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 16th April 2019
Indian Cavalry officer wearing 1903 Durbar medal. For sale.Royal Sussex Regiment. Cabinet card of a young subaltern. For SaleSeringapatam Medal 1799. Silver gilt issue given to Field Officers/ For saleMaharaja Holkar of Indore. Late 19th century portrait detail. For saleA Sikh Sodhee descendant of Govind Singh. SOLD March 2019Seal of Garter King Arms on an envelope which contained a grant of CSI - for sale together in Manuscripts collectionMYSORE. Embossed arsm of the Maharaja on an invitation. For sale.Madras commission, early 19th century. For saleFrom the Durbar Tour Album of 1911 . For SaleAlwar, 1909. Detail from a view across the tank from the City Palace. For sale.Viscount Kitchener of Khartoum, Detail from a photograph in the Delhi Durbars catalogue. Sold July 2018Captain Skinner of the 310st Regt, one of the Cabul prisoners SOLD August 2018Army of India Medal with 3 early clasps. Silver gilt specimen. For SaleDetail from a very large portrait of a Scottish lieutenant colonel. For saleMaharaja of Jaipur, portrait on occasion of his Jubilee in 1947. Portrait in a greeting's card. For SalePair of miniatures to Col F C Wemyss of the Corps of Gentlemen at Arms. For sale2nd Bengal Lancers, Gardner's Horse. A good triple portrait. SOLD 12th June 2018Gen Lord Kitchener of Khatoum, a signed portrait taken at the 1903 Delhi Durbar. For saleSir Alexander Burnes, British envoy to Cabul, who was murdered there. Sold August Gaekwad of Baroda 1890s. Detail from a large group portrait. For sale Portrait of a Risaldar Major of the 7th Light Cavalry. SOLD August 201836th Madras Infantry, HEIC. detail from an officer's epaulette. Sold 14.4.208Maharaja of Vizianagram, a Bourne & Shepherd cdv from a small. For sale in Indian Princes collection. An Indian cavalry officer from a group photograph in Central Provinces, 1909. For saleVisit of Sir George Stanley to Parlakimedi Sold 17.4.2018Good photographic postcard of a member of the Viceroy's Body Guard. SOLD March 2019Cadets at Rajkumar College. For sale1903 Durbar. Procession of Princes. For sale.Armorial bookplate of Curzon, Barons Scarsdale. SOLD January 2019GRI Cypher of the King Emperor George V. SOLDThe young Maharaja of Hutwa, circa 1900. For sale.Frontispiece portrait from Lord Teignmouth's Life of Sir Willam Jones, 1804. For saleMajor's dress tunic of the 21st Lancers. For sale Unofficial gold clasp for the 1799 Seringapatam medal. SOLDDe Luxe versions of some of the illustarted books on Royal Tours of India. Some available from time to time30th Foot, Cambridgeshire Regt. Badge on an ironstone plate. For saleHRH Prince of Wales [Edsward VIII] at Calcutta with the Royal Scots Fusiliers in 1921. For sale1903 Delhi Durbar "awaiting the arrival of the Viceroy. A group of officers chatting in the arena.|A Sikh Akali warrior in "The Durbar" by Menpes. SOLD August 2018Lord Curzon's signature on a letter to the Begum of Bhopal. For saleArms of the East India College on a certificate of 1855. For sale.Late Victorian cavalry officer's sword belonging to the 21st Lancers officer whose uniform appears elsewhere. For saleColonel H H Sir Sajjan Singh, Maharaja of Ratlam, clate 1930s. For saleEast India Registers of the early 19th century. B & H reference libraryGeorge III period small naive oil painting of an officer. For saleShoulder belt plate of the York Volunteers, 1790s.. Sold December 2018Prince Aly Khan, son of Aga Khan III. SOLDGen Sir Robert Napier KCB. in Viceroys Collection. For SaleLord Northcote, Governor of Bombay 1899-1903 wearing the 1903 Delhi Durbar medal. For sale18th Bengal Lancers, lt col and junior subaltern from a group portrait of the officers. For sale.Lord Macartney, Governor of Madras 1781-85 Armorial bookplate. SOLD January 2019 Lord & Lady Brabourne. Framed portraits at the time when he was Governor of Bengal in 1939. For sale.Detail from a large portrait of a Prince of Tripura. For saleSeringapatam Medal in silver gilt. For Sale36th Madras NI {Rifles} pair of epaulettes Sold 14.4.2018Calcutta Scottish. Embossed regimental badge from an invitation . For saleArmy of India official specimen medal with four scarce early clasps.For saleCapt Birdwood, Probyn's Horse. A leather case. For saleOfficer of the 57th Bengal NI photographed in the 1860s. For sale.. Cameron Highlanders. 