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 9th August 2019
Pair of presentation portraits of King Emperor George V and Queen Mary in leather frames. Sold.The young Maharaja of Hutwa, circa 1900. For sale.Hardwar, a view of the temple with carved elephants in this holy city on the Ganges. Sold May 2018Shoulder board of A Military Knight of Windsor. For saleMadras Staff Corps officer's large gilt button. For sale.Officer of Madras Light Cavalry. SOLDColdstream Guards officer's sword with uniform. SOLD August 2018GRI Cypher of the King Emperor George V. SOLDH H the Maharaja Gaekwar of Baroda circa 1877. SOLD May 2019Late Victorian cavalry officer's sword belonging to the 21st Lancers officer whose uniform appears elsewhere. For saleDetail from a large portrait of a Prince of Tripura. For saleMaharajas Ganga Singh of Biknaner & Pratap Singhof Idar and Jodhpur in a 1911 Durbar album. For SaleEarly signed photograph of Maharaja Ganga Singh of Bikaner. SOLDPortrait of a Risaldar Major of the 7th Light Cavalry. SOLD August 2018Northamptonshire Regt. Officer's badge on a blue cloth helmet 1881-1901. 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 2018Official Viceregal letter and envelope. For saleVictorian undress sabretache, 21st Empress of India's Lancers. Sold71st Foot, Highland Light Infantry. For saleLt Lord Glamis [Hon Patrick Bowes-Lyon) eldest brother of late Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. For sale.Detail of the Ensign in the last photographHRH Edward, Prince of Wales [later Edward VII] in Grenadier Guards uniform, signed photograph. For sale.Lord Curzon. official directory for one of his annual Autumn Tours. For saleAn aristocratic young Indian. 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. SoldWedding group including the Viceroy, Lord Mayo, 1869-72. For sale Capt Frederick Makgill-Crichton-Maitland, Gordon Highlanders. A signed Edwardian portrait in dress uniform. SOLDArmy of India Medal with 3 early clasps. Silver gilt specimen. For SaleEmbossed regimental badge, several others availabel at £4 each. For saleDelhi Durbar 1911, The Badshah silver medal given by the Maharaja of Patiala. Not yet for sale18th Bengal Lancers polo team with other photographs of their trophies . For saleMaharawal of Pratabgarh, a large portrait. For sale21st Empress of India's Lancers - large badge from a kettle drum. For sale.Capt W A G Burns, Coldstream Guards, ADC to the Viceroy Lord Linlithgow. SOLD August 201836th Madras NI {Rifles} pair of epaulettes Sold 14.4.2018Viceroy Lord Minto with the Maharaja of Alwar taking the salute at a review in 1909. For saleGood photographic postcard of a member of the Viceroy's Body Guard. SOLD March 2019Durbar Tour 1911 album. For Sale21st Empress of India's Lancers. Major's shoulder chains, Edwardian period. For saleCameron Highlanders. 79th. A young ensign. For sale.Jind. Arms of the Maharaja of Jind on a greetings card. SoldIndian Mutiny Medal, a glazed silver gilt specimen. For SaleLord Curzon, reverse of large silver medal 1899. SOLD June 2019Gaekwad of Baroda 1890s. Detail from a large group portrait. For sale Gen Sir Robert Napier KCB. in Viceroys Collection. For Sale2nd Bengal Lancers, Gardner's Horse. A good triple portrait. SOLD 12th June 2018Seringapatam Medal 1799. Silver gilt issue given to Field Officers/ For saleLord Napier of Magdala - signed letter. For saleLord Curzon's signature on a formal letter from the Viceroy to H H The Begum of Bhopal. For saleEarl of Elgin 1894 large silver presentation medal. For saleMRI Cypher of the Queen Empress Mary .SOLDCentral India Horse, officer's button. For sale.Prince Aly Khan, son of Aga Khan III. SOLDPunjab Medal 1848-9. A glazed silver gilt specimen. 