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Click here to subscribeAugust Nicholas Cain (French, 1822-1894)Lumineu and Séduisant, a pair of hunting houndsbronze with brown patina, inscribed, signed on the side and with the Susse Frères foundry seal25cm wide32cm deep42cm highCondition report: Some surface dirt. In generally good order. No significant signs of damage or restoration.
Joseph Cuvelier (French, 1833-1878)Polo playerbronze with brown patina on a marble base, signed 'J Cuvelier', foundry mark 'H Luppens & Co.'39cm wide18cm deep45cm highCondition report: A repair has been made to the tail of the horse - please see further images on our website - otherwise in generally good condition.
*William Timym MBE (1902-1990)'Red Rum Spirit of the National'signed and titled in the bronze and impressed 'Aintree 27', bronze on a mahogany plinth30cm long overall25.5cm highWith a certificate confirming a special edition, this number 27, signed by the sculptor and J P V Hughes, Clerk of the Course.*Artist's Resale Right may apply to this lot.Condition report: Some surface dirt, in generally good condition.
The 56 medals awarded between 1874 and 1897 to the pioneering photographic artist Frank Sutcliffe, from Whitby, Yorkshire, one of the first photographers to create 'art' from his images: International Exhibition of all Fine Arts Industries and Inventions, 1874, a bronze medal by G.T. Morgan, bust of Prince of Wales left, rev. Albert Hall, named (Francis Meadow Sutcliffe, Catalogue No. 4425 etc), 52mm (BHM 2992; E 1633); Un-named Society [perhaps Liverpool or Newcastle-upon-Tyne-related], a bronze medal, unsigned, robed and winged female inscribing tablet on pillar, rev. wreath, named (Swan Plate Competition, 1881, Awarded to Mr F.M. Sutcliffe, for Landscape), 50mm; Dundee and East of Scotland Photographic Association, 1882, a silver medal, unsigned [by Whytock & Sons, Dundee], arms and supporters, rev. exhibition dundee, un-named, 41mm, 27.54g (cf. DNW M11, 1121); Photographic Society of Great Britain, bronze medals (4), unsigned [by W.J. Taylor], bust of Prince Albert left, revs. female driving quadriga, named (Frank M. Sutcliffe, Exhibition 1882; F.M. Sutcliffe, Exhibition 1886; Frank M. Sutcliffe, Exhibition 1887; Frank M. Sutcliffe, Exhibition 1889), all 64mm (cf. BHM 2525; E 1478); Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society, First Class, a bronze medal after W. Wyon, bust of James Watt left, rev. legend, named (Frank M. Sutcliffe, for Instantaneous Views, 1882), 45mm (E 1272); Bristol & West of England Amateur Photographic Association, medals by J.A. Restall for Lavars (4, two silver, two bronze), arms and supporters, revs. international exhibition, named (silver: Frank M. Sutcliffe, 1883-4, F.M. Sutcliffe; bronzes: F.M. Sutcliffe), all 55mm, silver total wt. 132.58g (cf. DNW 64, 1136); Photographic Exhibition, Northampton, Prize Medal, a bronze medal by J.S. & A.B. Wyon, arms and supporters, rev. legend, named (F.M. Sutcliffe, 1884-5), 51mm; Cardiff Photographic Society Exhibition, medals by J.A. Restall (3), in silver (2) and bronze, female seated left, head reverted, shield with Welsh dragon below, revs. wreath, named (silver: 1886, Figure Study, F.M. Sutcliffe, 1888, F.M. Sutcliffe, Class XXIIII; bronze: 1888, F.M. Sutcliffe, Class III), all 51mm, first hallmarked London 1887, silver total wt. 126.50g; Dundee and East of Scotland Photographic Association, 1886, a silver medal, unsigned [by Whytock & Sons, Dundee], arms and supporters, rev. exhibition dundee, un-named, 41mm, 28.45g (cf. DNW M11, 1121), reverse with brooch mount; Photographic Society of Ireland, a bronze medal, unsigned [by Woodhouse], cruciform shields, rev. wreath, named (Triennial