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 3rd December 2019
York Volunteers. A silver gilt gorget of the 1790s. For saleA Sikh Sodhee descendant of Govind Singh. SOLD March 2019A political office in Hyderabad. For saleDelhi Durbar 1911. Embossed crest of the Govt of Bengal.Maharaja Scindia of Gwalior in mantle of Star of India. For saleLord Macartney, Governor of Madras 1781-85 Armorial bookplate. SOLD January 2019 30th Foot, Cambridgeshire Regt. Badge on an ironstone plate. For saleGood photographic postcard of a member of the Viceroy's Body Guard. SOLD March 2019The young Maharaja of Hutwa, circa 1900. For sale.Capt Frederick Makgill-Crichton-Maitland, Gordon Highlanders. A signed Edwardian portrait in dress uniform. SOLDMajor's dress tunic of the 21st Lancers. SOLD September 2019Hardwar, a view of the temple with carved elephants in this holy city on the Ganges. Sold May 2018Fine 19th framed portrait of a Moghul Princess. For saleDetail from a pencil sketch. For saleBookplate of Sir Gore Ouseley [[1770-1844] Orientalist and diplomat. Sold January 2019The King's Indian Orderly Officers of 1932. SoldDelhi Durbar 1903 - official directory. For saleGrand Tour souvenir belt buckle. For sale in the new Antiques collectionPair of miniatures to Col F C Wemyss of the Corps of Gentlemen at Arms. For saleRoyal College Officer's Trench Boots. Sold September 2018Lord Lytton, Viceroy 1876-1880. Not yet for saleArmorial bookplate of Curzon, Barons Scarsdale. SOLD January 2019Central India Horse, officer's button. SOLD October 2019Empress of India. Large silver medal. For sale.Boulton's Medal for Trafalgar. For saleH H the Maharaja of Hutwa, a Johnston & Hoffmann portrait of about 1905. For SaleThe Vicderoy at Calcutta 1912. For SaleGen Lord Kitchener of Khatoum, a signed portrait taken at the 1903 Delhi Durbar. For saleMaharaja of Kishengarh. For saleMinaiture of the Golden Temple at Amritsar. SOLD January 201911th Hussars, embossed badge on an invitation [for sale on our abebooks.co.uk inventory.Menu holder engraved for the Prince of Wales's visit to Gwalior in February 1922. SOLD January 2019Vith Inniskiling Dragoons, drum horse. Vintage photograph. For saleGeorge III period small naive oil painting of an officer. For saleGuards Machine Gun Corps. For saleLord Northcote, Governor of Bombay 1899-1903 wearing the 1903 Delhi Durbar medal. For sale17th Cavalry 1903-22. On a greetings's card. For sale.Hallmarked silver Bramham Moor Hunt 1860/ For saleDurbar Tour 1911 album. For SaleSeal of Garter King Arms on an envelope which contained a grant of CSI - for sale together in Manuscripts collectionMaharaja Sir Ganga Singh of Bikamer, circa 1906. Sold Nov 2018Coldstream Guards officer's sword with uniform. SOLD August 2018Jind. Arms of the Maharaja of Jind on a greetings card. SoldLarge collar badge on an officer's Edwardian dress tunic of the KOYLI. For saleEmbossed seal on a letter signed by Sir John Hubback, KCSI, For sale.Northamptonshire & Rutland Militia officer's large silver plated button . Listed shortlyArms of the East India College on a certificate of 1855. For sale.Bombay Baroda & Central India Railway button. For SaleGen Sir Robert Napier KCB. in Viceroys Collection. For SaleStamp on an envelope addressed to the Viceroy's Camp at Gwalior. Lord Elgin. For saleDetail from a very large portrait of a Scottish lieutenant colonel. For saleDehra Dun. Tea Time for Planters in 1880. For saleMetcalfe's House, used as a piquet during the siege of 1857, photographed shortly afterwards. For saleEnvelope from the Viceroy to an Indian Prince. For