79th. A young ensign. For sale.Pair of presentation portraits of King Emperor George V and Queen Mary in leather frames. Sold.Illustration in a Durbar Souvenir. For saleMaharawal of Pratabgarh, a large portrait. For salePunjab Medal 1848-9. A glazed silver gilt specimen. For SaleMaharaja Scindia of Gwalior in mantle of Star of India. For saleA scarce portfolio with the full set of 32 coloured prints after Vincent Eyre. Sold 31st July 2018Shoulder board of A Military Knight of Windsor. For saleLord Curzon's signature on a formal letter from the Viceroy to H H The Begum of Bhopal. For saleArms of Gwalior on a book about that state's part in the 1914-18 War. For saleReverse of the 1875 silver medal of HRH the Prince of Wales. SOLD April 2019Vellum bound book with arms of Amsterdam. For sale6th Vol Bn Gordon Highlanders, For saleDelhi Durbar 1911, The Badshah silver medal given by the Maharaja of Patiala. Not yet for saleLord Curzon, Viceroy, wearing Star of India mantle and insgnia at the 1903 Delhi DurbarViews in India 1835, coloured frontispiece/For saleGwalior. Hand painted portrait of Maharaja Scindia on a limited edition of 12 de luxe copies of a book on the 1905 royal visit. SoldCypher of King Carol I of Romania on a case for the Order of the Crown. For saleHeralds as the 1911 Coronation Durbar in Delhi. Sold January 2019French Sepoys, a large lithographic print. SOLD Jan 2019Earl of Crewe's bookplate. Secretary of State for India 1910-15. For Sale71st Foot, Highland Light Infantry. For saleDetail from a cavalry photograph, probably Hyderabad. Sold December 2018Metcalfe's House, used as a piquet during the siege of 1857, photographed shortly afterwards. For sale1884 enamelled medal of the 2nd Life Guards. For sale.Viceroy Lord Minto with the Maharaja of Alwar taking the salute at a review in 1909. For saleNepal. Arms of the Maharaja of Nepal, 1940. For saleHunting tiger from elphant howdah in Cooch Behar. Detail from a part album. For saleLt Lord Glamis [Hon Patrick Bowes-Lyon) eldest brother of late Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. For sale.Large silver medal given on the occasion of the Visit to India of HRH the Prince of Wales in 1875. SOLD April 2019Northamptonshire & Rutland Militia officer's large silver plated button . Listed shortlyJunagadh. A nobleman photograhed in 1892 by Poochee. Foir sale18th Bengal Lancers polo team with other photographs of their trophies . For saleQueen Victoria's signature on a grant of an order. MRI Cypher of the Queen Empress Mary .SOLDStamps in a Directory 1911Rolls Royce Silver Ghost on loan to the Viceroy during WWI at Risalpur airfield. A selection of vellum bound books displayed on piece of Brussels tapestry. These and similar books are in stock and for sale.The Master or Burleigh in Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders uniform. Portrait for saleCentral India Horse, officer's button. For sale.60th Kings Royal Rifle Corps. Identified officers in a group portrait of the mid 1870s. Sold April 2018Officer of Madras Light Cavalry. SOLDDatia state armsArms of the Honourable East India Company as appearing on a Covenant. For salePatiala. Gold embossed arms on a menu card. Unused example. For sale.Large silver presentation medals [52mm diameter] of Viceroys Lord Elgin and Lord Curzon. 