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 12th October 2019
East India Company commission 1850s. For saleIndian Cavalry officer wearing 1903 Durbar medal. For sale.York Volunteers. A silver gilt gorget of the 1790s. For saleLord Curzon's signature on a letter to the Begum of Bhopal. For sale36th Madras Infantry, HEIC. detail from an officer's epaulette. Sold 14.4.208Maharaja Sir Ganga Singh of Bikamer, circa 1906. Sold Nov 2018RA hlemet plate on a home pattern helmet. For sale.Frontispiece portrait from Lord Teignmouth's Life of Sir Willam Jones, 1804. For sale9th Bengal Cavalry, Hodson's Horse, porcelain disc circa 1860s. SOLD Nov 2018Lord & Lady Brabourne. Framed portraits at the time when he was Governor of Bengal in 1939. For sale.Queen Victoria. 80 the Birthday presentation pendant 1898 FOR SALEPair of presentation portraits of King Emperor George V and Queen Mary in leather frames. Sold.Maharaja of Baroda, circa 1875-77. Sold October 2018Grand Tour souvenir belt buckle. For sale in the new Antiques collection2nd Bengal Lancers, Gardner's Horse. A good triple portrait. SOLD 12th June 2018Capt Birdwood, Probyn's Horse. A leather case. For saleAn aristocratic young Indian. SOLD August 2019Lord Curzon, Viceroy, wearing Star of India mantle and insgnia at the 1903 Delhi DurbarThe first Indian & Muslim to win a V.C. SOLD March 2019De Luxe versions of some of the illustarted books on Royal Tours of India. Some available from time to timeSigned portrait of the ruler of Kota. For salePrince Aly Khan, son of Aga Khan III. SOLDMetcalfe's House, used as a piquet during the siege of 1857, photographed shortly afterwards. For saleIllustration in a Durbar Souvenir. For saleDetail from a large portrait of a Prince of Tripura. For sale1903 Durbar. Procession of Princes. For sale.21st Empress of India's Lancers. Major's shoulder chains, Edwardian period. SOLD September 2019Indian Mutiny Medal, a glazed silver gilt specimen. For SaleBharatpur, detail from a signed portrait dated 1941. For saleA political office in Hyderabad. For saleFrom the Durbar Tour Album of 1911 . For SaleOfficer of the 57th Bengal NI photographed in the 1860s. For sale.. Maharaja Mahendra Singh of Patiala. FOR SALESir Robert Barclay KCB. A handsome armorial bookplate with the Assaye elephant shown in chief. For saleArmy of India official specimen medal with four scarce early clasps.For saleHardwar, a view of the temple with carved elephants in this holy city on the Ganges. Sold May 2018Hunting trophies in Northern India. For saleThe young Maharaja of Hutwa, circa 1900. For sale.Royal Sussex Regiment. Cabinet card of a young subaltern. For SaleA Sikh Sodhee descendant of Govind Singh. SOLD March 2019Maharajas Ganga Singh of Biknaner & Pratap Singhof Idar and Jodhpur in a 1911 Durbar album. For SaleCalcutta Scottish. Embossed regimental badge from an invitation . For saleCentral India Horse, officer's button. For sale.6th KingEdward's Own Cavalry, a lieutenant colonel circa 1920. For SaleSigned portrait of the Maharaja of Jodhpur, 1926 in English silvder frasme. SOLD September 2019Officer of Madras Light Cavalry. SOLDStamp on an envelope addressed to the Viceroy's Camp at Gwalior. Lord Elgin. For saleJAIPUR. Gold embossed arms on a greetings card. For sale.21st Empress of India's Lancers - large badge from a kettle drum. SOLD September 2019Maharawal of Pratabgarh, a large portrait. For saleDatia state armsEdward VII stamps cancelled at the Delhi Coronation Durbar of 1903. For saleArms of the East India College on a certificate of 1855. For sale.HRH Edward, Prince of Wales [later Edward VII] in Grenadier Guards uniform, signed photograph. For sale.Rolls Royce Silver Ghost on loan to the Viceroy during WWI at Risalpur airfield. East India Registers of the early 19th century. B & H reference libraryLord Napier of Magdala - signed letter. For saleWarren Hastings. Trial Ticket. For SaleCapt W A G Burns, Coldstream Guards, ADC to the Viceroy Lord Linlithgow. SOLD August 2018Late Victorian cavalry officer's sword belonging to the 21st Lancers officer whose uniform appears elsewhere. For sale17th Cavalry 1903-22. On a greetings's card. For sale.Sikh Head Priest and group. An image in the Royal Tour of 1905-6 album by Johnston and Hoffmann. For sale.5 rupee stamp on two pages of similar stamps canclled on Ist January 1903 at the Delhi Durbar. FOR SALESeal of Garter King Arms on an envelope which contained a grant of CSI - for sale together in Manuscripts collectionColdstream Guards officer's sword with uniform. SOLD August 2018The Vicderoy at Calcutta 1912. For SaleH H Lt Col Sir Pratap Singh, KCSI, , Maharaja of Idar, circa 1897 . SOLD September 2018Allighur. 