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Lot 403
Commemorative Medals, Sir Charles Erskine of Alva (1617-1663), cast pewter portrait medal, 1647, by Abraham Simon, bust l., long hair falling over plain lace collar and buttoned doublet, rev. legend, 1647 CAR ÆRESKINVS EQV ÆT 30, 36mm (MI 330/173: Platt II, p. 94; Foley 280), very fine, the cast appears to be contemporary with slight indentation on reverse (matching the relief of the head), extremely rare *Bt. Seaby, 26 October 1978. MI. lists a single specimen in gold and two others, these both silver. The date of Sir Charles Erskine’s birth is shown elsewhere as 1611 (not 1617 as implied by the medal). He was the 4th son of John, 8th Earl of Mar and married Mary Hope in 1639. In 1645 he was a commissioner negotiating the Treaty of Uxbridge, a significant but abortive negotiation to try to end the First Civil War. In the same year he also served as a Commissioner for Scotland at the Westminster Assembly of Divines the purpose of which was to restructure the Church of England. The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Lot 498
Commemorative Medals, USA, George Washington (1732-1799), the centenary of his Inauguration celebrated in New York, large cast bronze medal, 1889, by Augustus Saint Gaudens (1848-1907) and Philip H. Martiny (1858-1927), half-length bust left wearing frock-coat and cravat, fasces to right, rev. eagle over New York City arms, legend in 13 lines, …BY THE AVTHORITY OF THE COMMITTEE ON CELEBRATION…, 115mm. (Douglas 53), good very fine with well patinated obverse This medal was Saint Gaudens’s first official medallic commission, from the Committee on Art and Exhibition of the Washington Centennial Celebration. The medal was to be the official souvenir for the centennial of George Washington’s swearing-in as first president of the United States on April 30, 1789 at New York’s Federal Hall. Philip Martiny was Saint Gaudens’s assistant and it was he who did most of the actual modelling. The medal, which was cast by the Gorham Company, was issued in an edition of 2000 specimens in bronze and 10 in silver. The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Lot 377
Commemorative Medals, Education and Sport Medals, University of the Cape of Good Hope, HRH George, Prince of Wales [later George V] appointed Chancellor, specimen medal, silvered-bronze, by Allan Wyon [1901], bust left, rev. arms of the University, 51mm., matt surface, mint state During a world tour of the Dominions in 1901, the future king was appointed Chancellor and received an Honorary Doctorate in Law from the University of the Cape of Good Hope. He served as Chancellor from 1901 to 1912, an association that brought the University significant financial benefit.
Lot 420
Commemorative Medals, Charles II, Naval Reward and the Battle of Lowestoft, silver medal, 1665, by John Roettier, draped and laureate bust of Charles to r., hair short, CAROLVS. SECVNDVS. D. G. MAG. BRI. FRAN. ET. HIB. REX, rev. Charles as Roman general, baton in hand, stands by rocky shore, beyond a fierce naval engagement, a ship sinks and, in the centre, two dominant British ships, legend in exergue, PRO TALIBVS AVSIS, 62.5mm. (MI.503/139; Eimer, 230; MH 52; vL.II, 504), contained in its original velvet-lined fitted leather case decorated in a pattern of gilt squares, the medal extremely fine or virtually so The decorated leather cases of this period are extremely rare; however, it is slightly warped and lacks one (of two) hooks. The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Lot 521
Commemorative Medals, Admiral George Anson (1697-1762), the Defeat of the French Fleet off Cape Finisterre, 1747 and the Circumnavigation of the World, 1740-1744, copper medal, 1747, by Thomas Pingo, Victory holds wreath over left-facing bust of Anson, rev. Victory stands on back of sea-monster, the names of Anson’s six senior officers around, 43.5mm. (MI.634/325; Eimer 616; Betts 382; MH.345; Eimer, Pingo 38), some spotting, reverse extremely fine, obverse nearly so The formidable commanders named on the medal rose to be Admiral Viscount Augustus Keppel, Captain Philip Saumarez, Admiral Sir Charles Saunders, Admiral Sir Percy Brett, Vice-Admiral Sir Peter Dennis and Vice-Admiral John Campbell (the medal with the uncorrected CAMPBEL spelling). The circumnavigation, over four years, is remembered for the capture at Cape Espiritu Santo of the Spanish ship Nuestra Señora de Covadonga, with treasure valued in excess of £300,000. The medal is believed to have been commissioned by Anson’s elder brother, Thomas.