Exhibition, Awarded to Frank M. Sutcliffe, Class 6 No.16, 1887), 51mm (cf. DNW 188, 757); Borough of Nottingham, Art Museum, Medal for Success in Art, a silver medal, unsigned, arms, rev. legend, named (Exhibition of Photographs, 1887, to Frank M. Sutcliffe for No. 47), 72mm, 119.67g; Crystal Palace Photographic Exhibition, 1888, a bronze medal by J. Pinches, Britannia holding caduceus and key, opening the doors to the exhibition, lamb and helmet at her feet, rev. legend above wreath, un-named, 41mm (Allen p.138; MJP p.33); Dundee and East of Scotland Photographic Association, 1888, a silver medal, unsigned [by Whytock & Sons, Dundee], arms and supporters, rev. exhibition dundee, named (Awarded to F.M. Sutcliffe), 41mm, 25.76g (cf. DNW M11, 1121); Gloucestershire Photographic Society, a silver medal by H.B. Sale, arms and supporters, rev. wreath, named (April 1888, F.M. Sutcliffe, Class 9), 45mm, 50.22g; Liverpool Amateur Photographic Association, Prize Medal, silver medals by Brookes & Adams (2), arms and supporters, revs. tablet above wreath, named (International Exhibition 1888, F.M. Sutcliffe), both 44mm, total wt. 79.00g (cf. DNW 131, 514); Borough of Oldham, bronze medals (2), unsigned, arms and crest, revs. wreath, named (Photographic Exhibition, F.M. Sutcliffe, 1888), both 45mm (cf. DNW 64, 1132); Coventry & Midland Photographic Society, a silver medal, unsigned, arms and crest, rev. camera within elaborate wreath, named (F.M. Sutcliffe, Champion, Class 5, 1889), 45mm, 42.65g; Crystal Palace Photographic Exhibition, 1889, a bronze medal by J. Pinches, Britannia holding caduceus and key, opening the doors to the exhibition, lamb and helmet at her feet, rev. legend above wreath, named (F.M. Sutcliffe, Series-Cl. A, Sec. 2), 41mm (Allen p.139; MJP p.33); Derby Corporation Art Gallery, 1882 [struck 1883], Industrial Art Prize Medal, a bronze medal by Phillips for P. Vaughton, crowned arms, rev. robed female with accoutrements of art, building in background, named (F. Sutcliffe, Whitby, June 1889), 39mm; Mechanics’ Institute, Keighley, bronze medals by J. Moore (2), robed female standing in landscape, camera at right, revs. legend, named (F. Sutcliffe, 7 Jany. 1889, Champion; F. Sutcliffe, 7 Jany. 1889, Picture), both 45mm; Photographic Exhibition, Richmond, Surrey, a silver medal, unsigned [by J.A. Restall], crowned arms, rev. wreath, named (Awarded to F.M. Sutcliffe for Series of Landscapes, 1889), 45mm, 48.33g; Photography, bronze medals by J.A. Restall (2), seated robed female, camera equipment at left, revs. wreath, named (Medal for General Study won by F.M. Sutcliffe, ‘Coventry’ Exhibition, 1889; Medal for Best Picture, won by F.M. Sutcliffe, Royton, 1890), both 38mm; FRANCE, Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1889, a bronze medal by L.A. Bottée, Marianne crowning seated artisan, Exposition pavilion and Eiffel Tower below, rev. Fame seated on branch of tree, blowing trumpet, named (F.M. Sutcliffe), 63mm (Maier 131; PBE 9; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, 15; BDM I, 231; cf. DNW 176, 373); GERMANY, Photographische Jubiläums Ausstellung, Berlin, 1889, a silver medal by O. Schultz, male bust right, rev. radiant tablet, named (Zuerkannt Herrn Frank M. Sutcliffe), 45mm, 50.80g; U.S.A., Photographic Society, Chicago, Art Institute, bronze medals (3), unsigned, eagle with feet resting on U.S. shield of arms, revs. 1st annual exhibition may 1889, named (F.M. Sutcliffe), all 38mm; Crystal Palace Photographic Exhibition, 1890, a bronze medal by J. Pinches, Britannia holding caduceus and key, opening the doors to the exhibition, lamb and helmet at her feet, rev. legend above wreath, named (Frank Sutcliffe, Class C, Sec. 1), 41mm (Allen p.140; MJP