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 20181911 Delhi Durbar, one of a group of photographs of the King Emperor & Queen Empress with their Indian royal pagesGen Sir Robert Napier KCB. in Viceroys Collection. For SaleDehra Dun. Tea Time for Planters in 1880. For saleCapt Frederick Makgill-Crichton-Maitland, Gordon Highlanders. A signed Edwardian portrait in dress uniform. SOLDNapoleon as First Consul, original aquatint of 1802.. FOR SALEArms of a Rana General on a Nepal Christmas card. FOR SALE18th Bengal Lancers polo team with other photographs of their trophies . For saleDetail from a coloured print of "nd Punjab Cavalry. SOLD September 2019Maharaja Scindia of Gwalior in mantle of Star of India. For sale11th Hussars, embossed badge on an invitation [for sale on our abebooks.co.uk inventory.Madras commission, early 19th century. For saleArms of the Maharaja of Jodhpurs enamelled on a silver frame. SOLD September 20191903 Delhi Durbar "awaiting the arrival of the Viceroy. A group of officers chatting in the arena.HRH the Prince of Wales [later George V]. Detail from a phtograph in the Durbars collection. Sold July 2018Delhi Durbar 1903 - official directory. For saleEarl of Minto,unused bookplates. For sale individuallyReverse of the 1875 silver medal of HRH the Prince of Wales. SOLD April 20191911 Durbar cancellations on an envelope tp The Hon William Skinner. For SaleHarry Cumming-Bruce, [later Baron Thurlow] Seaforth Highlanders as ADC to Governor of Palestine. For saleNeedlework Polescreen with the arms of an officer who had served at Ghuznee in 1839. SOLD 14th June 2018Earl of Crewe's bookplate. Secretary of State for India 1910-15. For SalePair of miniatures to Col F C Wemyss of the Corps of Gentlemen at Arms. For saleGood photographic postcard of a member of the Viceroy's Body Guard. SOLD March 2019Bengal Staff Corps officer's large gilt button. For saleVisit of Sir George Stanley to Parlakimedi Sold 17.4.2018Gilt embossed royal arms on an official letter from a Viceroy of India. Several examples for sale.Maharana of Udaipur. SOLDA selection of vellum bound books displayed on piece of Brussels tapestry. These and similar books are in stock and for sale.36th Madras NI {Rifles} pair of epaulettes Sold 14.4.2018Bengal Irregular Cavalry Officer, SOLD June 2019Royal College Officer's Trench Boots. Sold September 2018Official Viceregal letter and envelope. For saleCaptain Skinner of the 310st Regt, one of the Cabul prisoners SOLD August 2018Delhi Durbar 1911. Embossed crest of the Govt of Bengal.Heralds as the 1911 Coronation Durbar in Delhi. Sold January 2019Bookplate of Sir Gore Ouseley [[1770-1844] Orientalist and diplomat. Sold January 2019Cypher of King Carol I of Romania on a case for the Order of the Crown. For saleArms of Bahawalpur gold embossed on a menu card FOR SALEJunagadh. A nobleman photograhed in 1892 by Poochee. Foir saleViceroy Lord Minto with the Maharaja of Alwar taking the salute at a review in 1909. For saleRoyal button as worn on the Windsor uniform. ON a uniform worn by Lord ActonSeringapatam Medal in silver gilt. For SaleMaharaja of Jaipur, portrait on occasion of his Jubilee in 1947. Portrait in a greeting's card. For SaleBhopal state armsVictorian undress sabretache, 21st Empress of India's Lancers. SoldMaharaja Jai Singh of Alwar at around the time of his accession in 1892. For saleThe Master or Burleigh in Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders uniform. Portrait for saleScarce enclosure ticket for the 1911 Durbar. For SaleSeringapatam Medal 1799. Silver gilt issue given to Field Officers/ For saleFolding map of routes to India, late 19th century. soldH H the Maharaja of Ratlam. For saleA young prince just added to the Indian Princes collection. For saleIndian Army Medical Corps. Gold and enamel brooch. For saleH H the Maharaja Gaekwar of Baroda circa 1877. SOLD May 2019Guards Machine Gun Corps. For saleVellum bound book with arms of Amsterdam. For saleCadets at Rajkumar College. For salePortrait of a Risaldar Major of the 7th Light Cavalry. SOLD August 2018Maharaja Holkar