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Lot 979
Copeland Parianware figure The Veiled Bride modelled by Raphaelle Monti 14.5 high made for the `Crystal Palace Art Union`, the bride is captured deep in thought beneath her diaphanous veil secured in place by a chaplet of blossom, and raised on a circular socle, impressed signature R Monti and Copeland. The base is impressed Crystal Palace Art Union This is probably the most celebrated of all parian busts and brought acclaim to the sculptor when first exhibited. See Paul Atterbury (Ed.), The Parian Phenomenon, p. 180, fig. 586 Overall condition is good. There are small patches of wear and loss of detail to the blossom chaplet, and minor losses to some leaves and fabric folds on the reverse. There are larger losses to the base where it meets the bust, as well as to the bottom edges of the fabric at the back and on the front left side. These do not detract from the aesthetic of the bust from the front. The parian is white but would benefit from being cleaned.
Lot 1036
Medal, Alexander II of Russia 1874, City of London series, Visit of the Tsar to the City of London, Bronze Medal, by Charles Wiener, uniformed bust of Alexander II left, rev Londinia attended by two cupids welcomes Alexander, overlooked by Peace, Russian imperial eagle to left, 77mm Part of the series of medals issued by the Corporation of the City of London, this one in an edition of 400.
Lot 1037
City of London Medal, Prince Albert Victor Edward, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (1864-1892), receives the Freedom of the City of London by G. G. Adams, 77mm Commemorative Medal, Prince Albert Victor Edward, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (1864-1892), receives the Freedom of the City of London, copper medal, 1885, for the Corporation of the City of London, by G. G. Adams, bust of the Prince r. within a wreath of roses, shamrocks, and thistles, rev. the Lord Chamberlain offers a copy of the City Freedom, behind them the Prince of Wales, Princess Alexandra and the Lord Mayor look on, 77mm. 400 struck
Lot 1033
Copper medal Abdul Aziz Visit to the City of London, 1867, by J S & A B Wyon, for the Corporation of the City of London, bust right, ABDUL AZIZ OTHOMANORUM IMPERATOR - LONDINIUM INVISIT MDCCCLXVII, rev Londinia greets the personification of Turkey, in the distance St Paul’s Cathedral and the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, 76.5mm. Only 350 specimens struck
Lot 55
Ancient Coins, Roman Empire, Theodosius II (AD 402-450), solidus, DN THEODOSIVS PF AVG, helmeted cuir. tri-quarter facing bust, holding spear over shoulder and shield decorated with horseman, rev. GLORORVIS TERRAR, officina letter I, Theodosius stg. facing holding labarum and globus cruciger, star in field to l., in ex. CONOB; wt. 4.20 gms. (RIC .232), fine, has been mounted
Lot 434
Commemorative Medals, William of Orange, landing at Torbay, struck silver medal, 1688, by George Bower, laureate and armoured bust of William r., GVILIELMVS. III. D.G. PRIN. AVR. HOL. ET. WES. GVB, rev. William on horseback leads his army, the fleet beyond, to the fore a warrior raises the figure of Justice, .TERRAS. ASTRÆA. REUISIT., lettered edge, ****NON* RAPIT* IMPERIUM* UIS* TUA* SED* RECIPIT, 50mm (MI .639/64; Eimer.297; MH.76; vL.III, 353), choice extremely fine, a wonderful example of a medal that is very rare as a struck example The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Lot 409
Commemorative Medals, Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector, cast silver medal, 1653, by Thomas Simon, armoured and draped bust l., OLIVERVS DEI GRA REIPVB ANGLIÆ SCO ET HIB & PROTECTOR, rev. lion displaying arms of the Protectorate, PAX QVÆRITVR BELLO, 38mm. (MI.409/45; Eimer 188b; Platt I, pp. 338-39; Farquhar I, 222; Lessen type 4; Foley 373-4), a contemporary cast improved by light tooling, very fine The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Lot 333
Commemorative Medals, Medals of the Z.A.R, Paul Kruger (1825-1904; President 1883–1900), Boer Victories, silver medal, by Lauer of Nürnberg, (coin-like) bust of Kruger l., rev. arms of the ZAR, 1899 - 1900 below, ZUR ERINNERG.AN DIE SIEGR: SCHLACHTEN DER BUREN GEGEN DIE ENGLÄNDER around, 35mm. (CMZAR 109), edge stamped “0990”, matt finish, virtually mint state