p.33); Mechanics’ Institute, Keighley, medals by J. Moore (2), in silver and bronze, robed female standing in landscape, camera at right, revs. legend, named (silver: F.M. Sutcliffe, Champion, 1890; bronze: F.M. Sutcliffe, Subject Pictures, 1890), both 45mm, silver 46.70g; Newcastle-on-Tyne and Northern Counties Photographic Association, a bronze medal by J.A. Restall, elevation of church, rev. camera, central tablet named (Awarded to F.M. Sutcliffe, 1890), 45mm (cf. DNW M11, 1105); Liverpool International Photographic Exhibition, a silver medal by J.A. Restall, arms and supporters, rev. camera, tablet and portrait on easel, named (1891, F.M. Sutcliffe), 45mm, 39.00g; International Photographic Exhibition, Leeds, medals (3), unsigned [by J.A. Restall], in silver and bronze (2), classical male head right, radiant star around, revs. crested arms and supporters, municipal art gallery above, named (silver: F.M. Sutcliffe, Marine and Clouds, Leeds, 1891; bronze: Landscapes, F.M. Sutcliffe, Leeds, 1891, Outdoor Groups, F.M. Sutcliffe, Leeds, 1891), all 45mm, silver 40.17g (cf. DNW M11, 1119); U.S.A., The Society of Amateur Photographers of New York, Fourth Annual Exhibition, a silver medal, unsigned, American eagle above camera on radiant sun, rev. wreath, named (Frank M. Sutcliffe, for Artistic and Technical Excellence, 1891), 57mm, 53.78g; U.S.A., World’s Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893, a bronze medal by C.E. Barber, figure of Christopher Columbus mode...
West Lothian Agricultural Association, a silver award medal by Ottley, named (Mr Thomas Morton, Linlithgow, for best pair fat 2 year old Cross Oxen, 1876), 54mm; Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, silver award medals (2), named (Alexr McDonald, Penny Gown, 1888; William Weir, For Super of Flower Honey, 1904), both 30mm, and a silver and enamel award medal, rev. named (John Fulton, 30 Years, 1965), 40 x 25mm; Inverness Farmer Society, a bronze award medal, named (William Johnston, Braetown of Leys, for Clydesdale Gelding, 1902), 45mm; Dunbartonshire Agricultural Society, a bronze award medal by Edward & Sons, named (Jas. Napier of Drums, Old Kilpatrick, for Blackfaced Sheep with second best fleece most suitable for manufacturing purposes, 1932), 45mm; Royal Northern Agricultural Society, a bronze award medal, named (J. Lumsden, Garioch, Stockjudging, Indiv. 2nd Eq., 1934), 52mm [7]. Varied state; three cased £100-£150
Edinburgh University Athletic Club, a bronze award medal, unsigned, arms, crossed cricket bats and balls above, rev. wreath, named (2nd Throwing the Hammer, Won by Dr Jn. Smith, 80 ft, 1 July 1882), 52 x 46mm (Brodie 392). Very fine £30-£40 --- Provenance: J.N. Spencer Collection, DNW Auction 66, 6 July 2005, lot 1106 (part)
Working Men’s Club & Institute Union Ltd, a silver-gilt award badge for Cycling by Vaughton, un-named, hallmarked Birmingham 1892, 32mm; Lombard Cycling Club, an openwork silver-gilt badge by J. Gloster, named (20 Miles Handicap, Fastest Time, won by L.W. Davis), hallmarked Birmingham 1892, 42 x 37mm; Lombard Cycling Club, a silver-gilt badge, unsigned, named (5 Mile Championship, won by L.W. Davis, 1894), 32mm; Royal Life Saving Society, medals (2), in silver and bronze, former by J. Daffern, named (Mary Modley, Aug. 1913...Mary D. Modley, 1918), 31 and 29mm; St Augustine’s Abbey School, Ramsgate, a silver badge by W.J. Dingley, named (Havenith Cup, C.A.J. Nicoll, 1934), hallmarked Birmingham 1928, 30 x 26mm, and a silver Victor Ludorum medal by R. Pringle, named (C.A.J. Nicoll, 1934), hallmarked Birmingham 1932, 38mm; together with another silver badge, un-named [8]. Generally very fine £80-£100