Lot 329
Commemorative Medals, Medals of the Z.A.R, Paul Kruger (1825-1904; President 1883–1900), Opening of the Delagoa Bay Railway, 1895, copper medal, by J. P. M. Menger, bust of Kruger l., rev. winged wheel on rail, 44mm. (Moyau 52; Swan 405; CMZAR.5), in circular card case of issue, choice mint state
Lot 346
Commemorative Medals, Medals of the Z.A.R, Paul Kruger (1825-1904; President 1883–1900), white metal medal, signed G&S [possibly Green & Sons, Johannesburg], bust of Kruger l., S.J.P. KRUGER, STAATS PRESIDENT DER Z.A. REPUBLIEK 1883-1900, rev. façade of the Raadzaal building, Pretoria, 38.5mm. (Hern 386; CMZAR.171), extremely fine Believed to have been struck to commemorate Kruger’s death or funeral in 1904.
Lot 489
Commemorative Medals, Sweden, Count Arvid Bernhard Horn of Ekebyholm (1664–1742), elected for a second tem as President of the Privy Council of Sweden, white metal [tin] medal, 1720, by Johann Carl Hedlinger (1691-1771), draped bust to r., hair long, rev. a central crowned royal pedestal, four others around, AMABILI VINCVLO IVNCTI, 63.5mm. (Felder 34), extremely fine, rare A leading figures of the Swedish ‘Age of Liberty’, Horn served twice as President of the Privy Council (1710-1719 and 1720-1738). He was involved in the foundation of the East India Company in Gothenburg in 1731. Horn also provided economic development in the fields of trade, mining and forestry and concluded trade agreements with Turkey, India and China. The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Lot 479
Commemorative Medals, Italy, Vatican, Clement XI (1649-1700-1721), Giovanni Francesco Albani, a superb large uniface cast bronze medallic plaquette, 1706-07, by Charles Claude Dubut, bust r., wearing robes and tiara, CLEMENS: XI: :PONT: MAX: AN: VII, raised border, 131.5mm. (Miselli pp. 74-5, 64a: Roma Resurgens 148), a superb medal, with a contemporary suspension loop attached through rim, good very fine and well patinated with age Charles Claude Dubut (1687-1742) was a sculptor, stuccoer, medallist and wax modeller. He was educated in Paris and Rome and later worked at the Dresden court, then Berlin, before he settled in Munich. See also, Arne R. Flaten, Medals and Plaquettes in the Ulrich Middeldorf Collection at the Indiana University Art Museum, Bloomington, Indiana, 2012. The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Lot 282
Commemorative Medals, British Empire, St. Helena, Napoleon, copper memorial medal, by A. Bovy, 1840, uniformed bust l., rev. Napoleon’s tomb in the Geranium Valley [now called the Valley of the Tomb], 41.5mm. good extremely fine The W. V. R Baldwin Collection of the Medals of Southern Africa
Lot 283
Commemorative Medals, British Empire, Queen Victoria, Nyanza Medal for Natives, the Speke and Grant expedition to the source of the Nile, 1860-1863, specimen in copper, by J.S. & A.B. Wyon, for the Royal Geographical Society, 1863, diademed bust left (after William Wyon), rev. rising sun over panoramic view of the Nile, VICTORIA NYANZA SOURCE OF THE NILE, in ex. EXPLORED BY SPEKE & GRANT, 37mm (BHM.2792, R2; Eimer 1560), a superb specimen, choice mint and very rare Captain John Hanning Speke (1827-1864), who published his “Journal of the Discovery of the Nile” in 1863, was killed in a shooting accident in 1864, the day before he was to debate in public with the explorer Richard Burton as to whether indeed the source of the Nile had been discovered. He had received the Gold Founder’s Medal of the Royal Geographical Society in 1861, “For his eminent geographical discoveries in Africa, and especially his discovery of the great lake Victoria Nyanza” (Burton had received it in 1859). Lt Col James Augustus Grant (1827-1892) received his Gold Founder’s Medal in 1864 “For his journey across Eastern Equatorial Africa with Captain Speke”, and published “A Walk Across Africa” the same year. The medal was illustrated in The Illustrated London News, 3 April 1869, with the caption “Victoria Nyanza Medal for Natives who aided Captains Speke and Grant”. The W. V. R Baldwin Collection of the Medals of Southern Africa
Lot 545
Commemorative Medals, Denmark, Christian IX (1818-1863-1907), the Citizens Patriotic Movement, 1885-1891 (for the defence tax for the protection of the homeland), a gilt-metal snuff box, incorporating a cast of the medal by S. Lindahl, the lid, a bust of Christian IX to r., the base, man, woman and children bring gifts to the seated figure of Denmark, palmetto decoration around both, 75mm (cf.Bergsø 582), much as made and in excellent condition