Lot 404
Commemorative Medals, Giles Strangways (1615-1675), imprisonment in the Tower of London, 1645-1648, silver medal, 1648, by John Roettier, signed IAN. R . F, struck after the Restoration, draped bust right, ÆGIDIVS. STRANGWAYS. DE. MELBVRY. IN. COM. DORCESTER. ARMIGER., rev. view of the Tower of London flying Royal Standard, sun bursting from clouds above, DECVSQVE ADVERSA. DEDERVNT, in ex. INCARCERATVS. SEPT. 1645 LIBERATVS. APR. 1648, 60.5mm (MI 333/177; Eimer 153; Platt II, pp. 291-92; Foley 281), extremely fine, the reverse choice, with a magnificent image of the Tower of London *Bt. 1 October, 1973, Lubbock The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Lot 37
Ancient Coins, Roman Empire, Trajan (AD 112-117), sestertius, IMP CAES NER TRAIANO OPTIMO AVG GER DAC PARTHICO PM TRP COS VI P P, dr. laur. bust r., rev. REX PARTHIS DATVS, Trajan std. on raised platform, praetorian at side, presenting Parthamaspates to kneeling Parthia, SC below, wt. 22.04gms. (RIC.668), nearly fine
Lot 449
Commemorative Medals, George III, complimentary medal, gilt-silver, c. 1780-1800, by Julien Colibert, armoured bust of the King to r., with Sash and ermine mantle, his hair tied back with ribband, GEORGIUS. III. DE. GR. MAG. BRITAN. FRAN. ET. HIB. REX., rev. the sun in Majesty, DIFFUSO LUMINE NITET, 74mm. (BHM.2, R3, misattributed to the Accession; Eimer 923; Brockmann 1031; BDM I, 448; BDM.VII, 188), small piercing in border above B of BRITAN, a splendid portrait medal, good very fine, extremely rare Julien Colibert was received as a citizen of Geneva in 1765. He is known to have walked out on his family in 1769, and for sometime after that he lived in London. Forrer (VII, 188), dates the medal to Colibert’s second stay in London, so c. 1777. All medals by Colibert are very rare and whilst the dating is by no means certain, the medal has nothing to do with the King’s accession. The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Lot 422
Commemorative Medals, Charles II, the Dominion of the Seas and Victory over the Dutch, small silver medal, 1665, by Thomas Simon, laureate bust of the King r., hair long and flowing, wearing mantle, CAROLVS. II. D.G. M BR. FR. ET. HIB. REX, rev. Charles II, robed and crowned, in sea chariot drawn by four hippocamps, the fleet beyond, ET. PONTVS. SERVIET 1665, 26.5mm. (MI.506/145; Eimer 233; MH.59; Farquhar p. 245; vL.II, 507), good very fine and an early striking showing only faintest traces of the ‘rainbow’ die flaw, extremely rare This beautiful medal is supposed to be the last of Thomas Simon’s works, he was to die of the plague within a couple of months. The medal commemorates the empire of the sea obtained by England through the victory of 3 June, 1655. The ‘rainbow’ die flaw was to take over the reverse and only a very few specimens survive without it. The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Lot 477
Commemorative Medals, Italy, Francesco Redi (1626-1696), physician to the Grand Dukes, entomologist and poet, cast bronze portrait medal, 1684, by Massimiliano Soldani-Benzi (1656-1740), draped bust r., with long hair, wearing gown and open shirt, FRANCISCVS. REDI. PATRITIVS. ARETINVS., rev. Minerva, a spear in her left hand, uncovering Nature, before a temple, signed in ex. M. SOLDANVS. F., 88mm. (V&T.37; Bargello 7838; Clifford 298; Johnson 140, fig.127; Lankheit 121; Brettauer 951; M&E Lankheit 711), good very fine with dark patination, minute piercing in rim The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Lot 512
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 PIT 1671, 33.5mm. (D&W.18/191; MG.6-7; BMC. [Peck] p. 111, pl. 49A*; Withers 178), extremely fine *ex Fred Baldwin collection ex Lincoln (Glendining, 19 July, 1933, lot 168) collection; ticket states ‘unpub’d variety’. The Halfpenny bust – the coin did not come into circulation till 1672, leaving Peck uncertain as to whether the coin used the existing token puncheon or the other way round.