1894 & 1899. For sale but not yet fully listedMaharaja of Nepal, signed portrait. SOLD August 2018Capt Frederick Makgill-Crichton-Maitland, Gordon Highlanders. A signed Edwardian portrait in dress uniform. SOLDThe first Indian & Muslim to win a V.C. SOLD March 2019Victorian undress sabretache, 21st Empress of India's Lancers. SoldCherat, near Peshawar, detail from a photograph of 1890s with regimental badges carved into the rock, For sale soonArms of the Maharaja of Bikaner on a card. SOLD April 2019Maharaja Sir Ganga Singh of Bikamer, circa 1906. Sold Nov 2018Viceroy Lord Minto with his staff, circa 1907. For saleEdward VII stamps cancelled at the Delhi Coronation Durbar of 1903. For saleDelhi Durbar 1903 - official directory. For saleSir James Weir Hogg, Chairman of the East India Company, a miniature of circa 1850. SoldFolding map of routes to India, lste 19th century. soldBurma Railway, large 25mm white metal button. For saleEarl of Minto,unused bookplates. For sale individuallyNorthamptonshire Regt. Officer's badge on a blue cloth helmet 1881-1901. For saleAllighur. 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 2018Coldstream Guards officer's sword with uniform. SOLD August 2018Maharajas Ganga Singh of Biknaner & Pratap Singhof Idar and Jodhpur in a 1911 Durbar album. For SaleThe Prince of Wales [later King George V] returning from the military parade at Secunderabad during his 1906 visit to Hyderabad. sold July 2018The King's Indian Orderly Officers of 1932. SoldArms of Bahawalpur gold embossed on a menu card FOR SALEDelhi Durbar 1911, official directory, Sold January 2019HRH Prince of Wales cdv. For saleWedding group including the Viceroy, Lord Mayo, 1869-72. For sale 9th Earl of Elgin, Viceroy 1894-9. A signed portrait9Sikh Head Priest and group. An image in the Royal Tour of 1905-6 album by Johnston and Hoffmann. For sale.Guards Machine Gun Corps. For saleJind. Arms of the Maharaja of Jind on a greetings card. SoldDehra Dun. Tea Time for Planters in 1880. For saleLord Napier of Magdala - signed letter. For saleembossed seal on a signed letter from Lt Col B McMahon. Military Secretary to Lord Linlithgow 1939 For saleAgra. 19th century miniature of the Red Fort there. For sale.Lord Minto arriving by motor car to view the Alwar stables 1909. For saleYork Volunteers. A silver gilt gorget of the 1790s. For saleLord Curzon. official directory for one of his annual Autumn Tours. For saleEdwardian RAMC officer's sword. For saleIndian miniature of the Diwan -i-Am in the Lal Qila or Red Fort at Delhi. For saleDetail from a photograph of the Umballa wedding of Captain A R Nutt in 1908. For saleMinaiture of the Golden Temple at Amritsar. SOLD January 2019Jaora State armsDetail of the Ensign in the last photographLord Curzon, reverse of large silver medal 1899. For saleIndian Army Medical Corps. Gold and enamel brooch. For saleArms of a Rana General on a Nepal Christmas card. FOR SALEEarl of Elgin 1894 large silver presentation medal. For saleLord Lytton, Viceroy 1876-1880. Not yet for saleGilt embossed royal arms on an official letter from a Viceroy of India. Several examples for sale.Maharaja Mahendra Singh of Patiala. FOR SALEJudging gun dogs in Jind, Punjab. An album of 1927. SOLD 1911 Delhi Durbar, one of a group of photographs of the King Emperor & Queen Empress with their Indian royal pagesEmpress of India. Large silver medal. For sale.Indian Mutiny Medal, a glazed silver gilt specimen. For SaleJAIPUR. Gold embossed arms on a greetings card. For sale.Signature of Edward, Prince of Wales on a souvenir programme of an entertainment at Bikaner. Sold January 2019A political office in Hyderabad. For saleEmbossed seal on a letter signed by Sir John Hubback, KCSI, For sale.Menu holder engraved for the Prince of Wales's visit to Gwalior in February 1922. SOLD January 2019HRH Edward, Prince of Wales [later Edward