School of Rural Economy, Edinburgh, a bronze award medal by A. Kirkwood, named (Drawing, Wm. Senter, 1898-99), 49mm; Edinburgh University, a bronze award medal, unsigned, named (Senior Latin Class, 1898-99, George W. Chrystal), 52mm (Brodie 569) [2]. Very fine and better £30-£40 --- Provenance: J.N. Spencer Collection, DNW Auction 66, 6 July 2005, lot 1106 (part); D.B. McDonald Collection [from R. Gladdle]
Royal Dublin Society, a copper award medal, unsigned, un-named, 43mm; Derby & Derbyshire Canine Society, a bronze award medal by T. Ottley, un-named, 45mm; Scottish Great Dane Club, a bronze award medal, unsigned, named (Gonda of Blegbie, Best Novice Dog or Bitch, Motherwell, 1912), 39mm; Cambridgeshire County Council, Education Committee, bronze award medals (2), unsigned, named (Dorothy Claydon, 1914; Lawrence Claydon, 1915), both 38mm; West Sussex Education Committee, a bronze award medal, unsigned, un-named, 40mm; Royal Agricultural Society of England, Long Service, a bronze ward medal by Mappin & Webb, named (Reuben Smith, 60 Years, 1932), 38mm; Mediterranean Fleet, Destroyer & Submarine Commands, a plated award medal, unsigned, engraved (Bayonet, Team Combat, 1938), 39mm; H.M.I.S. Hamla, an openwork silver badge, c. 1945, unsigned, un-named, 43 x 33mm [9]. Third and seventh extremely fine, latter in case of issue, others very fine £80-£100
Royal Company of Archers [Queen’s Bodyguard for Scotland], a red wax seal, 54mm; together with miscellaneous medals, badges, militaria, etc (approx. 100), mostly British; NETHERLANDS, 75th Anniversary of the Hollandische Ijzeren Spoorwegmaatschappij, 1914, a gilt-bronze medal by J.C. Wienecke, 75mm (Begeer 1100; Swan 323; cf. DNW 137, 525) [Lot]. First extremely fine and in original black tinned box, others in varied state £80-£100
The 77 Medals and Awards to Edith Trickey, one of England’s top female athletes in the inter-War years and the holder of the Women’s World Record for the 1,000 Metres, and to her husband, Frederick Littlefair, of Woodford Green: L[eyton] H[arriers] A[thletic] C[lub], an openwork gold and silver badge by H. Bushell, clasp named (E. Trickey), 32 x 24mm, hallmarked Birmingham 1922, 11.58g; Championship of Essex, an enamelled silver badge by Fattorini, engraved (Ladies 100 Yards, Championship of Essex, 1923), 37 x 30mm, hallmarked Birmingham 1923, 13.49g; Women’s Amateur Athletic Association, a bronze award medal, unsigned, engraved (Relay Championship, 1923, 3rd), 29mm; FRANCE, Baiser d’Enfant, or Tendresse Maternel, [1903], a silver plaquette by O. Yencesse, rev. engraved (Fédération Féminine Sportive de France 1923), 35 x 25mm (PBE 1015; Coll. R. Marx 154; Classens 83; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.369, 3), wt. 17.61g; Women’s Amateur Athletic Association, gold award medals by J. Daffern & Co (5), named (880 Yds Championship, 1923, 1st; 880 Yds Walk, Championship, 1923, 1st; 1924, 880 Yds, Winner, E. Trickey, 2m 30 2/3s; 1924, 880 Yds Walk, Winner, E.F. Trickey, 4m 17 2/5s; 880 Yards, 1925, Winner), all 29mm, hallmarked Birmingham 1923, 1923, 1924, 1924, 1925 respectively, all 9ct, total wt. 52.43g; Insurance Athletic Association Championship, silver award medals (13), by Cohen & Charles (7), named (Ladies 80 Yds, E.F. Trickey, N.B. & M., 1923; Ladies High Jump, E.F. Trickey, N.B. & M., 1923; Ladies Relay, N.B. & M., 1923), all hallmarked 1922, un-named (4), all hallmarked 1923; by A.G.C. (3), named (220 Yds, 2nd, E.F. Trickey, 1925; Relay, 2nd, E.F. Trickey, N.B. & M., 1925; Long Jump, 1st, E.F. Trickey, 1925), all hallmarked 1924; by J.A. Wylie & Co (2), named (220 Yds, 1927, E.F. Trickey, N.B. & M., 2nd; Relay, 1927, E.F. Trickey, N.B. & M., 1st, Record), both hallmarked 1926; unsigned, un-named, hallmarked 1925, all 29mm, total wt. 