Lot 418
Commemorative Medals, Charles II, Coronation 1661, the official medal, in silver, by Thomas Simon, crowned and draped bust r., CAROLVS. II. DG ANG. SCO. FR. ET HI. REX, rev. the King enthroned, crowned by Peace, flying above, EVERSO. MISSVS. SVCCVRRERE. SECLO. XXIII. APR. 1661, 29.5mm. (MI.472/76; Eimer 221; vL.II, 470; Wollaston 5), good very fine The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Lot 301
Commemorative Medals, Lieutenant Harold Lothrop Borden (1876-1900), Royal Canadian Dragoons, killed at the battle of Witpoort; Dominion Rifle Association Prize for Rifle Shooting, specimen copper medal, c 1900, by Allan Wyon, uniformed bust l., rev. legend in tablet, A FATHER’S TRIBUTE …, 47mm., edge stamped 897, mint state Lieutenant Harold Lothrop Borden, from Canning, Nova Scotia, was the most famous Canadian casualty of the Second Boer War. He was the only son of Frederick William Borden, Canada’s Minister of Defence and was related to the future Prime Minister Robert Laird Borden.
Lot 325
Commemorative Medals, David Livingstone (1813-1873), explorer, Centenary of Birth, The London Missionary Society copper medal, 1913, by Allan Wyon, bust of Livingstone, three-quarters right, DAVID LIVINGSTONE BORN BLANTYRE 1813 DIED ILALA 1873, rev. St Paul with attendants before an altar, 43mm. (BHM.2959; E. 1626), virtually mint state The medal was struck on the centenary of Livingstone’s birth in 1913, utilising the same obverse as that used on the Royal Geographical Society prize medal, which was presented to those natives who carried Livingstone’s body from Ilala to the coast (see lot 286; cf Fearon 325.2; cf Eimer 1637).
Lot 427
Commemorative Medals, John Maitland, Second Earl and First Duke of Lauderdale (1616-1682), silver medal, 1672, by John Roettier, probably struck to commemorate the latter appointment, bust of the Duke r., his hair long and curled, in armour with lion’s head shoulder plate, rev. Minerva seated with shield and spear and, in her left hand, a crested helmet, CONSILIO. ET. ANIMIS., signed and dated in the exergue, 62mm. (MI.550/208; Eimer 248; CP 100/10; Platt II, p. 212), usual die flaw, although in early state, above bust, edge bruise at 3 o’clock on reverse, extremely fine Lauderdale’s career had started in the reign of Charles I and although a party to the King’s surrender at Newcastle, he was against his imprisonment. Captured at the Battle of Worcester he spent the period of the Commonwealth in confinement, being appointed Secretary of State at the Restoration and later High Commissioner of Scotland, virtually ruling that country from 1669 to 1680. One of his various titles was Baron Petersham and he lived in the village at Ham House, now a National Trust property. The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Lot 402