saleBengal Staff Corps officer's large gilt button. For saleThe first Indian & Muslim to win a V.C. SOLD March 2019Sir Robert Barclay KCB. A handsome armorial bookplate with the Assaye elephant shown in chief. For saleMaharawal of Pratabgarh, a large portrait. For saleShoulder belt plate of the York Volunteers, 1790s.. Sold December 2018See Indian Army Buttons for detailsAn ADC to the Viceroy wearing a Mutiny Medal. For SaleBhopal state arms36th Madras NI {Rifles} pair of epaulettes Sold 14.4.2018Field Marshal Lord Kitchener, detail from a fine signed portrait. For saleGRI Cypher of the King Emperor George V. SOLDEarl of Elgin 1894 large silver presentation medal. For saleRoyal Sussex Regiment. Cabinet card of a young subaltern. For SaleAm officer's tent in the Punjab dated 1857. For saleNapoleon as First Consul, original aquatint of 1802.. FOR SALEOfficer of the Seaforth Highlanders, circa 1912. For saleHunting trophies in Northern India. For saleGeneral Sir Harry Lumsden, founder of The Guides. SOLDQueen Victoria's signature on a grant of an order. 60th Kings Royal Rifle Corps. Identified officers in a group portrait of the mid 1870s. Sold April 2018Arms of the Maharaja of Jodhpurs enamelled on a silver frame. SOLD September 2019|A Sikh Akali warrior in "The Durbar" by Menpes. SOLD August 2018Cadets at Rajkumar College. For saleSikh Head Priest and group. An image in the Royal Tour of 1905-6 album by Johnston and Hoffmann. For sale.Royal Company of Archers button. For saleH H Lt Col Sir Pratap Singh, KCSI, , Maharaja of Idar, circa 1897 . SOLD September 201818th Bengal Lancers, lt col and junior subaltern from a group portrait of the officers. For sale.The Master or Burleigh in Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders uniform. Portrait for saleVictorian undress sabretache, 21st Empress of India's Lancers. Sold1903 Durbar. Procession of Princes. For sale.Queen's Own Corps of Guides, and unusual button.For sale.Maharaja Mahendra Singh of Patiala. FOR SALELate Victorian cavalry officer's sword belonging to the 21st Lancers officer whose uniform appears elsewhere. For saleJudging gun dogs in Jind, Punjab. An album of 1927. SOLD Lord Curzon's signature on a formal letter from the Viceroy to H H The Begum of Bhopal. For salePatiala. Gold embossed arms on a menu card. Unused example. For sale.Arms of Patiala gold embossed on a menu card. For sale. Shoulder board of A Military Knight of Windsor. For sale9th Earl of Elgin, Viceroy 1894-9. A signed portrait9Seringapatam Medal 1799. Silver gilt issue given to Field Officers/ For saleBurma Railway, large 25mm white metal button. SOLD June 2019Army of India Medal with 3 early clasps. Silver gilt specimen. For SaleLarge silver medal given on the occasion of the Visit to India of HRH the Prince of Wales in 1875. SOLD April 2019Detail from a large portrait of a Prince of Tripura. For saleCaptain Skinner of the 310st Regt, one of the Cabul prisoners SOLD August 2018Lord Curzon, reverse of large silver medal 1899. SOLD June 2019Signed portrait of the Maharaja of Jodhpur, 1926 in English silvder frasme. SOLD September 2019Junagadh. A nobleman photograhed in 1892 by Poochee. Foir saleSeringapatam Medal in silver gilt. SOLD October 2019Ashok 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 soonRoyal button as worn on the Windsor uniform. ON a uniform worn by Lord ActonArms of Dujana State on a card. Sold Portrait of a Risaldar Major of the 7th Light Cavalry. SOLD August 2018Edeardian silver cigarette case with arms of Trinity College Cambridge. FOR SALEReverse of the 1875 silver medal of