137.54g; Women’s Amateur Athletic Association, silver award medals by J. Daffern & Co (2), named (1924, 440 Yds, 2nd, E.F. Trickey; 440 Yards, 1925, Second), both 29mm, hallmarked Birmingham 1924, 1925, total wt. 21.01g; Women’s International Games, London, 1924, gold award medals by F.W. Reynolds for the News of the World (2), one named (World’s Record, E. Trickey, 1,000 Metres Flat, 3 Min. 8 1/5 Secs), both 32mm, hallmarked Birmingham 1924, both 9ct, total wt. 31.04g; L[eyton] and L[oughton], silver award medals (2), by J.S., named (Winners, 1924, N.B. & M., Miss E.F. Trickey); by Fattorini, named (Winners, 1925, Miss E.F. Trickey), hallmarked Birmingham 1918 (!), both 32mm, total wt. 27.16g; BELGIUM, Brussels, La Dernière Heure, c. 1925, a bronze award plaque, unsigned, 64 x 44mm; The Women’s International Athletic Contest, 1925, a bronze award medal by Pinches for the Daily Sketch, un-named, 33mm; Middlesex Ladies Athletic Club, gold award medals by D.G. Collins (3), engraved (1st, 880 Yds, 1925; W.A.A.A. Inter-Club Championship, Daily Mirror Prizes, 1926; W.A.A.A. Inter Club Championship, 1927), all 29mm, hallmarked Birmingham 1925, 1926, 1927, all 9ct, total wt. 37.52g; Insurance Athletic Association Championship, bronze award medals (3), unsigned, named (80 Yds, 3rd, E.F. Trickey, 1925; Relay 1926, E.F. Trickey, N.B. & M., 3rd; 80 Yds, 1927, E.F. Trickey, N.B. & M., 3rd), all 29mm; North British & Mercantile Sports Club, a silver award medal, unsigned, named (Wakefield Cup, 1926, E. Trickey), 38mm, 21.16g; Women’s Amateur Athletic Association, gold badges by A. Roden & Son (3), engraved (1926 Championships, 880 Yards, 1st; 1927 Championship, 880 Yards, 1st; 1928 Cross Country Championships (Team), 1st), all 25mm, hallmarked Birmingham 1925, 1926, 1927, all 9ct, total wt. 27.42g; Women’s Amateur Athletic Association, bronze badges (2), unsigned, engraved (1926-7 Cross Country Championships (Team), 3rd), and by Toye & Co, engraved (W.A.A.A. Championships 1933, Standard Discus), both 25mm; London Olympiads Athletic Club, a silver badge by H. Bushell & Son, named (Points Cup, 1927, E. Trickey), 30 x 25mm, hallmarked Birmingham 1923, 13.42g; Middlesex Ladies Athletic Club, silver award medals by D.G. Collins (2), engraved (W.A.A.A. Inter Club Championship, 1928...1930), both 29mm, hallmarked Birmingham 1927, 1929, total wt. 26.00g; London Olympiads Athletic Club, silver badges by H. Bushell & So (4), all un-named, 31 x 26mm, hallmarked Birmingham 1931, 1932, 1933 (2), total wt. 24.90g; London Olympiads Athletic Club, an enamelled silver medal by J.A. Wylie & Co, un-named, 30mm, hallmarked Birmingham 1932, 11.72g; London Olympiads Athletic Club, silver badges by W. Adams Ltd (2), un-named, both 30 x 24mm, hallmarked Birmingham 1935, total wt. 10.12g; Women’s Amateur Athletic Association, silver badges by J. Taylor & Co (4), engraved (N.R.W.C. 1935, 1st; N.R.W.C. 1936, 1st; N.R.W.C. 1936 1st Individual; N.R.W.C. 1938, 2nd Team), all 25mm, first hallmarked Birmingham 1934, total wt. 38.13g; Southern Counties Women’s Amateur Athletic Association, enamelled silver badges by J. Taylor & Co (3), engraved (Road Walk Champp. 1936...1938...1938), all 30 x 20mm, first hallmarked Birmingham 1935, total wt. 30.35g; Southern Counties Women’s Amateur Athletic Association, an enamelled bronze badge, engraved (1 Mile Walk Champp. 