Commemorative Medals, Sir Sydenham Poyntz (1607-1663), Parliamentarian Major-General, silver portrait medal, 1646, by Abraham Simon, bust of Poyntz, to l., hair long, in armour with plain falling collar and scarf across the breast, signed A.S. on truncation, rev. legend in 6 lines, 1646 . SIDEN : POINTZ . 10,000 . EQVIT : ET . PED : ASSOCIAT : SEPTENT : DVX . SVM : EBOR : GVBER., 35mm (MI 325/163; Eimer 152; Hill & Pollard [1978], pl 30, 1; Platt II, pp. 250-256), original shaped suspension loop and small loop at bottom (for droplet), a strong portrait, some tooling to field and casting flaw on M of SVM, good very fine *Bt. Spink, 13 February, 1984. Major-General Sir Sydenham Poyntz (1607-1663) returned to England in 1645 after 20 years experience as a mercenary fighting for the Imperial Spanish army under Ernst von Mansfeld during the Thirty Years’ War. Given command of Parliamentary forces in northern England, in September 1645 he defeated the King at Rowton Heath and prevented the relief of Chester, as detailed on the medal’s legend. Sir John Maclean, Memoir of the Family of Poyntz (1886), refers to the medal being made at York, where Poyntz had been appointed Governor in 1645, though the present cataloguers can find no confirmation of this. Poyntz was made to resign his commission (in favour of John Lambert); he had some involvement in the failed Presbyterian coup of the summer of 1647; he fled to Amsterdam, then in 1650 was appointed governor of the Leeward Islands in the West Indies. It is thought he may have ended his days in Virginia. The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Lot 549
Commemorative Medals, France, Louis XIV (1638-1643-1715), Peace with Algeria, copper medal, 1685, by J Mauger, older bust r., rev. the Algerian ambassador kneels before king, AFRICA SUPPLEX, in ex., CONFECTO BELLO / PIRATICO, 41.5mm (Divo 204), good very fine *ex W. V. R. “Roy” Baldwin Collection.
Lot 415
Commemorative Medals, Charles II, Restoration, gilt-silver medal or badge, 1660, by Thomas Rawlins (often attributed to Thomas Simon), bust right with long flowing hair, CAROLVS II DG MAGNÆ BRIT FRA ET HIB REX, rev. three crowns on branches of a leafless oak, TANDEM REVIRESCET, 35mm. (MI.453/38; Eimer 215; Farquhar p. 273), made of two struck clichés joined by a wide rim, shaped suspension loop, a beautiful example, extremely fine and rare The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Lot 525
Commemorative Medals, Scotland, James V, cast bronze medal, by James Tassie (post 1791), bust three-quarters l. (after the portrait by Corneille de Lyon, c. 1536), wearing plumed hat and ermine cloak, rev. legend in 6 lines, 54.5mm. (MI.45/39 and note p. 13; BDM.VI, p.25), extremely fine, rare Tassie planned a series of medals of the Scottish monarchs to be made in opaque white glass, but it was never completed. Bronze casts were also made and MI records medals of James I, James IV and Mary, Queen of Scots, whilst a medal of Robert the Bruce was sold in Baldwin Auction 38, 4 October 2004 (lot 1161).