HRH the Prince of Wales. SOLD April 2019Delhi Durbar 1911, official directory, Sold January 2019De Luxe versions of some of the illustarted books on Royal Tours of India. Some available from time to timeOfficer of the 57th Bengal NI photographed in the 1860s. For sale.. French Sepoys, a large lithographic print. SOLD Jan 2019Indian Cavalry officer wearing 1903 Durbar medal. For sale.Warren Hastings. Trial Ticket. For SaleJaora State arms1911 Durbar cancellations on an envelope tp The Hon William Skinner. For SaleH H Raja of Chamba 1905 [right]. For SaleLord Curzon. official directory for one of his annual Autumn Tours. For saleDelhi Durbar 1911, The Badshah silver medal given by the Maharaja of Patiala. Not yet for saleSurma Valley Light Horse, large white metal button. SOLD October 2019Detail of the Ensign in the last photographEdward VII stamps cancelled at the Delhi Coronation Durbar of 1903. 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 2018Junagadh, signature of HH Nawab Sir Mahahbat Khan III on an appointment document., For saleFrontispiece portrait from Lord Teignmouth's Life of Sir Willam Jones, 1804. For saleAlwar, 1909. Detail from a view across the tank from the City Palace. For sale.George Jackson, commanding the 2nd Bengal Irregular Cavalry 1857/8 SOLDMaharaja of Nepal, signed portrait. SOLD August 2018Gilt embossed royal arms on an official letter from a Viceroy of India. Several examples for sale.5 rupee stamp on two pages of similar stamps canclled on Ist January 1903 at the Delhi Durbar. FOR SALEA scarce portfolio with the full set of 32 coloured prints after Vincent Eyre. Sold 31st July 2018Arms of the Maharaja of Bikaner on a card. SOLD April 2019Maharaja Holkar of Indore. Late 19th century portrait detail. For saleStamps in a Directory 1911 SOLDOfficial Viceregal letter and envelope. For saleFrom the Durbar Tour Album of 1911 . For Sale71st Foot, Highland Light Infantry. For saleEast India Company commission 1850s. For saleViceroy Lord Minto with his staff, circa 1907. For saleHunting tiger from elphant howdah in Cooch Behar. Detail from a part album. For salePrince Aly Khan, son of Aga Khan III. SOLD21st Empress of India's Lancers. Military hunt waistcoat. For Sale.Lord Napier of Magdala - signed letter. For saleNorthamptonshire Regt. Officer's badge on a blue cloth helmet 1881-1901. For saleArms of Bahawalpur gold embossed on a menu card FOR SALEMYSORE. Embossed arsm of the Maharaja on an invitation. For sale.Gaekwad of Baroda 1890s. Detail from a large group portrait. For sale Sir Donald Mcleod, KCSI, CB, Lieutenant Governor of the Punjab 1865-70 For sale1903 Delhi Durbar "awaiting the arrival of the Viceroy. A group of officers chatting in the arena.Lord Lytton, Viceroy, at the time of the 1877 Imperial assembly. Not yet for saleEarl of Minto,unused bookplates. For sale individually2nd Bengal Lancers, Gardner's Horse. A good triple portrait. SOLD 12th June 2018Cherat, near Peshawar, detail from a photograph of 1890s with regimental badges carved into the rock, For sale.Bengal Irregular Cavalry Officer, SOLD June 2019H H the Maharaja of Ratlam. For sale6th KingEdward's Own Cavalry, a lieutenant colonel circa 1920. For Sale9th Bengal Cavalry, Hodson's Horse, porcelain disc circa 1860s. For saleRoyal Order of Bhutan. For Sale6th Vol Bn Gordon Highlanders, For saleDatia state armsDetail from a cavalry photograph, probably Hyderabad. Sold December 2018A young prince just added to the Indian Princes collection. For saleHRH Prince of Wales later King Edward VIII] at Calcutta with the Royal Scots Fusiliers in 1921. SOLD 2019Embossed regimental badge, several others availabel at £4 each. For saleEast India Company FOR SALEark or chop on a surgeon's instrument box. 1911 Delhi Durbar, one of a group of photographs of the King Emperor & Queen Empress with their Indian royal pagesCameron Highlanders. 