Lot 303
Commemorative Medals, Field Marshall Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts, VC, Siege of Mafeking, bronze portrait medal, 1900, unsigned [by F. Bowcher] for Spink, facing bust, rev. soldiers and sailors bringing up a gun, BLOEMFONTEIN PRETORIA, 45mm. (BHM.3677; Eimer 1843; Hern 150; CMZAR 64), good very fine
Lot 305
Commemorative Medals, Lieutenant General Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell (1857-1941), the Defence of Mafeking, bronze portrait medal, 1900, unsigned [by F. Bowcher for Spink], facing bust of Baden-Powell in uniform and hat, rev. soldiers and sailors bringing up a gun, 45mm.; with small silver medal, similar, 22.5mm. (BHM. 3677; Eimer 1843; Hern 106), latter with suspension loop and ring, extremely fine and very fine (2)
Lot 443
Commemorative Medals, Jacobite, Princess Maria Clementina, escape from Innsbrück, silver medal, 1719, by Ottone Hamerani, bust of the Princess l., her hair tied up with pearls, CLEMENTINA. M. BRITAN. FR. ET. HIB. REGINA., rev. the Princess escapes in a chariot and speeds through an Italian landscape to the city of Rome beyond, FORTVNAM. CAVSAMQVE. SEQVOR., 48.5mm. (MI.444/49; Eimer 484; Woolf 36:1), nearly extremely fine George I was against the marriage of Princess Maria Clementina (1702-1735), grand-daughter of John Sobieski, king of Poland and James, the Elder Pretender. She had been arrested by Charles VI whilst on her way to Rome and confined to Innsbruck castle, from where her escape is commemorated on this medal. The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Lot 60
Ancient Coins, Roman Empire, Valentinian III, solidus, AD 430-455, Ravenna, D N PLA VALENTINIANVS P F AVG, diad., dr. and cuir. bust r., rev. VICTORIA AVGGG, Valentinian stg. facing, foot on serpent, holding long cross and Victory, R V in field, in ex. CONOB, wt. 4.44gms. (RIC.2018), a nicely struck example, almost extremely to fine
Lot 67
Ancient Coins, Byzantine Empire, Justin II (AD 565-578), solidus, DN IVSTINVS PP AVI, helmeted facing bust, beardless, holding Victory on globe, rev. VICTORIA AVCCC (followed by officina letter Γ), Constantinopolis std. facing, head r., holding spear and globus cruciger, in ex. CONOB, wt. 4.50gms. (MIB.4; S.345), extremely fine
Lot 395
Commemorative Medals, Charles I, the Scottish Coronation, silver medal, 1633, by Nicolas Briot, signed B on rev. crowned and draped bust l., wearing ornate lace collar, CAROLVS. D:G. SCOTIÆ. ANGLIÆ. FR. ET. HIB. REX., rev. a Scottish thistle in flower, HINC. NOSTRÆ. CREVERE. ROSÆ., 29mm. (MI.266/60; Eimer 123; BMC [Jones] 155; Platt p. 133, type B; Hill & Pollard pl. 27, 9; Wollaston III; Foley 222), very fine The ceremonial service was held at St. Giles, Edinburgh, accompanied by an Anglican service. The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Lot 284
Commemorative Medals, British Empire, Queen Victoria, Nyanza Medal for Natives, the Speke and Grant expedition to the source of the Nile, 1860-1863, specimen in copper, by J. S. & A. B. Wyon, for the Royal Geographical Society, 1863, diademed bust left (after William Wyon), rev. rising sun over panoramic view of the Nile, VICTORIA NYANZA SOURCE OF THE NILE, in ex. EXPLORED BY SPEKE & GRANT, 37mm (BHM.2792, R2; Eimer 1560), good extremely fine and very rare Captain John Hanning Speke (1827-1864), who published his “Journal of the Discovery of the Nile” in 1863, was killed in a shooting accident in 1864, the day before he was to debate in public with the explorer Richard Burton as to whether indeed the source of the Nile had been discovered. He had received the Gold Founder’s Medal of the Royal Geographical Society in 1861, “For his eminent geographical discoveries in Africa, and especially his discovery of the great lake Victoria Nyanza” (Burton had received it in 1859). Lt Col James Augustus Grant (1827-1892) received his Gold Founder’s Medal in 1864 “For his journey across Eastern Equatorial Africa with Captain Speke”, and published “A Walk Across Africa” the same year. The medal was illustrated in The Illustrated London News, 3 April 1869, with the caption “Victoria Nyanza Medal for Natives who aided Captains Speke and Grant”. The W. V. R Baldwin Collection of the Medals of Southern Africa
Lot 447