Lot 431
Commemorative Medals, James II, Execution of James Scott, Duke of Monmouth and Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll, Dutch silver medal, 1685, by Regnier Arondeaux, laureate, draped and armoured bust on pedestal, set with crowned arms and crossed sceptres, sea beyond with ships and Neptune in sea-chariot, IACOBVS II G.G. MAG. BRI. FRAN. ET. HIB REX, rev. Justice brandishes her sword over the decapitated bodies of Monmouth and Argyle, their heads on blocks to either side, 61.5mm. (MI.615/27; Eimer 281; vL.III, 307), good extremely fine with much brilliance The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Lot 425
Commemorative Medals, Charles II, The Peace of Breda, Favente Deo, silver medal, 1667, by John Roettiers, laureate bust r., CAROLVS SECVNDVS DEI GRATIA MAG BRI FRAN ET HIB REX, rev. Britannia seated on rocks by the sea-shore, holding spear and shield, reviews her fleet, FAVENTE DEO, in ex. BRITANNIA, lettered edge, CAROLVS SECVNDVS PACIS ET IMPERII RESTITVTOR AVGVSTVS, 56.5mm. (MI.535/186; Eimer 241; vL.II, 522), good very fine though two minor nicks on obverse The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Lot 445
Commemorative Medals, George II, Naval action off Toulon, the united French and Spanish fleets defeated, silver medal, 1744, by Adam Rudolph Werner, laureate, draped, and armoured bust l., GEORG. II D.G. MAG. BRI. FRA. ET H. REX F.D., rev. Neptune stands in sea-chariot pulled by two hippocamps, behind a French and Spanish ship, both sinking, A DVOBVS, 43.5mm. (MI.583/223, illus.; Eimer 581; MH 341), choice extremely fine and extremely rare The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Lot 51
Ancient Coins, Roman Empire, Constantius II (AD 341-367), solidus, Antioch mint, FL IVL CONSTANTIVS PERP AVG, pearl-diad., helmeted and cuir. bust facing slightly r., holding spear over shoulder and a round shield, rev. GLORIA REIPVBLICAE, Roma, head. facing and Constantinopolis, head. l., std. on thrones facing each other, holding between them a shield inscribed VOT XXX MVLT XXXX, in ex. SMANB, wt. 4.46gms. (RIC.168), about extremely fine, a few marks
Lot 524
Commemorative Medals, Edward VI, Christ’s Hospital, the Amicable Society of Blues, richly gilt-silver badge silver, c.1790, signed IA, after a portrait by William Scrots, bust three-quarters left on stippled background, wearing feathered cap doublet and Garter Chain and George, EDVARDUS SEXTUS R, rev. an old man seated l., with his three sons around, classically dressed, VIS UNITA FORTIOR, 60.5 x 42.5mm. (MI.62/18; cf. D&W.151/387; cf. Withers 2109), formed of two plates united by the rim, bowed ribbon suspender, extremely fine and very rare The Amicable Society of Blues was the original ‘old boys’ society, founded in 1629, and these badges were worn each year on the Founder’s Day, Edward VI’s birthday, 12 October. William Scrots was a painter of the Tudor court to whom several portraits of Edward VI are attributed.
Lot 444
Commemorative Medals, Jacobite, James III, the Elder Pretender, Proxy Marriage to Princess Maria Clementina Sobieski, silver medal, 1719, by Ottone Hamerani, armoured bust of James r., IACOBVS. III. D.G. M. B. F. ET. H. REX, rev. bust of Clementina l., her hair tied up with pearls, CLEMENTINA. MAGNAE. BRITANNIAE. ET. C. REG., 48.5mm. (MI.446/52; Eimer 485; Woolf 37.1), good very fine, scarce The proxy marriage ceremony was held at Bologna on 9 May, 1719; their actual marriage was held four months later at Montefiascone on 1 September. The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Lot 304
Commemorative Medals, Lieutenant General Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell (1857-1941), the Defence of Mafeking, silver 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. (BHM.3677; Eimer 1843; Hern 106), extremely fine, light tone
Lot 478