79th. A young ensign. For sale.Lord Lytton in the specatacular mantle of the Grand Master of Most Exalted Order of the Star if India 1877. For saleAn Indian cavalry officer from a group photograph in Central Provinces, 1909. For saleThe Prince of Wales [later King George V] returning from the military parade at Secunderabad during his 1906 visit to Hyderabad. sold July 2018Scarce enclosure ticket for the 1911 Durbar. 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 201821st Empress of India's Lancers. Major's shoulder chains, Edwardian period. SOLD September 2019Arms of a Rana General on a Nepal Christmas card. FOR SALEEarl of Crewe's bookplate. Secretary of State for India 1910-15. For SaleNepal. Arms of the Maharaja of Nepal, 1940. For saleEdwardian RAMC officer's sword. For saleHRH Prince of Wales cdv. For saleThe Resident's Escort, Nepal 26mm. FOR SALE. Large silver presentation medals [52mm diameter] of Viceroys Lord Elgin and Lord Curzon. 1894 & 1899. Curzon sold June 2019. Elgin for saleMaharaja of Patiala. a portrait in Wheeler's book on the 1903 Durbar Needlework Polescreen with the arms of an officer who had served at Ghuznee in 1839. SOLD 14th June 2018Gwalior. Hand painted portrait of Maharaja Scindia on a limited edition of 12 de luxe copies of a book on the 1905 royal visit. SoldA desk set of reference books in quarter vellum, circa 1911. For sale.36th Madras Infantry, HEIC. detail from an officer's epaulette. Sold 14.4.208East India Railway Volunteer Rifles button. For SaleSignature of Edward, Prince of Wales on a souvenir programme of an entertainment at Bikaner. Sold January 2019Madras Staff Corps officer's large gilt button. For sale.18th Bengal Lancers polo team with other photographs of their trophies . For saleHRH Edward, Prince of Wales [later Edward VII] in Grenadier Guards uniform, signed photograph. For sale.Indian Mutiny Medal, a glazed silver gilt specimen. For SaleVisit of Sir George Stanley to Parlakimedi Sold 17.4.2018JAIPUR. Gold embossed arms on a greetings card. For sale.Maharana of Udaipur. SOLDMaharaja of Baroda, circa 1875-77. Sold October 2018Maharaja of Hutwa, circa 1905. Soon to be listed for sale21st Empress of India's Lancers - large badge from a kettle drum. SOLD September 2019Maharaja of Vizianagram, a Bourne & Shepherd cdv from a small. For sale in Indian Princes collection. Pair of presentation portraits of King Emperor George V and Queen Mary in leather frames. Sold.Queen Victoria. 80 the Birthday presentation pendant 1898 FOR SALERA hlemet plate on a home pattern helmet. For sale.Lord Curzon, Viceroy, wearing Star of India mantle and insgnia at the 1903 Delhi DurbarWedding group including the Viceroy, Lord Mayo, 1869-72. For sale Signed portrait of the ruler of Kota. For salePunjab Medal 1848-9. A glazed silver gilt specimen. For SaleA selection of vellum bound books displayed on piece of Brussels tapestry. These and similar books are in stock and for sale.H H the Maharaja Gaekwar of Baroda circa 1877. SOLD May 2019East India Registers of the early 19th century. B & H reference libraryLt Lord Glamis [Hon Patrick Bowes-Lyon) eldest brother of late Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. For sale.Vellum bound book with arms of Amsterdam. For saleAgra. 