Commemorative Medals, George II and William, Duke of Cumberland (1721-1765), small silver counter or medallet, c. 1746, by J. Kirk, from a small series of counters of the Royal Family, armoured bust of George II l., signed KIRK on truncation, rev. bust of Cumberland r., in armour with lion shoulder-plate, 25mm. (MI.622/295; Eimer 612), choice extremely fine and scarce; George III, marriage to Princess Charlotte de Mecklembourg-Schwerin, silver medallet, 1761, conjoined busts r., he in armour, rev. London cityscape, cherub with ribband, FELICITAS BRITANNIÆ and crowned hearts above, 26mm. (BHM.17; Eimer 691), very fine (2) The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
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Lot 451
Commemorative Medals, George, Prince Regent [later George IV], Treaty of Paris, Peace in Europe, gilt-silver medal, 1814, by J. Barber and (reverse) T. Wyon, Jr., for Rundell, Bridge and Rundell, laureate bust r., GEORGIVS PRINCEPS WALLIÆ PATRIAM PRO PATRE REGENS MDCCCXIIII, rev. Britannia supports the fallen Europa and is crowned by Victory, SEIPSAM CONSTANTIÂ EUROPAM EXEMPLO, 69mm. (BHM.805; Eimer 1043; Bramsen 2277), a superb medal, the slightest bruise on reverse (6 o’clock), a few hairlines, but choice extremely fine The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Lot 472
Commemorative Medals, France, Julien-Prosper Legastelois (1885-1931), World War I, help to the wounded, “Pro Patria”, gilt-silver plaquette, half-length bust of La France l., holding flag and wearing Liberty cap, rev. trophies on plinth, airship and aeroplanes above, named “Å Melle BEART”, 47.5 x 47.5mm (CGMP 232A), slightly arched top, extremely fine The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Lot 423
Commemorative Medals, Charles II, Proposed Commercial Treaty with Spain, gilt-silver medal, 1666, by John Roettier, laureate bust r., + CAROLVS. SECVNDVS. DEI. GRATIA. MAG. BRI. FRAN. ET. HIB. REX, rev. statue of Charles, as a Roman general, on a pedestal, the fleet in sail beyond, REDEANT COMMERCIA. FLANDRIS, edge plain, 56.5mm. (MI.517/162; Eimer 236), good very fine, the gilding contemporary and light in colour *Bt. Mrs I. Allen. The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Lot 407
Commemorative Medals, Oliver Cromwell, the Battle of Dunbar, silver award medal, 1650, by Thomas Simon, bust of Oliver Cromwell to l., armoured and draped with mantle, battle scene beyond, WORD AT DUNBAR. THE LORD OF HOSTS. SEPTEM Y 3 1650, rev. the Speaker seated facing, in the assembled chamber of Parliament, 33.5 x 28mm. (MI.392/14; Eimer 181; Lessen pp. 119-121; Platt II, pp. 310-322; Foley 360), with typical flat suspension loop, an early to mid 18th century restrike, showing few flaws, very fine and scarce The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Lot 424
Commemorative Medals, Charles II and Queen Catherine, small silver tribute medal, c. 1667, by Philip Roettier, bust of Charles r., hair short, CAROLVS. II. REX, rev. bust of Catherine r., her hair tied back, CATHERINA REGINA, 28mm. (MI.540/192; Eimer 243), choice extremely fine with light tone, very rare The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Lot 336
Commemorative Medals, Medals of the Z.A.R, Paul Kruger (1825-1904; President 1883–1900), “de Grote Africaner”, white metal memorial medal, 1900, by Green & Sons, Johannesburg, bust l., rev. the Raadzaal [Government] building, Pretoria, 38.5mm. (Laidlaw 0084), in card “pill box” box with printed label, mint state
Lot 417
Commemorative Medals, Charles II, Restoration, so-called Pattern Broad, 1660, in silver, by Thomas Simon, crowned and draped bust r. (as used later on the Coronation medal), CAROLVS. II. DG ANG. SCO. FR. ET HI. REX, rev. crowned quartered shield of arms, date above, .MAGNA. OPERA. DOMINI., edge, plain, 30mm. 8.09gms (MI; 463/60; rev. as North 2776; Lessen, M., Simon’s Mill Gold Coins and Medals of Charles II, 1660-1662, BNJ 65, 1995, type C), reverse extremely fine, obverse almost so, exceedingly rare Lessen lists just three specimens: the British Museum; this – ex Spink auction 31, 12 October, 1983 (lot 299) and Montagu (828) = Murdoch (631) = Thorburn (293) = Vaughan Morgan 1935 (390) – this believed to be the specimen sold by Heritage auctions, 26 September, 2013 (lot 24844). The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Lot 476