3rd), 30 x 20mm; together with the medals awarded to her husband, F.N. Littlefair: Walthamstow Harriers, enamelled silver badges (2), by Fattorini, named (100 Yds, 1926, 3rd, F.N. Littlefair); by A.G. & Co, named (F.N. Littlefair, 100 Yds, 1st, 1930-1), both 25mm, hallmarked Birmingham 1926 and 1930; total wt. 19.18g; Daily Mail Push Ball, a plated bronze medal, unsigned, named (Walthamstow, Sept. 3rd 1927, N. Littlefair), 38mm; Walthamstow Harriers, enamelled gold badges (2), by W.H. Haseler, named (100 Yds, 1st, F.N. Littlefair, 1928), and by Fattorini, named (100 Yds Chamionship, 1st, F.N. Littlefair), both 25mm, hallmarked Birmingham 1928, 1930, both 9ct, total wt. 15.68g; London Shipping Athletic Association, bronze award medals (2), unsigned, named (100 Yards 1928, Third, F.M. Littlefair; 1 Mile Relay, 1929, Third), both 33mm; Metropolitan Championship, a bronze award medal, unsigned, engraved (Seniors, 100 Yards Scratch, 1930), 29mm; Wadham Harriers, an enamelled silver badge by A.G. & Co, named (100 Yds, 1934, 2nd, N.F. Littlefair), 29mm, hallmarked Birmingham 1934, 9.92g; Wadham Harriers, an enamelled bronze badge, named (100 Yds, 3rd, F.N. Littlefair, 1935), 29mm; Essex County Cycling & Athletic Association, a silver badge by W.H. Ltd, un-named, 24mm, hallmarked Birmingham 1938, 9.25g; Road Walking Association, an enamelled bronze badge, engraved (National 20 Miles Championship 1939, 2nd Class Standard), 26mm; London Shipping Athletic Association, silver award medals by H. Phillips (2), named (2 Miles Walking Championship, 1939, Second, F.N. Littlefair; 5 Miles Road Walking Championship, 1939, First), both 33mm, hallmarked London 1938 and 1939, total wt. 42.03g; Woodford Green Athletic Club, an enamelled bronze badge, engraved (20 Miles Walk, 1940, 3rd), 28mm; Highgate Harriers, an enamelled silver badge by J.A. Wylie & Co, named (20 Mls. Open Walk, 1941, F.N. Littlefair), 29mm, 9.81g; Centurions, 1911, an enamelled silver badge by Marples & Beasley, un-named, 31mm, hallmarked Birmingham 1946, 14.42g [Lot]. Gold medals all extremely fine, others very fine and better, an extremely comprehensive group; sold with a pencil-marked copy of the souvenir programme for the Women’s International and Bri...
The Medals and Awards to the professional footballer John Jennings, whose career encompassed spells with Cardiff City, Middlesbrough, Preston North End, Bradford City and Northampton Town, and who later helped coach the Great Britain football team at the Olympic Games in 1952, 1956 and 1960: [Liverpool County Football Combination], a gold badge by Fattorini, named (1922-23, Geo. Mahon Cup, Winners, J. Jennings, Right Full Back), 25mm, hallmarked Birmingham 1922, 9ct, 7.88g; The Football Association, England-Canada 1931, a gold award medal by Vaughton, named (J. Jennings), 30mm, hallmarked Birmingham 1931, 15ct, 23.49g; The Football Association, 1931, an enamelled brass badge by Denton & Down, 43 x 30mm; The Football League, England v. Scotland, an oval award medal by Vaughton, named (Ibrox Park, Glasgow, Feb. 10th 1934, Reserve), 27 x 22mm, hallmarked Birmingham 1933, 9ct, 20.18g; Norfolk & Norwich Hospital Cup, a gold and enamel badge by Vaughton for Tilletts, Norwich, back engraved (1935-6), 32mm, hallmarked Birmingham 1935, 9ct, 22.92g; Finland, Olympic Games, Helsinki, 1952, a bronze Participant’s medal by K. Räsänen, 54mm (GV 125.2; cf. DNW 160, 1239); FINLAND, Olympic Games, Helsinki, 1952, an enamelled bronze Participant’s badge, unsigned, 48 x 32mm (GV 129.101b); LUXEMBOURG, Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Football, 50e Anniversaire 1908-1958, an oval plated enamel badge, unsigned, 45 x 35mm; ITALY, Federazione Italiana Civoco Calcio, a silver award medal, unsigned, for Stabilimenti Artistici, Fiorentini, engraved (Italia-Inghilterra Dilettanti, Brescia, 14-v-1960), 50mm; ITALY, Olympic Games, Rome, 1960, a cast bronze Participant’s medal by E. Greco for Bertoni, 55mm (GV 141.2; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.102, 15; cf. DNW 128, 688); ITALY, Olympic Games, Rome, 1960, Great Britain, an enamelled