VII] in Grenadier Guards uniform, signed photograph. For sale.Oil Painting of Indian architectural interest. For sale.Sir Robert Barclay KCB. A handsome armorial bookplate with the Assaye elephant shown in chief. For saleH H Lt Col Sir Pratap Singh, KCSI, , Maharaja of Idar, circa 1897 . SOLD September 2018A young prince just added to the Indian Princes collection. For saleVith Inniskiling Dragoons, drum horse. Vintage photograph. For saleDurbar Tour 1911 album. For SaleBhopal state armsLord 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 2018Harry Cumming-Bruce, [later Baron Thurlow] Seaforth Highlanders as ADC to Governor of Palestine. For saleBookplate of Sir Gore Ouseley [[1770-1844] Orientalist and diplomat. Sold January 2019Needlework Polescreen with the arms of an officer who had served at Ghuznee in 1839. SOLD 14th June 2018Maharaja Jai Singh of Alwar at around the time of his accession in 1892. For saleMaharaja of Baroda, circa 1875-77. Sold October 2018Field Marshal Lord Kitchener, detail from a fine signed portrait. For saleSir Donald Mcleod, KCSI, CB, Lieutenant Governor of the Punjab 1865-70 For saleEnvelope from the Viceroy to an Indian Prince. For saleRoyal College Officer's Trench Boots. Sold September 2018Signed portrait of the ruler of Kota. For saleA desk set of reference books in quarter vellum, circa 1911. For sale.Maharaja of Hutwa, circa 1905. Soon to be listed for saleSurma Valley Light Horse, large white metal button. For saleMaharaja of Kishengarh. For saleStamp on an envelope addressed to the Viceroy's Camp at Gwalior. Lord Elgin. For saleLord Lytton, Viceroy, at the time of the 1877 Imperial assembly. Not yet for saleRoyal button as worn on the Windsor uniform. ON a uniform worn by Lord ActonHRH the Prince of Wales [later George V]. Detail from a phtograph in the Durbars collection. Sold July 2018Arms of Patiala gold embossed on a menu card. For sale. Order of the Indian Empire, miniature. For saleH H the Maharaja of Hutwa, a Johnston & Hoffmann portrait of about 1905. For SaleLord Lytton in the specatacular mantle of the Grand Master of Most Exalted Order of the Star if India 1877. For saleH H the Maharaja of Ratlam. For saleHardwar, a view of the temple with carved elephants in this holy city on the Ganges. Sold May 201821st Empress of India's Lancers, Major's Victorian mess dress. For sale9th Bengal Cavalry, Hodson's Horse, porcelain disc circa 1860s. SOLD Nov 2018Junagadh, signature of HH Nawab Sir Mahahbat Khan III on an appointment document., For saleMaharana of Udaipur. SOLDEarly signed photograph of Maharaja Ganga Singh of Bikaner. SOLDBharatpur, detail from a signed portrait dated 1941. For saleH H the Maharaja Gaekwar of Baroda circa 1877. For sale6th KingEdward's Own Cavalry, a lieutenant colonel circa 1920. For SaleThe Prince and Princess of Wales on their 1905/6 tour of India with the Maharajas of Bikamer, Alwar, and Idar. SoldOfficer of the Seaforth Highlanders, circa 1912. For saleEast India Company commission 1850s. For saleCentral India Horse, Colonel's dress tunic. For saleGeneral Sir Harry Lumsden, founder of The Guides. SOLDHunting trophies in Northern India. For saleFine 19th framed portrait of a Moghul Princess. For saleWarren Hastings. Trial Ticket. For SaleThe Vicderoy at Calcutta 1912. For SaleOfficial Viceregal letter and envelope. For sale11th Hussars, embossed badge on an invitation [for sale on our abebooks.co.uk inventory.Officer's forage cap of 21st Empress of India's Lancers. SoldEmbossed regimental badge, several others availabel at £4 each. For saleCapt W A G Burns, Coldstream Guards, ADC to the Viceroy Lord Linlithgow. SOLD August 201821st Empress of India's Lancers. Major's shoulder chains, Edwardian period. For sale21st Empress of India's Lancers - large badge from a kettle drum. For sale.An aristocratic young Indian. For sale
