300 20th Street
Sacramento, CA 95811
United States
Witherell’s auction house is a family business rooted in a passion for fine art and antiques, based in Sacramento, a region known for its history and its important 20th century art scene. It all started when Brad Witherell was gifted a Civil War-era Henry rifle from his uncle as a teen, spurring his...Read more
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Jan 24, 2018 - Jan 25, 2018
40 pair of US Navy and Coast Guard wings in metal, many in sterling, 11 pair of embroidered cloth wings, and a number of insignia, some in sterling. Metal full sized wings include: US Navy Flight Officer wings by H&H, clutch back, excellent; US Navy Pilot's wings by H&H , clutch back, excellent; US Navy Astronaut Pilot's wings, clutch back, excellent; US Navy Air Crew wings by Gemsco, clutch back, excellent; US Coast Guard Auxiliary wings, silvered, clutch back, excellent; US Navy Supply Officer wings, clutch back, excellent; current pattern US Navy Flight Surgeon wings, clutch back, excellent; current pattern US Navy Flight Physiologist wings, clutch back, excellent; US Coast Guard Flight Surgeon wings, clutch back, excellent; US Navy Electronic Warfare Officer wings by H&H, clutch back, excellent; Unusual US Navy electronics wing with ekg type pattern on round central shield of flight officer wings, clutch back, excellent; US Navy Air Warfare Specialist silver finished wing, clutch back, excellent; 2 pair of Combat Air Crew wings in sterling, pin back, both with 3 stars, excellent; 2 pair of Combat Air Crew wings, clutch back, one with 3 stars, the other a variation with no arch for stars, excellent. Metal shirt and cap sized wings include: a cap sized early 1920's style US Navy Pilot's wings, pin back, snowflake patterned reverse by Amcraft, excellent; a cap sized World War I style US Navy Pilot's wing pin back, unmarked, excellent; another World War I style US Navy Pilot's wing, pin back, excellent; 2 different pair of cap sized sterling, silver finished US Navy Pilot's pin back wings, both excellent; a shirt sized US Navy Pilot's wing by Blackinton, sterling, pin back, excellent; a cap sized pair of US Navy Pilot's wings by Balfour, sterling, pin back, excellent; a similar cap sized pair by Amico, pin back, sterling, excellent; a cap sized pair of US Navy Navigator's pin back wings, sterling, by H&H, excellent; a cap sized US Navy Flight Surgeon's wing, by Vanguard, pin back, excellent; 11 other cap sized pairs of various US Navy wings, 5 in sterling, 6 pin back, all excellent; 2 US Navy officer's peaked cap badges, one bullion embroidered, the other metal, both excellent; a Coast Guard Auxiliary officer's peaked cap badge, excellent; an interesting eagle badge, pin back, with a chevron on its breast, marked on reverse Emblem of Honor Co., Official Design, New York City, Pat. Pending, VG+; 11 cloth embroidered Navy wings of modern patterns, excellent; an uncut pair of gold wire embroidered winged propellers on blue wool, excellent, and a blue wool patch named to Rob Sotelo, with Navy Air Crew wings, and VP-4, excellent.
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