiny Medal, a glazed silver gilt specimen. For Sale2nd Bengal Lancers, Gardner's Horse. A good triple portrait. SOLD 12th June 2018Bombay Baroda & Central India Railway button. For SaleAn ADC to the Viceroy wearing a Mutiny Medal. For SaleMaharaja Holkar of Indore. Late 19th century portrait detail. For saleBhopal state armsMaharaja of Patiala. a portrait in Wheeler's book on the 1903 Durbar For saleHunting tiger from elphant howdah in Cooch Behar. Detail from a part album. For sale5 rupee stamp on two pages of similar stamps canclled on Ist January 1903 at the Delhi Durbar. FOR SALEJaora State armsEdeardian silver cigarette case with arms of Trinity College Cambridge. FOR SALELord & Lady Brabourne. Framed portraits at the time when he was Governor of Bengal in 1939. For sale.Large silver medal given on the occasion of the Visit to India of HRH the Prince of Wales in 1875. SOLD April 2019Guards Machine Gun Corps. For saleMaharaja of Jaipur, portrait on occasion of his Jubilee in 1947. Portrait in a greeting's card. For SaleAn Indian cavalry officer from a group photograph in Central Provinces, 1909. For saleDurbar Tour 1911 album. For SaleOfficer of the Seaforth Highlanders, circa 1912. For saleArms of the East India College on a certificate of 1855. For sale.HRH Prince of Wales cdv. For saleCapt W A G Burns, Coldstream Guards, ADC to the Viceroy Lord Linlithgow. SOLD August 2018Edward VII stamps cancelled at the Delhi Coronation Durbar of 1903. For saleIllustration in a Durbar Souvenir. For saleLord Curzon & Ganga Singh Maharaja of Bikaner. Detail from a larger group portrait taken January 1902 on the Viceroy's Autumn Tour. detail from a photograph in the Indian Princes catalogue. Sold July 2018Large silver presentation medals [52mm diameter] of Viceroys Lord Elgin and Lord Curzon. 1894 & 1899. Curzon sold June 2019. Elgin for saleIndian Army Medical Corps. Gold and enamel brooch. For saleWedding group including the Viceroy, Lord Mayo, 1869-72. For sale George III period small naive oil painting of an officer. For saleFrontispiece portrait from Lord Teignmouth's Life of Sir Willam Jones, 1804. For saleSir Alexander Burnes, British envoy to Cabul, who was murdered there. Sold August Order of the Indian Empire, miniature. For saleA Sikh Sodhee descendant of Govind Singh. SOLD March 2019Sikh Head Priest and group. An image in the Royal Tour of 1905-6 album by Johnston and Hoffmann. For sale.Boulton's Medal for Trafalgar. For saleColonel H H Sir Sajjan Singh, Maharaja of Ratlam, clate 1930s. For saleH H Lt Col Sir Pratap Singh, KCSI, , Maharaja of Idar, circa 1897 . SOLD September 2018Queen's Own Corps of Guides, and unusual button.SOLD January 2020Maharaja of Hutwa, circa 1905. Soon to be listed for saleSee Indian Army Buttons for detailsHRH Prince of Wales later King Edward VIII] at Calcutta with the Royal Scots Fusiliers in 1921. SOLD 2019Central India Horse, Colonel's dress tunic. For saleBengal Staff Corps officer's large gilt button. For salePair of presentation portraits of King Emperor George V and Queen Mary in leather frames. Sold.A young prince just added to the Indian Princes collection. For saleGen Lord Kitchener of Khatoum, a signed portrait taken at the 1903 Delhi Durbar. For sale21st Empress of India's Lancers, Major's Victorian mess dress. SOLD September 2019Adjutant of the Governor of Madras's Bodyguard, crca 1925, Capt Campbell Harris. SOLD May 2019Lord Curzon. official directory for one of his annual Autumn Tours. For saleHunting trophies in Northern India. For saleThe Prince of Wales [later King George V] returning from the military parade at Secunderabad during his 1906 visit to Hyderabad. sold July 2018Madras Staff Corps officer's large gilt button. For sale.Viceroy Lord Minto with his staff, circa 1907. For sale21st Empress of India's Lancers. Major's shoulder chains, Edwardian period. SOLD September 2019Unicorn livery buttons. For saleLord Lytton, Viceroy 1876-1880. Not yet for saleMaharajas Ganga Singh of Biknaner & Pratap Singhof Idar and Jodhpur in a 1911 Durbar album. For SaleNeedlework Polescreen with the arms of an officer who had served at Ghuznee in 1839. SOLD 14th June 2018Detail from a photograph of the Umballa wedding of Captain A R Nutt in 1908. For saleMalacca cane engraved in Bombay for a Sgt in the 20th Regt. For saleA selection of vellum bound books displayed on piece of Brussels tapestry. These and similar books are in stock and for sale.1911 Durbar cancellations on an envelope tp The Hon William Skinner. For SaleArms of the Honourable East India Company as appearing on a Covenant. Sold June 2019Edwardian RAMC officer's sword. For saleArmy of India Medal with 3 early clasps. Silver gilt specimen. SOLD November 2019Patiala. Gold embossed arms on a menu card. Unused example. For sale.Bengal Irregular Cavalry Officer, SOLD June 2019De Luxe versions of some of the illustarted books on Royal Tours of India. Some available from time to timeYork Volunteers. A silver gilt gorget of the 1790s. For saleEmpress of India. Large silver medal. For sale.Vith Inniskiling Dragoons, drum horse. Vintage photograph. For salePrince Aly Khan, son of Aga Khan III. SOLDAllighur. The great fortress that was the taken by Lord Lake together with over 250 guns at the 1803 battle there during the Maratha Wars. A photogrpah from the 1860s. Sold May 2018The King's Indian Orderly Officers of 1932. SoldViceroy Lord Minto with the Maharaja of Alwar taking the salute at a review in 1909. For saleH H Raja of Chamba 1905 [right]. For SaleSeringapatam Medal in silver gilt. SOLD October 2019The first Indian & Muslim to win a V.C. SOLD March 2019Hardwar, a view of the temple with carved elephants in this holy city on the Ganges. Sold May 2018East India Railway Volunteer Rifles button. For SaleWarren Hastings. Trial Ticket. For SaleCentral India Horse, officer's button. SOLD October 2019Signed portrait of the ruler of Kota. For sale60th Kings Royal Rifle Corps. Identified officers in a group portrait of the mid 1870s. Sold April 2018Madras commission, early 19th century. For sale