19th century miniature of the Red Fort there. For sale.An aristocratic young Indian. SOLD August 2019Heralds as the 1911 Coronation Durbar in Delhi. Sold January 2019Turkish Crsimea Medal 1855, British issue. For SaleOrder of the Indian Empire, miniature. For saleCapt W A G Burns, Coldstream Guards, ADC to the Viceroy Lord Linlithgow. SOLD August 2018Lord & Lady Brabourne. Framed portraits at the time when he was Governor of Bengal in 1939. For sale.HRH the Prince of Wales [later George V]. Detail from a phtograph in the Durbars collection. Sold July 2018Mysore infantry. Embossed badge. soldDetail from a photograph of the Umballa wedding of Captain A R Nutt in 1908. For saleCalcutta Scottish. Embossed regimental badge from an invitation . For saleLord Minto arriving by motor car to view the Alwar stables 1909. For saleOfficer's forage cap of 21st Empress of India's Lancers. SoldDetail from a coloured print of "nd Punjab Cavalry. SOLD September 2019Unicorn livery buttons. For sale1884 enamelled medal of the 2nd Life Guards. For sale.Illustration in a Durbar Souvenir. For saleMaharaja of Jaipur, portrait on occasion of his Jubilee in 1947. Portrait in a greeting's card. For SaleCapt Birdwood, Probyn's Horse. A leather case. For saleMaharaja Jai Singh of Alwar at around the time of his accession in 1892. For saleRolls Royce Silver Ghost on loan to the Viceroy during WWI at Risalpur airfield. Unofficial gold clasp for the 1799 Seringapatam medal. SOLDIndian Army Medical Corps. Gold and enamel brooch. For saleUnusual oil portait. For saleAdjutant of the Governor of Madras's Bodyguard, crca 1925, Capt Campbell Harris. SOLD May 2019Lord Curzon's signature on a letter to the Begum of Bhopal. For saleSir Alexander Burnes, British envoy to Cabul, who was murdered there. Sold August 21st Empress of India's Lancers, Major's Victorian mess dress. SOLD September 2019Bharatpur, detail from a signed portrait dated 1941. For saleArmy of India official specimen medal with four scarce early clasps.For saleArms of Gwalior on a book about that state's part in the 1914-18 War. For saleMRI Cypher of the Queen Empress Mary .SOLDOfficer of Madras Light Cavalry. SOLDViceroy Lord Minto with the Maharaja of Alwar taking the salute at a review in 1909. For saleViews in India 1835, coloured frontispiece/For saleViscount Kitchener of Khartoum, Detail from a photograph in the Delhi Durbars catalogue. Sold July 2018Indian miniature of the Diwan -i-Am in the Lal Qila or Red Fort at Delhi. For saleembossed seal on a signed letter from Lt Col B McMahon. Military Secretary to Lord Linlithgow 1939 For saleArms of the Honourable East India Company as appearing on a Covenant. Sold June 2019The Prince and Princess of Wales on their 1905/6 tour of India with the Maharajas of Bikamer, Alwar, and Idar. SoldSir James Weir Hogg, Chairman of the East India Company, a miniature of circa 1850. SoldMadras commission, early 19th century. For saleCypher of King Carol I of Romania on a case for the Order of the Crown. For saleHarry Cumming-Bruce, [later Baron Thurlow] Seaforth Highlanders as ADC to Governor of Palestine. For saleCentral India Horse, Colonel's dress tunic. For saleMaharajas Ganga Singh of Biknaner & Pratap Singhof Idar and Jodhpur in a 1911 Durbar album. For SaleColonel H H Sir Sajjan Singh, Maharaja of Ratlam, clate 1930s. For saleFolding map of routes to India, late 19th century. soldReverse of the 1903 Delhi Durbar Medal. For saleEarly signed photograph of Maharaja Ganga Singh of Bikaner. SOLDMalacca cane engraved in Bombay for a Sgt in the 20th Regt. For saleOil Painting of Indian architectural interest. For sale.