brass badge, 32 x 27mm [11]. Helsinki Participant’s medal very fine, others extremely fine; the majority in cases or holders as issued [two cases damaged] £1,500-£2,000 --- John Jennings (1902-97), b Platt Bridge, Wigan; worked as a railway fireman before commencing his footballing career with Wigan Borough, 1922-5; joined First Division side Cardiff City, making his debut for them on 10 October 1925; appeared 94 times for Cardiff at Ninian Park, featuring in almost every league match played by the team from February 1928 to January 1930, when he was sold to Middlesbrough; captain of Middlesbrough 1930-3 and selected for a FA tour of Canada in 1931; left Middlesbrough in 1936 for a half-season at Preston North End before signing for Bradford City in February 1937, for whom he made 28 appearances and a further three in the FA Cup; joined the coaching team at Northampton Town 1945 and remained with the ‘Cobblers’ for over 20 years, living in the town until his death. Jennings also worked as a coach for the England national amateur football team and the Great Britain Olympic football team, when it was managed by Walter Winterbottom and Charlie Hughes, among others, between 1952 and 1971
Royal Agricultural Society of England, silver award medals by Mappin & Webb (2), named (Royal Show, Bristol, 1936, First Prize Team, Buttermaking Competition, Awarded to Miss Monica M. Olde; Royal Show, Cardiff, 1938, First Prize Team, Buttermaking Competition, Awarded to Miss Monica M. Olde), both 32mm; National Dairy Show, Olympia, a bronze award medal, named (Clotted Cream Competitions, 3rd Prize, Mrs J.M. Olde, 1937), 39mm; Bath & West & Southern Counties Society, a silver award medal by Mappin & Webb, named (Monica M. Olde, for Buttermaking, Trowbridge, 1937), 38mm; Bath & West & Southern Counties Society, a bronze award medal, unsigned, named (Monica M. Olde for Buttermaking, Plymouth, 1938) [5]. Extremely fine; all in original cases [these mostly somewhat distressed] £80-£100
Birkenhead General Hospital, an enamelled silver badge by Fattorini, named (Grace Crompton Parkinson, 1938-1941), hallmarked Birmingham 1939, 38 x 30mm; Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, an enamelled bronze badge by Toye & Co, stamped 16089, 41 x 26mm; Northern Ireland School of Physiotherapy, an enamelled silver-gilt badge by J. Pinches, hallmarked London 1972, 45 x 28mm; Association of Occupational Therapists, an enamelled badge, 36 x 30mm; Queen Margaret College, Edinburgh, Occupational Therapy, an openwork enamelled badge by Emslie’s, named (A. Johnston), 37mm; British Association of Occupational Therapists, an enamelled Associate Member badge by W.O. Lewis, 39 x 30mm; Exeter School of Radiography, an enamelled badge, 40mm; The United Cardiff Hospitals, School of Radiography, an enamelled bronze badge, 36 x 32mm; School of Radiography, Bradford, an enamelled bronze badge, 32mm; The Society of Remedial Gymnasts, an enamelled bronze badge, 31mm [10]. Very fine £50-£70
ARGENTINA, Jockey Club, Buenos Aires, enamelled silver badges (2), 1930, 1946, both named (Hector Ghiraldo), 30 and 28mm; DUBAI, The Inaugural Dubai World Cup, 1996, an Official’s enamelled brass badge; GERMANY, Olympic Games, 1936, an enamelled brass Visitor’s badge, 31mm (GV 105); U.S.A., ‘Man o’War, 1947, a bright bronze medal, unsigned, 32mm; together with miscellaneous base metal medals (4, two of Jacobite interest) [8]. First four about very fine and better, others in varied state; Dubai mounted in a wooden frame £60-£80 --- ‘Man o’War (1917-47), was a champion American throughbred racehorse born in Lexington, KY. Bought at the yearling sale in Saratoga in 1918 for $5,000 by Samuel Doyle Riddle from Glen Riddle, MD, Riddle turned down an offer of $400,000 for the horse two years later, by which time ‘Big Red’, as he was nicknamed because his coat had tinges of yellow and gold, had been named as the unofficial 1920 American horse of the year. During his racing career from June 1919 to October 1920 he won 20 of the 21 races for which he was entered, and $249,465 in prize money. Put out to stud in 1922, he sired over 60 subsequent race winners, one of whose offspring was Seabiscuit, the 1938 Horse of the Year