Commemorative Medals, Italy, Vatican, Alexander VIII (1610–1689-1691), Pietro Vito Ottoboni, The Pope’s Monument, gilt-bronze medal, 1700, by Ferdinand de Saint Urbain, bust of the Pope l., in papal vestments, ALEXANDER . VIII . OTTHOBONVS . VENETVS . PONT . MAX., rev. elevation of the Pope’s tomb in St Peter’s, with group of admiring figures to the right, PETRVS. CARD. OTTHOBONVS. S.R.E. VICECANO PATRVO. MAG. BENEMERENTI. POSVIT, MDCC, 64.5mm. (Linc.1512; Ciech 264; Weber 361; Roma Resurgens 137; Venuti XXI; Miselli II, 287; Hall, II, 1188), extremely fine, the slightest rubbing to the gilding The magnificent tomb was commissioned and paid for by the Pope’s nephew, Cardinal Pietro Ottobone. Designed by Carlo Enrico Sanmartino (d. 1726), as stated on the exergual line, COM. CAROLVS. H-S. MARTIN. INVEN., and it was sculpted by Angelo de’Rossi and Giuseppe Bertosi. Work on the tomb commenced c.1696 but was not completed until 1725. Central to the group on the right a figure, believed to be Sanmartino, is seen holding open a plan of the tomb. The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Lot 573
Commemorative Medals, Russia, Alexander I, Death, 1825, miniature memorial medal in gold, possibly by Carl Leberecht, mounted in a ring setting, bust r., rev. a single olive branch, total diam. 8.25mm., total wt. 1.04gms. (Diakov - ), the ring with thin band, the medal seemingly loose mounted, nearly very fine, reverse better, perhaps unpublished
Lot 406
Commemorative Medals, Charles I, Memorial, 1649, gilt-bronze medal, by James or Norbert Roettier, c.1695, armoured bust r., love-lock over left shoulder, rev. hand issuing from cloud holding a celestial crown, above a landscape with sheep, VIRTVT EX ME FORTVNAM EX ALIJS, 50mm (MI 347/200; Eimer 162; vL II, 320; Foley 293), test-mark to edge, extremely fine, the gilding contemporary Traditionally described as by John Roettier, the medal is now believed to have been issued c.1695, by James and Norbert Roettier (cf.A. Griffiths, ‘Advertisements for Medals in the London Gazette’, The Medal, No. XV, pp.4-6). The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Lot 62
Ancient Coins, Roman Empire, Anastasius I (AD 491-518), solidus, D N ANASTASIVS PP AVG, helmeted and cuir. bust three-quarters facing, holding spear and shield, rev. VICTORIA AVGGG (followed by officina letter S), Victory stg. l., holding long voided cross, star behind, in ex. CONOB, wt. 4.49gms. (S.3), well struck, extremely fine
Lot 285
Commemorative Medals, British Empire, David Livingstone (1813-1873), Missionary and Explorer, Royal Geographical Society, African Chief’s silver Presentation Medal, 1874, by Alfred Benjamin Wyon, bust of David Livingstone three-quarters right, rev. legend in and around wreath, TO THE GREAT CHIEF CHITAMBO BY ALLAN WYON F.R.G.S. - PRESENTED IN MEMORY OF LIVINGSTONE THE NOBLE AND THE GOOD, 37mm, choice mint state The obverse is the same as that on the Bearer’s Medal (see lot 286), awarded to those Africans who carried Livingstone’s body to the coast, with each medal named to the recipient and additionally “Faithful To The End”). Allan Wyon (1843-1907), himself a medallist and seal engraver, was the son of Benjamin Wyon and the younger brother of Joseph Shepherd and Alfred Benjamin Wyon. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society in 1875. Whether the Bearer’s Medal developed from this private prototype is not known. There is no example of it at the Royal Geographical Society. Livingstone died on 1 May, 1873 at Chief Chitambo’s village, also named as Chitambo, near the edge of the Bangweulu Swamps in present day Zambia. In 1899 the Livingstone Memorial was built to mark the spot where the explorer died and where his heart was buried. See also the footnote to the following lot. The W. V. R Baldwin Collection of the Medals of Southern Africa
Lot 483
Commemorative Medals, Russia, Anna Ivanovna (1693-1730-1740), the Peace with the Turkey and the Ottoman Empire, silver medal, 1739, by Johann Carl Hedlinger (1691-1771), her ornate armoured bust r., wearing an Imperial ermine cloak, a small crown and pearls in her hair, rev. eagle, a laurel wreath in its beak, alights on a mound of captured trophies, signed H on exergual line, 59.5mm., 114.5gms. (Diakov 81.1; Felder 159), extremely fine, lightly toned and exceedingly rare *Bt. 5 November, 1973, W. Whelan. There was no example of the medal in the Thomas Dimsdale collection (Morton & Eden, 26 November 2008), however an example in gold had sold earlier in 2008 at Gorny & Mosch Giessener Münzhandlung (19 March) for €220,000. More recently an example in copper was sold by Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. (9 February 2016) for €1,500. The cataloguers can find no other example of the medal in silver being offered for sale in recent years. Further medals by Johann Carl Hedlinger will be found listed under Sweden and Great Britain. The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Lot 456
