Lot 169: Sold for £340 hammer
An Antiques & Collectables Auction to include a large single owner collection of military drums,
Thursday 27th August 2026
A Royal Bombay Sappers & Miners marching bass drum; the painted mahogany shell bearing a royal coat of arms with the royal motto "Dieu et mon droit" and the military motto "Honi soit qui mal y pense", adorned with battle/campaign honours for Beni Bee Alli, Ghunzee (1838), Afghanistan (1839) (1878-80) (1919), Khelat, Mooltan, Goojerat, Punjaub, Reshire, Bushire, Koosh-Ab, Persia, Central India, Abyssinia, Burma (1885-87), Tirah, China (1900), La Bassee (1914), Neuve Chapelle, Ypres (1914), Megiddo, Shaira, Kut al Amara (1915-17), Ctesiphon, Kilimanjaro and East Africa (1914-18), calfskin drumhead with rope tension system, makers mark for Henry Potter & Co., London, 77cm diameter, 46cm tall.
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