of Indore. Late 19th century portrait detail. For saleDurbar Tour 1911 album. For SaleDetail from a very large portrait of a Scottish lieutenant colonel. For saleAn Indian cavalry officer from a group photograph in Central Provinces, 1909. For saleLarge silver medal given on the occasion of the Visit to India of HRH the Prince of Wales in 1875. SOLD April 2019Arms of Gwalior on a book about that state's part in the 1914-18 War. For saleMYSORE. Embossed arsm of the Maharaja on an invitation. For sale.Major's dress tunic of the 21st Lancers. SOLD September 201930th Foot, Cambridgeshire Regt. Badge on an ironstone plate. For saleSignature of Edward, Prince of Wales on a souvenir programme of an entertainment at Bikaner. Sold January 2019Colonel H H Sir Sajjan Singh, Maharaja of Ratlam, clate 1930s. For saleA scarce portfolio with the full set of 32 coloured prints after Vincent Eyre. Sold 31st July 2018Jaora State armsMaharaja of Hutwa, circa 1905. Soon to be listed for saleStamps in a Directory 1911 SOLDDetail from a cavalry photograph, probably Hyderabad. Sold December 2018Ashok 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 soonHunting tiger from elphant howdah in Cooch Behar. Detail from a part album. For saleNorthamptonshire & Rutland Militia officer's large silver plated button . Listed shortlyLord Macartney, Governor of Madras 1781-85 Armorial bookplate. SOLD January 2019 Shoulder board of A Military Knight of Windsor. For saleGaekwad of Baroda 1890s. Detail from a large group portrait. For sale Queen's Own Corps of Guides, and unusual button.For sale.Turkish Crsimea Medal 1855, British issue. For SaleLord Lytton, Viceroy, at the time of the 1877 Imperial assembly. Not yet for saleThe Resident's Escort, Nepal 26mm. FOR SALE. East India Company FOR SALEark or chop on a surgeon's instrument box. HRH Prince of Wales cdv. For saleLord Curzon. official directory for one of his annual Autumn Tours. For saleArmy of India Medal with 3 early clasps. Silver gilt specimen. For SaleAdjutant of the Governor of Madras's Bodyguard, crca 1925, Capt Campbell Harris. SOLD May 2019Arms of Dujana State on a card. Sold 21st Empress of India's Lancers, Major's Victorian mess dress. SOLD September 2019Sir Donald Mcleod, KCSI, CB, Lieutenant Governor of the Punjab 1865-70 For saleBurma Railway, large 25mm white metal button. SOLD June 2019Embossed seal on a letter signed by Sir John Hubback, KCSI, For sale.Earl of Elgin 1894 large silver presentation medal. For saleBoulton's Medal for Trafalgar. For saleEdeardian silver cigarette case with arms of Trinity College Cambridge. FOR SALEVith Inniskiling Dragoons, drum horse. Vintage photograph. For saleViceroy Lord Minto with his staff, circa 1907. For saleGeorge Jackson, commanding the 2nd Bengal Irregular Cavalry 1857/8 SOLDOrder of the Indian Empire, miniature. For saleLord Minto arriving by motor car to view the Alwar stables 1909. For saleFine 19th framed portrait of a Moghul Princess. For saleMenu holder engraved for the Prince of Wales's visit to Gwalior in February 1922. SOLD January 2019Lord Lytton, Viceroy 1876-1880. Not yet for saleIndian miniature of the Diwan -i-Am in the Lal Qila or Red Fort at Delhi. For sale71st Foot, Highland Light Infantry. For saleQueen Victoria's signature on a grant of an order. Agra. 19th century miniature of the Red Fort there. For sale.General Sir Harry Lumsden, founder of The Guides. SOLDMaharaja of Kishengarh. For saleLord Curzon, reverse of large silver medal 1899. SOLD June 2019Junagadh, signature of HH Nawab Sir Mahahbat Khan III on an appointment document., For saleEnvelope from the Viceroy to an Indian Prince. For saleMinaiture of the Golden Temple at Amritsar. SOLD January 2019Malacca cane engraved in Bombay for a Sgt in the 20th Regt. For sale18th Bengal Lancers, lt col and junior subaltern from a group portrait of the officers. For sale.Arms of Patiala gold embossed on a menu card. For sale. Madras Staff Corps officer's large gilt button. For sale.Punjab Medal 1848-9. A glazed silver gilt specimen. For SaleHRH Prince of Wales [Edsward VIII] at Calcutta with the Royal Scots Fusiliers in 1921. For saleThe King's Indian Orderly Officers of 1932. SoldGwalior. Hand painted portrait of Maharaja Scindia on a limited edition of 12 de luxe copies of a book on the 1905 royal visit. SoldLord Curzon's signature on a formal letter from the Viceroy to H H The