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.Indian Army Medical Corps. Gold and enamel brooch. For saleJunagadh. A nobleman photograhed in 1892 by Poochee. Foir saleMaharaja Sir Ganga Singh of Bikamer, circa 1906. Sold Nov 201836th Madras Infantry, HEIC. detail from an officer's epaulette. Sold 14.4.20821st Empress of India's Lancers, Major's Victorian mess dress. For saleViscount Kitchener of Khartoum, Detail from a photograph in the Delhi Durbars catalogue. Sold July 2018Maharaja of Nepal, signed portrait. SOLD August 2018Earl of Crewe's bookplate. Secretary of State for India 1910-15. For SaleFolding map of routes to India, late 19th century. soldJunagadh, signature of HH Nawab Sir Mahahbat Khan III on an appointment document., For saleEdward VII stamps cancelled at the Delhi Coronation Durbar of 1903. For saleReverse of the 1903 Delhi Durbar Medal. For saleCapt Birdwood, Probyn's Horse. A leather case. For saleLord Lytton, Viceroy, at the time of the 1877 Imperial assembly. Not yet for saleGeorge Jackson, commanding the 2nd Bengal Irregular Cavalry 1857/8 SOLDHRH the Prince of Wales [later George V]. Detail from a phtograph in the Durbars collection. Sold July 2018York Volunteers. A silver gilt gorget of the 1790s. For saleCherat, near Peshawar, detail from a photograph of 1890s with regimental badges carved into the rock, For sale soonQueen's Own Corps of Guides, and unusual button.For sale.Judging gun dogs in Jind, Punjab. An album of 1927. SOLD Lord & Lady Brabourne. Framed portraits at the time when he was Governor of Bengal in 1939. For sale.Reverse of the 1875 silver medal of HRH the Prince of Wales. SOLD April 201960th Kings Royal Rifle Corps. Identified officers in a group portrait of the mid 1870s. Sold April 2018Maharana of Udaipur. SOLDEmbossed seal on a letter signed by Sir John Hubback, KCSI, For sale.Pair of miniatures to Col F C Wemyss of the Corps of Gentlemen at Arms. For saleIllustration in a Durbar Souvenir. For saleOrder of the Indian Empire, miniature. For saleLord Northcote, Governor of Bombay 1899-1903 wearing the 1903 Delhi Durbar medal. For saleGen Lord Kitchener of Khatoum, a signed portrait taken at the 1903 Delhi Durbar. For saleHeralds as the 1911 Coronation Durbar in Delhi. Sold January 2019Edwardian RAMC officer's sword. For saleMaharaja of Kishengarh. For saleEnvelope from the Viceroy to an Indian Prince. For saleVith Inniskiling Dragoons, drum horse. Vintage photograph. For saleDelhi Durbar 1911, official directory, Sold January 201911th Hussars, embossed badge on an invitation [for sale on our abebooks.co.uk inventory.Cadets at Rajkumar College. For saleA young prince just added to the Indian Princes collection. For saleArms of the Maharaja of Bikaner on a card. SOLD April 2019Bookplate of Sir Gore Ouseley [[1770-1844] Orientalist and diplomat. Sold January 2019Jaora State armsStamp on an envelope addressed to the Viceroy's Camp at Gwalior. Lord Elgin. For saleMaharaja of Vizianagram, a Bourne & Shepherd cdv from a small. For sale in Indian Princes collection. Earl of Minto,unused bookplates. For sale individuallyRoyal College Officer's Trench Boots. Sold September 2018Views in India 1835, coloured frontispiece/For saleRolls Royce Silver Ghost on loan to the Viceroy during WWI at Risalpur airfield. Large silver medal given on the occasion of the Visit to India of HRH the Prince of Wales in 1875. SOLD April 2019The Master or Burleigh in Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders uniform. Portrait for saleEast India Registers of the early 19th century. B & H reference library21st Empress of India's Lancers. Military hunt waistcoat. For Sale.A political office in Hyderabad. For saleWarren Hastings. Trial Ticket. For SaleThe Prince and Princess of Wales on their 1905/6 tour of India with the Maharajas of Bikamer, Alwar, and Idar. SoldLord Minto arriving by motor car to view the Alwar stables 1909. For saleFrench Sepoys, a large lithographic print. SOLD Jan 2019Arms of a Rana General on a Nepal Christmas card. FOR SALEDe Luxe versions of some of the illustarted books on Royal Tours of India. Some available from time to timeLord Curzon's signature on a letter to the Begum of Bhopal. For saleThe King's Indian Orderly Officers of 1932. Sold17th Cavalry 1903-22. On a greetings's card. For sale.Agra. 19th century miniature of the Red Fort there. For sale.RA hlemet plate on