Commemorative Medals, Victoria, The Art Union of London, Sir Alfred Gilbert’s copper 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) 40 copper medals were allocated for both the years 1887 and 1888 The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Lot 432
Commemorative Medals, James II, Military and Naval Reward, silver medal, 1685, by John Roettier, draped bust of James r., with long hair, signed with JR monogram below, IACOBVS. II. DEI. GRA. ANG. SCO. FRAN. ET. HIB. REX., rev. an antique trophy of arms, a naval engagement in the distance, the Royal Charles the nearest ship, GENVS. ANTIQVVM, 63mm. (MI.617/29; Eimer 282; MH.70), contained in a contemporary, green velvet lined, black shagreen fitted case, a superb example of this very rare medal, choice extremely fine *ex Spink Auction 8, 27 February, 1980 (lot 470 - un-named but H. Jessop), there catalogued as ‘Brilliant F.D.C.’ The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
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Lot 411
Commemorative Medals, Elizabeth Cleypole [Claypole] (1629-1658), second daughter of Oliver Cromwell, uniface silver memorial medal, 1658, by Thomas Simon, bust r., wearing single strand of pearls, hair tied back, 34mm. (MI.430/74; Platt II, p. 38), a contemporary cast of excellent quality, the smooth field emphasising the portrait which shows evidence of tooling, plain reverse also smoothed, extremely rare *Bt. Spink, 10 October, 1998; ex Glendining auction, 6 June, 1990 (lot 280) Elizabeth Claypole, the favourite daughter of Oliver Cromwell, married the Rt. Hon. Lord John Claypole, Master of the Horse, in January, 1646; they had four children but there were no descendants. She died at Hampton Court and is buried in Westminster Abbey. The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Lot 375
Commemorative Medals, Education and Sport Medals, Cecil Rhodes (1853 -1902), Salisbury Volunteer Rifle Club, silver medal, 1908, facing bust in wing collar, THE BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA COMPANY, rev. legend, partially engraved, “Won by Sgt.Newman Nov 08”, 29mm., suspension loop and ring, mint state The obverse has the same bust as on the medal, struck by Spink & Son, for presentation to the mourners who had travelled on his Funeral Train.
Lot 397
Commemorative Medals, Charles I, Peace or War, brass medal, 1643, by Nicolas Briot, laureate bust of the King r., CAROLVS. D:G. ANG. SCO. FR. ET. HIB. REX., rev. sword and olive branch crossed, crowned C – R to either side, IN. VTRVMQVE. PARATVS., 28.5mm. (MI.308/135; Eimer 142; BMC [Jones] 177; Platt, pp. 205-06), extremely fine, unusually sharp and well toned The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Lot 442
Commemorative Medals, George I, Naval Action off Cape Passaro, the Spanish fleet destroyed, silver medal, 1718, by John Croker, laureate bust of George I r., GEORGIVS D:G. MAG. BR: FR: ET. HIB: REX. F:D:, rev. figure of Neptune atop a naval column decorated with galleys, around base a large array of captured trophies and standards, SOCIORVM PROTECTOR, 45.25mm. (MI.439/42; Eimer 481; MH.150), choice extremely fine, the reverse especially with much brilliance The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Lot 408
Commemorative Medals, Oliver Cromwell, Lord General, oval uniface medal, 1650, by Thomas Simon, struck on a round silvered metal flan, armoured bust three-quarters r., with plain lace collar, OLI: CROMWEL: MILIT: PARL: DVX: GEN:, 36mm. (MI.388/7; Eimer 180; Platt II, p. 336), extremely fine; the die flaw above his head has been smoothed away These medals were struck in Holland sometime after 1720, the die made from the original puncheon. The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
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