Commemorative Medals, Italy, Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680), sculptor and architect, cast bronze portrait medal, 1674, by Charles Jean François Chéron (1635-1698), bust of Bernini to r., wearing gown, signed on truncation, EQVES. IOA. LAVRENT BERNINVS. ETATIS. SVE. .ANNO 76 1674, rev. allegorical figures of Painting, Sculpture, Architecture and Mathematics, SINGVLARIS. IN SINGVLIS. IN. OMNIBVS VNICVS., 71mm. (V&T.19, 6; Johnson 125; Rizz.886; BDM.I, 420; Hall I, 575), the medal still wrapped in its original 17th century folded paper, this inscribed, ‘Joa. Laurentius Berninus’, good very fine Louis XIV commissioned Chéron to make this medal, even though the King’s patronage during Cheron’s visit to France in 1665 had been disappointing. The figures on the reverse represent the various arts in which Bernini excelled: sculpture, architecture and painting. At the time that this medal was made, Bernini was working on an equestrian statue of Louis XIV, which on its arrival in France, was so disliked by the King that he had the head replaced and the statue banished to a distant part of the park at Versailles. The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Lot 298
Commemorative Medals, Queen Victoria, Transvaal, Diamond Jubilee, 1897, white metal medal, by Grün Bros, crowned veiled bust of Queen Victoria l., rev. arms of the ZAR in oak wreath, TRANSVAAL SOUTH AFRICA in field, 39mm. (CMZAR.14), virtually mint state; Peace, 1900, small silver medal, Queen enthroned with soldiers, NO POWER ON EARTH CAN SHAKE OUR UNDIVIDED EMPIRE, 26.5mm.; white metal (2), PEACE CELEBRATION, 1900, 38mm.; City of Cape Town, THE RESTORATION OF PEACE, 33.5mm., pierced; Transvaal Souvenir Medal, copper, 1899-1900, Soldier and Sailor defending flag, rev. two crowned shields of Empire and Britain, UNITED IN THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM WE DEFEND OUR EMPIRE, 38mm. (CMZAR.35), this and first two extremely fine, others very fine (5)
Lot 320
Commemorative Medals, Joseph Chamberlain (1836-1914), Statesman, Visit to South Africa, 1903, a pair of medals, silver and copper, by J. A. Restall, bust right, rev. legend on shield with Britannia and Justice as supporters, 39mm .(BHM.3889), former with Birmingham hallmark, mint state though second with small verdigris spot on head; and brass medallet, Founder of The New British Empire, 24.5mm., mint state (3)
Lot 290
Commemorative Medals, British Empire, Louis Napoléon, Prince Imperial (1856-1879), Baptism, white metal medal, 1856, by Labouche, for Francis Massonnet, infant bust r., his godparents named in open book resting on font, 50mm. (BDM III, 603; Divo 320), extremely fine, ‘shadowing’ to lettering; with brass medals (2) for his birth and baptism, very fine (3) The Prince’s godfather was Pope Pius IX and his godmother the Queen of Sweden (Joséphine of Leuchtenberg, wife of Oscar I and granddaughter of Napoleon and his first wife, after whom she was named). The W. V. R Baldwin Collection of the Medals of Southern Africa
Lot 405
Commemorative Medals, Charles I, Memorial, 1649, silver medal, by Norbert Roettier, c.1695, armoured bust r., love-lock over left shoulder, CAROL. I. D.G.M.B.F. ET. H. REX & GLOR. MEM., rev. legend in 6 lines, REX PACIFICVS VICTVS VINCEBAT HOSTES VICTOR TRIVMPHAT IN CŒLIS, 59mm. (MI.346/199; vL.II, 320; Platt I, type A, p. 260; Foley 292), the start of a die crack over his shoulder and hair (as commonly found), extremely fine and rare The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Lot 453
Commemorative Medals, George III, North American Indian Chief’s medal, 1814, by Thomas Wyon Jr., medium size issue, laureate bust of the King r., wearing ermine gown, Garter Collar and George, GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA BRITANNIARVM REX. F:D:, rev. Royal Arms with motto around and plumed helm, Lion and Unicorn supporters, DIEU ET MON DROIT on scroll below, 60mm (Adams 13.1; Jamieson fig.25; BHM.844; Eimer 1061; Breton 21; Reford 120; cf Ford XVI, Stack’s, 17 October, 2006, lots 83-87), original plain suspension loop, good very fine, even grey tone and very rare The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Lot 316
Commemorative Medals, Natal, Edward VII, silver coronation medal for Zulu chiefs, plain edge, crowned uniformed bust r., signed ‘J and S’ on truncation (Joseph and Sons of Port Elizabeth), TO COMMEMORATE THE CORONATION OF KING EDWARD VII rev. Royal arms and supporters, badge of two running wildebeests in cartouche below, COLONY OF NATAL JUNE 26TH 1902, 51.5mm. (MYB.305A), suspension loop and ring, blue ribbon, mint strike and rare The medal was issued to Natal Zulu chiefs in appreciation for their loyalty during the Boer War. Had the Zulus rebelled, as they did in 1906, and joined forces with the Boers, the outcome of the war could have been very different. The date on the medal is that originally set for the Coronation; it was postponed by the King’s illness until August 9.