a home pattern helmet. For sale.Arms of Patiala gold embossed on a menu card. For sale. The first Indian & Muslim to win a V.C. SOLD March 2019Arms of Dujana State on a card. Sold 30th Foot, Cambridgeshire Regt. Badge on an ironstone plate. For saleHunting tiger from elphant howdah in Cooch Behar. Detail from a part album. For saleDatia state arms6th Vol Bn Gordon Highlanders, For saleMetcalfe's House, used as a piquet during the siege of 1857, photographed shortly afterwards. For saleSeringapatam Medal in silver gilt. For SaleMadras commission, early 19th century. For sale1911 Delhi Durbar, one of a group of photographs of the King Emperor & Queen Empress with their Indian royal pagesThe Vicderoy at Calcutta 1912. For SaleSir Alexander Burnes, British envoy to Cabul, who was murdered there. Sold August Scarce enclosure ticket for the 1911 Durbar. For SaleVisit of Sir George Stanley to Parlakimedi Sold 17.4.2018H H the Maharaja of Hutwa, a Johnston & Hoffmann portrait of about 1905. For SaleLord Lytton, Viceroy 1876-1880. Not yet for saleIndian Cavalry officer wearing 1903 Durbar medal. For sale.Colonel H H Sir Sajjan Singh, Maharaja of Ratlam, clate 1930s. For saleGrand Tour souvenir belt buckle. For sale in the new Antiques collectionMinaiture of the Golden Temple at Amritsar. SOLD January 2019Officer of the Seaforth Highlanders, circa 1912. For saleStamps in a Directory 1911 SOLDLord Macartney, Governor of Madras 1781-85 Armorial bookplate. SOLD January 2019 Nepal. Arms of the Maharaja of Nepal, 1940. For saleDetail from a very large portrait of a Scottish lieutenant colonel. For saleArmorial bookplate of Curzon, Barons Scarsdale. SOLD January 2019Officer's forage cap of 21st Empress of India's Lancers. SoldMYSORE. Embossed arsm of the Maharaja on an invitation. For sale.Bhopal state armsViceroy Lord Minto with his staff, circa 1907. For saleDetail from a photograph of the Umballa wedding of Captain A R Nutt in 1908. For saleHunting trophies in Northern India. For saleDetail from a coloured print of "nd Punjab Cavalry. For SaleDetail from a cavalry photograph, probably Hyderabad. Sold December 2018Signature of Edward, Prince of Wales on a souvenir programme of an entertainment at Bikaner. Sold January 2019Sir James Weir Hogg, Chairman of the East India Company, a miniature of circa 1850. SoldSir Donald Mcleod, KCSI, CB, Lieutenant Governor of the Punjab 1865-70 For saleMaharaja Holkar of Indore. Late 19th century portrait detail. For saleField Marshal Lord Kitchener, detail from a fine signed portrait. For sale6th KingEdward's Own Cavalry, a lieutenant colonel circa 1920. For SaleCypher of King Carol I of Romania on a case for the Order of the Crown. For saleDehra Dun. Tea Time for Planters in 1880. For saleCentral India Horse, Colonel's dress tunic. For saleA selection of vellum bound books displayed on piece of Brussels tapestry. These and similar books are in stock and for sale.Allighur. 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 2018|A Sikh Akali warrior in "The Durbar" by Menpes. SOLD August 2018Oil Painting of Indian architectural interest. For sale.A desk set of reference books in quarter vellum, circa 1911. For sale.Alwar, 1909. Detail from a view across the tank from the City Palace. For sale.Harry Cumming-Bruce, [later Baron Thurlow] Seaforth Highlanders as ADC to Governor of Palestine. For saleFrontispiece portrait from Lord Teignmouth's Life of Sir Willam Jones, 1804. For saleH H Lt Col Sir Pratap Singh, KCSI, , Maharaja of Idar, circa 1897 . SOLD September 2018Queen Victoria's signature on a grant of an order. Bharatpur, detail from a signed portrait dated 1941. For sale1884 enamelled medal of the 2nd Life Guards. For sale.JAIPUR. Gold embossed arms on a greetings card. For sale.Shoulder belt plate of the York Volunteers, 1790s.. Sold December 2018A scarce portfolio with the full set of 32 coloured prints after Vincent Eyre. Sold 31st July 2018Empress of India. Large silver medal. For sale.Officer of the 57th Bengal NI photographed in the 1860s. For sale.. Northamptonshire & Rutland Militia officer's large silver plated button . Listed shortlyMenu holder engraved for the Prince of Wales's visit to Gwalior in February 1922. SOLD January 2019Burma Railway, large 25mm white metal button. SOLD June 2019Bengal Staff Corps officer's large gilt button. For saleMaharaja Scindia of Gwalior in mantle of Star of India. For saleGuards Machine Gun Corps. For saleSigned portrait of the ruler of Kota. For saleRoyal Sussex Regiment. Cabinet card of a young subaltern. For SaleAdjutant of the Governor of Madras's Bodyguard, crca 1925, Capt Campbell Harris. SOLD May 2019Mysore infantry. Embossed badge. soldUnofficial gold clasp for the 1799 Seringapatam medal. SOLD18th Bengal Lancers, lt col and junior subaltern from a group portrait of the officers. For sale.embossed seal on a signed letter from Lt Col B McMahon. Military Secretary to Lord Linlithgow 1939 For saleBengal Irregular Cavalry Officer, SOLD June 2019General Sir Harry Lumsden, founder of The Guides. SOLDArms of the Honourable East India Company as appearing on a Covenant. For salePatiala. Gold embossed arms on a menu card. Unused example. For sale.The Prince of Wales [later King George V] returning from the military parade at Secunderabad during his 1906 visit to Hyderabad. sold July 20189th Earl of Elgin, Viceroy 1894-9. A signed portrait9Seal of Garter King Arms on an envelope which contained a grant of CSI - for sale together in Manuscripts collectionMalacca cane engraved in Bombay for a Sgt in the 20th Regt. For saleAn ADC to the Viceroy wearing a Mutiny Medal. For SaleMaharaja of Baroda, circa 1875-77. Sold October 2018Royal button as worn on the Windsor uniform. ON a uniform worn by Lord ActonArms of Gwalior on a book about that state's part in the 1914-18 War. For saleDelhi Durbar 1903 - official directory. For saleVellum bound book with arms of Amsterdam. For saleMajor's dress tunic of the 21st Lancers. For sale Fine 19th framed portrait of a Moghul Princess. For saleSir Robert Barclay KCB. A handsome armorial bookplate with the Assaye elephant shown in chief. For saleArms of the East India College on a certificate of 1855. For sale.1903 Durbar. Procession of Princes. For sale.Maharaja Mahendra Singh of Patiala. FOR SALEArmy of India official specimen medal with four scarce early clasps.For saleCaptain Skinner of the 310st Regt, one of the Cabul prisoners SOLD August 2018Lord Lytton in the specatacular mantle of the Grand Master of Most Exalted Order of the Star if India 1877. For saleGeorge III period small naive oil painting of an officer. For saleH H the Maharaja of Ratlam. For saleLarge silver presentation medals [52mm diameter] of Viceroys Lord Elgin and Lord Curzon. 1894 & 1899. Curzon sold June 2019. Elgin for sale1903 Delhi Durbar "awaiting the arrival of the Viceroy. A group of officers chatting in the arena.Lord Curzon, Viceroy, wearing Star of India mantle and insgnia at the 1903 Delhi DurbarHRH Prince of Wales [Edsward VIII] at Calcutta with the Royal Scots Fusiliers in 1921. For saleArms of Bahawalpur gold embossed on a menu card FOR SALEGilt embossed royal arms on an official letter from a Viceroy of India. Several examples for sale.East India Company commission 1850s. For saleIndian miniature of the Diwan -i-Am in the Lal Qila or Red Fort at Delhi. For saleNeedlework Polescreen with the arms of an officer who had served at Ghuznee in 1839. SOLD 14th June 20189th Bengal Cavalry, Hodson's Horse, porcelain disc circa 1860s. SOLD Nov 2018Maharaja of Jaipur, portrait on occasion of his Jubilee in 1947. Portrait in a greeting's card. For SaleFrom the Durbar Tour Album of 1911 . For SaleSurma Valley Light Horse, large white metal button. For saleCalcutta Scottish. Embossed regimental badge from an invitation . For saleDetail from a pencil sketch. For saleMaharaja of Hutwa, circa 1905. Soon to be listed for saleAn Indian cavalry officer from a group photograph in Central Provinces, 1909. For saleHRH Prince of Wales cdv. For saleMaharaja Jai Singh of Alwar at around the time of his accession in 1892. For sale