Begum of Bhopal. For saleGen Lord Kitchener of Khatoum, a signed portrait taken at the 1903 Delhi Durbar. For saleA desk set of reference books in quarter vellum, circa 1911. For sale.Unofficial gold clasp for the 1799 Seringapatam medal. SOLDSir James Weir Hogg, Chairman of the East India Company, a miniature of circa 1850. SoldArms of the Maharaja of Bikaner on a card. SOLD April 20196th Vol Bn Gordon Highlanders, For saleNepal. Arms of the Maharaja of Nepal, 1940. For saleOfficer's forage cap of 21st Empress of India's Lancers. SoldJudging gun dogs in Jind, Punjab. An album of 1927. SOLD Officer of the Seaforth Highlanders, circa 1912. For sale21st Empress of India's Lancers. Military hunt waistcoat. For Sale.Detail of the Ensign in the last photographWedding group including the Viceroy, Lord Mayo, 1869-72. For sale Central India Horse, Colonel's dress tunic. For saleMysore infantry. Embossed badge. soldGRI Cypher of the King Emperor George V. SOLD60th Kings Royal Rifle Corps. Identified officers in a group portrait of the mid 1870s. Sold April 2018Unusual oil portait. For saleembossed seal on a signed letter from Lt Col B McMahon. Military Secretary to Lord Linlithgow 1939 For saleViews in India 1835, coloured frontispiece/For saleDelhi Durbar 1911, The Badshah silver medal given by the Maharaja of Patiala. Not yet for saleDetail from a photograph of the Umballa wedding of Captain A R Nutt in 1908. For saleGeorge III period small naive oil painting of an officer. For saleViscount Kitchener of Khartoum, Detail from a photograph in the Delhi Durbars catalogue. Sold July 2018Bombay Baroda & Central India Railway button. For SaleAn ADC to the Viceroy wearing a Mutiny Medal. For SaleThe Prince and Princess of Wales on their 1905/6 tour of India with the Maharajas of Bikamer, Alwar, and Idar. Sold1884 enamelled medal of the 2nd Life Guards. For sale.Arms of the Honourable East India Company as appearing on a Covenant. For saleH H the Maharaja of Hutwa, a Johnston & Hoffmann portrait of about 1905. For SaleDelhi Durbar 1911, official directory, Sold January 2019Sir Alexander Burnes, British envoy to Cabul, who was murdered there. Sold August Shoulder belt plate of the York Volunteers, 1790s.. Sold December 2018Alwar, 1909. Detail from a view across the tank from the City Palace. For sale.|A Sikh Akali warrior in "The Durbar" by Menpes. SOLD August 2018Northamptonshire Regt. Officer's badge on a blue cloth helmet 1881-1901. For saleFrench Sepoys, a large lithographic print. SOLD Jan 2019Royal Company of Archers button. For saleEast India Railway Volunteer Rifles button. For SaleSurma Valley Light Horse, large white metal button. For saleReverse of the 1903 Delhi Durbar Medal. For saleEmbossed regimental badge, several others availabel at £4 each. For salePatiala. Gold embossed arms on a menu card. Unused example. For sale.Cameron Highlanders. 79th. A young ensign. For sale.Lt Lord Glamis [Hon Patrick Bowes-Lyon) eldest brother of late Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. For sale.Lord Northcote, Governor of Bombay 1899-1903 wearing the 1903 Delhi Durbar medal. For saleLarge silver presentation medals [52mm diameter] of Viceroys Lord Elgin and Lord Curzon. 1894 & 1899. Curzon sold June 2019. Elgin for saleDetail from a pencil sketch. For saleThe Prince of Wales [later King George V] returning from the military parade at Secunderabad during his 1906 visit to Hyderabad. sold July 2018MRI Cypher of the Queen Empress Mary .SOLDMaharaja of Nepal, signed portrait. SOLD August 2018Cherat, near Peshawar, detail from a photograph of 1890s with regimental badges carved into the rock, For sale soonMaharaja of Vizianagram, a Bourne & Shepherd cdv from a small. For sale in Indian Princes collection. Oil Painting of Indian architectural interest. For sale.Armorial bookplate of Curzon, Barons Scarsdale. SOLD January 2019Lord 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 20189th Earl of Elgin, Viceroy 1894-9. A signed portrait9Lord Lytton in the specatacular mantle of the Grand Master of Most Exalted Order of the Star if India 1877. For saleField Marshal Lord Kitchener, detail from a fine signed portrait. For saleEarly signed photograph of Maharaja Ganga Singh of Bikaner. SOLDEmpress of India. Large silver medal. For sale.Jind. Arms of the Maharaja of Jind on a greetings card. SoldEdwardian RAMC officer's sword. For sale