Lot 490
Commemorative Medals, Sweden, Nicolaus Keder (1659-1735), Antiquarian and Numismatic Scholar, memorial medal, copper, 1735, draped bust r., rev. phoenix rises from the ashes, VITAM. MIHI. MORS. RENOVABIT, 33.5mm. (Felder 151; Hild. 8); Karl Gustav Tessin (1695-1770), copper medal, 1745, for the Swedish Academy, draped bust r., rev. a compass, ARCTOS UBIQVE SCOPUS, 33mm. (Felder 176; Hild. 5), this extremely fine, the first nearly so (2) *second ex Buckland, Dix & Wood auction, 1 June, 1994 (lot 386). Hedlinger made two tribute medals of Kedder in 1728. The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Lot 430
Commemorative Medals, Mary of Modena, Coronation 1685, the official silver medal, by John Roettier, laureate bust r., MARIA. D.G. ANG. SCO. FR. ET. HI. REGINA, rev. the Queen seated on a mound, O. DEA. CERTE, 34mm. (MI .606/7; Eimer 274; Wollaston VII; Farquhar II, 222), contained in a contemporary, green velvet lined, black shagreen fitted case, toned, the medal extremely fine Dealer’s ticket, bt. 1981 400 specimens struck The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Lot 347
Commemorative Medals, Medals of the Z.A.R, Paul Kruger (1825-1904; President 1883–1900), Visit to Utrecht, bronze plaquette, 1902, by Henri Dubois, struck at the Paris mint, bust of Kruger l., in ex. LE PRESIDENT KRÜGER and above, UTRECHT JUIN 1902, rev. draped Fame walks in clouds over aerial panoramic map of South Africa, 70.5 x 47mm. (CMZAR 165), much as struck with matt surface, extremely fine
Lot 296
Commemorative Medals, German East Africa, Major Hermann von Wissmann (1853-1905), explorer and administrator, silver medal, 1889-90, by Oertel, Berlin, uniformed bust l, wearing pith helmet, rev. Germania flies over the sea towards an African shore, milled edge, 38.5mm. proof-like surface, mint state with light grey tone, rare Hermann von Wissmann was Reichskommissar of German East Africa (1888-1891) and Governor (1895-1896)
Lot 286
Commemorative Medals, British Empire, David Livingstone (1813-1873), Missionary and Explorer, copper proof or specimen of the Royal Geographical Society’s Bearer’s Medal, 1874, by Alfred Benjamin Wyon, bust of David Livingstone three-quarters r., rev. legend in eight lines, PRESENTED BY THE ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON – 1874, 37mm. (Fearon 325.2; Eimer 1637; Storer 2229; cf. Magor 403), numbered “411” on edge, proof-like surface, choice mint state and extremely rare It has long been understood that the Wyon family kept a reference collection of their medals, each with an impressed number on the edge. No key to the numbering system has ever been discovered and it would seem to have followed a random form. Other medals in the present sale also carry “Wyon numbers”. Of the 60 silver Bearer’s Medal medals struck, less than 10 examples are believed extant, four of which are in institutional Collections [British Museum; Livingstone Museum, Zambia; Blantyre Museum, Malawi; and the Royal Geographical Society]. The copper proofs must also be exceedingly rare. Pridmore writes (Pridmore, Major F. and Simpson, D. H., Faithful to the End, SNC, May 1970, pp.192-6), that two obverse dies were needed to complete the order of 60 medals as both fractured, “but lasted long enough to complete the total ordered and a few bronze proofs”. For further reading see also, Roland Hill, David Livingstone’s Bearers’ Medals, OMRS Journal, December 2008, pp.229-38. The W. V. R Baldwin Collection of the Medals of Southern Africa