FRANCE, Ville de Paris, Enseignement du Dessin, a bronze award medal by J. Lagrange, named (XIe Arrondet., Classe d’Adultes, M.A. Vion Professeur, Prix à l’Élève A. Milard, 1887), 50mm; Carabiniers de Plaisance XIVeme. Arrondisssement, Paris, a bronze award medal, unsigned, named (Hardy, 1899), 56mm; Association pour l’Encouragement des Études Grecques, a bronze award medal by J.-C. Chaplain, named (Louis Camille François, Admission, le 2 Mai 1907), 57mm; Industrie, 1907, a bronze award medal by M.-A. Coudray, un-named, 50mm (CGMP p.102; cf. DNW 134, 597) [4]. First good fine, others very fine; second with loop for suspension £60-£80
FRANCE, Exposition Universelle Internationale, Paris, 1900, Austrian pavilion, a bronze plaque by Prof. S. Schwartz, standing female presenting laurel branch to two kneeling artisans, rev. Expo pavilion, 77 x 53mm (Coll. R. Marx 489; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.297, 37; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.9, 84; BDM V, 429; cf. DNW 30, 720). Very fine £80-£100
FRANCE, Le Tennis, 1914, a bronze award plaque by R. Baudichon, un-named, 68 x 58mm (CGMP p.25); Caisse d’Épargne de Roubaix, a plated bronze plaque, signature unclear, named (Louis Tiers), 68 x 52mm; Le Vainqueur de Samothrace, 1920, a bronze award plaque by E.-P. Blin for L’Association Générale des Mutiles de la Guerre, named (M. Raoul Fortier), 70 x 41mm (cf. DNW M7, 2618); together with an unsigned bronze award plaque depicting a robed female [4]. Generally very fine £80-£100
Bronze-Age, Sumerian pierced Cylinder Seal, Jemdet Nasr period, c. 3000 BC, 2cm x 1.4cm, red/brown stone engraved with a figurative design of two running horned animals (antelopes) divided by a tree. Intact with all details clear £120-£150 --- Provenance: From a UK private collection, and sold with a handwritten note from W.G. Lambert. Cylinder seals resemble a long round bead and were rolled on wet clay to make an impression as a mark of ownership. The period of Jemdet Nasr dates from 3100-2900 BC and was based in southern Mesopotamia
Bronze-Age, Amlash culture (Iran), red Terracotta Jug, 1st millenium BC, 18.5cm x 13.5cm, globular body with flat base, short cylindrical neck with a flared mouth, applied handle ridged at the top. Intact with a small chip at the top, some earthy deposits to the surface £120-£150 --- Provenance: From a UK private collection
Bronze-Age/Iron-Age, Flesh Hook, c. 1300-600 BC, 16cm x 3.4cm, socket diameter 2.1cm, cone-shaped hollow body with circular perforations each side for rivets, at the bottom of the socket in line with these are two projections with flattened discoid terminals, sharply-pointed tapering curved shaft is lozenge shaped (cf. Needham & Bowman class 2). Very fine with a smooth brown patina £600-£800 --- Provenance: Found near Grassington (North Yorkshire), November 2020 (PAS LANCUM-95C5CC). This hook, classed as a find of national importance, was found in a field high up in the Yorkshire Dales at a depth of 14 inches, using a Equinox 800 metal detector. The Rampside Hoard contained two similar flesh hooks, which suggest possible local manufacture; probably they were used for roasting meat at rituals
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