An attractive early 20th century British Royal Navy officer’s dirk by Gieves Ltd of Portsmouth & London, likely George V period, retaining gilt brass mounts, white shagreen grip with wire binding, crowned fouled anchor langets and traces of original etched blade decoration including a faint GVR cypher. A well-presented example with strong naval character and untouched age patina.
A highly attractive and complete Royal Navy Sub-Lieutenant officer’s shoulder board set, enhanced by its Firmin London buttons and Portsmouth naval outfitter provenance.
A striking and unusual WWII 1944-dated Canadian-made 40mm Bofors trench art shell vase featuring attractive Far Eastern dragon engraving and complete wartime markings.
Complete Edwardian Royal Navy Lieutenant’s full dress uniform group by Gieve, Matthews & Seagrove Ltd, including named tailcoat, trousers, and boxed epaulettes to T. C. C. Bolster, later Captain Thomas Charles Carpenter Bolster DSO RN, dating circa 1907–1914.
1963 Royal Navy Lieutenant-Commander’s Gieves-tailored service dress uniform, named to J. Goldsmith, with medal ribbon bar confirming a long career spanning the Second World War, post-war fleet service and the Cold War period.