Lot 410
Commemorative Medals, Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector, copper medal, 1653, in the style of Thomas Simon and signed T.S., but struck in Geneva, draped and armoured bust three-quarters r., OLIV. D.G. R. P. ANG. SCO. ET. HIB. PRO., rev. lion displays arms of the Protectorate, PAX QVÆRITVR BELLO, 34mm. (MI.410/46; Eimer. 189; M. Lessen, BNJ 1979, p.95, copy 1; Platt I, p. 340; Foley 375), sharply struck, extremely fine The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Lot 440
Commemorative Medals, Anne, the Capture of Bethune, St Venant and Aire, copper medal, 1710, by John Croker and (reverse) S. Bull, laureate bust of Queen Anne l., rev. military trophies and standards atop altar, BETHVNIA. FANO. STI. VENANTII. ET. ARIA. CAPTIS., 48.5mm. (MI.374/220; Eimer 447; vL.V, 171), good extremely fine The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Lot 421
Commemorative Medals, James, Duke of York and Lord High Admiral of England, the Battle of Lowestoft, silver medal, 1665, by John Roettiers, draped and armoured bust of James r., IACOBVS DVX EBOR ET ALBAN DOM MAGN ADMIRALLVS ANGLIÆ, rev. scene of the action, with the Royal Charles prominent, NEC MINOR IN TERRIS, date below, 3 IVNII 1665, 77mm. (MI.504/142; Eimer 228; vL.II, 505; MH 55; Farquhar p. 241; Weiss Fig. 10), both a magnificent naval and portrait medal, extremely fine and extremely rare James distinguished himself at the Battle of Lowestoft, fought on 3rd June, 1665, where he commanded the English fleet of over 100 vessels facing a Dutch fleet of similar size, commanded by Lt. Admiral Jacob van Wassenaer Obdam, at which 24 Dutch ships were captured or destroyed. The medal shows the Royal Charles engaging with the Eendragt. The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Lot 455
Commemorative Medals, Victoria, The Art Union of London, Sir Alfred Gilbert’s silver medal, for the Golden Jubilee of the both the Queen and the Art Union, 1887, elaborate crowned bust to right, rev. winged figure, representing Art, stands on the stern-castle of the Ship of State, ART SAILETH THOUGH LIFE FAILETH, 64mm. (BHM. 3246; Beaulah 30; ‘This Golden Year’, Royal Academy 1977, no. 136; Eimer 1735), a wonderfully sculpted medal, extremely fine and extremely rare Sir Alfred Gilbert, RA, MVO, DCL (1854-1934) 30 silver medals were allocated for both the years 1887 and 1888. The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Lot 414
Commemorative Medals, Charles II, Restoration, “Britanniæ”, silver medal, 1660, by John Roettier, draped and armoured bust r., with short hair, signed JR in monogram below, AVGVSTISS. CAROLO SECVNDO. P.P., rev. Hercules, Minerva, Prudence, Peace and Mercury stand around an altar, supporting a shield with an image of Britannia, Plenty with a cornucopiæ reclines in the foreground, NVLLVM. NVMEN ABEST, and in ex. BRITANNIÆ, 63mm. (MI.460/54; Eimer 214; vL.II, 464), edge bruise at top of obverse, extremely fine The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Lot 514
Commemorative Medals, Charles II, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, copper ticket, 1671, by John Roettier, laureate and armoured bust l., THEATRE ROYAL., rev. in three lines, FOR THE FIRST GALLERIE 1671, 33.5mm. (D&W.18/197; MG. - ; Withers 179), obverse very fine, reverse only about fine *ex E.E Yates collection Private sale to A.H.Baldwin’s Ltd. in 1938. The Farthing bust. Ticket dated ‘9th Feb 1905’.
Lot 460
Commemorative Medals, France, Louis XV (1710-1715-1774), Chamber of Justice established, silver medal, 1716, by J. C. Roettiers and (rev.) Jean Duvivier, laureate and draped bust r., rev. Hercules slaying Cacus in his lair, behind him the stolen oxen, VINDEX AVARAE FRAUDIS, 41.5mm. (Divo 10; Jacquiot 759), an original striking, good very fine and very rare The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Lot 335
Commemorative Medals, Medals of the Z.A.R, Paul Kruger (1825-1904; President 1883–1900), “de Grote Africaner”, white metal memorial medal, 1900, by Green & Sons, Johannesburg, bust l., rev. the Raadzaal [Government] building, Pretoria, 38.5mm. (Laidlaw 0084), in card “pill box” box with printed label, mint state
Lot 461
Commemorative Medals, France, Louis XV (1710-1715-1774), Foundation of the Military Academy in Paris [l’École Militaire de Paris], silver medal, 1769, by Benjamin Duvivier, laureate and armoured bust of King r., LUDOVICVS XV REX CHRISTIANISS, rev. façade of the academy, CRESCENTI AD MILITIÆ DECUS NOBILITATI, and in ex. PALÆSTRA EX ÆDIFICATA, 63.5mm. 161.089gms (Nocq 159, bust 4B; Trésor III pl L, 6; cf.Divo 175), a contemporary struck medal, a few light scuffs and handling marks, about extremely fine and very rare Henry Nocq, Les Duvivier, Paris 1911, no. 159, describes the medal as dated 1768 [MDCCLXVIII], however, in a footnote, he refers to an example in the Musée Monnétaire (catalogue no. 147) as dated 1769. Although founded in 1750, after the War of the Austrian Succession, the academy did not open till 1750, with the buildings depicted on the medal, designed by Ange-Jacques Gabriel. It served as a college for cadet officers from poor noble families, changing its name in 1777 to the École des Cadets-gentilshommes where, in 1784, the young Napoleon Bonaparte was accepted. The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Lot 448
Commemorative Medals, George II, the State of Britain, bronzed-pewter medal, 1760, by Johann Carl Hedlinger, laureate and armoured bust l., with mantle and Sash, GEORGIUS II. D.G. MAGN. BRIT. FR. ET. HIB. REX, rev. large globe depicting the British Isles, IMCOMPARABILIS, 67.5mm. (MI712/449; Brockmann 897; Felder 189), nearly extremely fine and of great rarity The medal expresses the exceptionally high regard in which Britain was held across Europe after the events of the previous two years. MI suggests the dies were never hardened which would explain why the only example known to the authors was that in the British Museum [‘lead – Unique?’]. Felder lists a single silver medal in the Swiss National Museum, Zurich. An example in ‘gilt-lead’ was sold in Baldwin Auction 83, 24 September, 2013 (lot 5273). Further medals by Johann Carl Hedlinger will be found listed under Sweden and Russia. The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Lot 413
Commemorative Medals, Charles II, Restoration, “Felicitas Britanniæ”, massive silver medal, 1660, by John Roettier, draped and armoured bust to r., hair long and over shoulders, CAROLVS. SECVNDVS. D. G. . MAG. BRIT. FRAN. ET. HIB. REX, rev. Britannia seated on shore by cliffs receives an olive branch from Justice, attended by Pallas and Hercules, with lion and holding club, Fame behind him and an infant genius above, legend in inverted letters in exergue, FELICITAS BRITANNIÆ 29 MAII 1660, 85.5mm. (MI.460/53; Eimer 212; vL. II, 464, Farquhar pp. 252-255, illus.), a most handsome medal, extremely fine and extremely rare MI. states, with full justification, ‘This is one of the beautiful medals executed by John Roettier…’. The date, 29th May, was the King’s birthday and the day that he arrived in London. The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Lot 507
Commemorative Medals, Oliver Cromwell, Subservience of France and Spain, cast gilt silver satirical medal, 1655, of Dutch manufacture, armoured and laur. bust of Cromwell l., rev. the French and Spanish ambassadors compete to pay homage to Cromwell, who kneels, buttocks exposed and head on Britannia’s lap, 47mm. (MI.420/60; vL II, 395; Eimer 194), very fine, a contemporary cast of this extremely rare medal
Lot 22
Ancient Coins, Roman Republic, L. Mussidius Longus (42 BC), denarius, CONCORDIA, diad. and veiled bust of Concord r., crescent below chin, rev. R. L. MVSSIDIVS LONGVS above platform, inscribed CLOACIN, on which two statues of Venus Cloacina (Cr.494/42c; Syd.1093b), toned, nearly extremely fine
Lot 400
Commemorative Medals, John Campbell, Earl of Loudon (1598-1663), gilt-silver portrait medal, 1645, by Abraham Simon, signed A.S. on truncation, bust of Campbell, to l., wearing skull cap, plain collar and doublet, rev. legend, IOHAN COM LOVDOVN SVMMVS SCOTIÆ CANCELLARIVS 1645, 36mm. (MI.321/157; Eimer 148; CP 97/5; Platt II, p. 63; Foley 276), contemporary suspension ring, the gilding a little flakey especially reverse, very fine and very rare Campbell was a member of the General Assembly of 1638 and opposed the imposition of the new prayer book by Charles I and Archbishop Laud. He also opposed the King’s interference with the traditions of the Scottish nobility; became a leading spokesman for the Covenanter movement and was one of the seven Scottish nobles who signed a letter to the King of France requesting his aid. The discovery of this letter led to his arrest for treason and committal to the Tower but with the support of the Marquis of Hamilton he was released and permitted to return to Scotland. In 1641 he was appointed to be the Lord Chancellor of Scotland and was also First Commissioner of the Treasury and President of the Privy Council, positions he held till he was deposed at the Restoration in 1660. He was Chancellor of St. Andrew’s University. Bt. Seaby, 20 January, 1981. The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
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