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Click here to subscribeCommemorative 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
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
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
Commemorative Medals, France, Henri Bouchard (1875–1960), sculptor and medallist, Paul Vitry (1872-1941), art historian, curator of sculpture at the Louvre, uniface bronze tribute plaquette, 1939, from his colleagues, bust l., legend before his face, 79 x 64.5mm. a well sculpted portrait, very fine; Frantz Jourdain (1847-1935), Belgian architect, 1928, bronze portrait medal 72mm. this a 1976 restrike (Bouchard 27 CGMP 62A), mint state (2) Jourdain best remembered for the splendidly Art Nouveau La Samaritaine building in Paris. See footnote to lot 465. The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Commemorative Medals, Sweden, Frederick I (1676–1720-1751), his return from Hesse, copper medal, 1731, by Johann Carl Hedlinger (1691-1771), bust of the King r., mantle around armour, rev. globe with three Swedish crowns, zodiac above, between clouds, centered on Sagittarius, NVNC FELIX, 54mm. (Felder 117; Hild.II, 46), good very fine Frederick had succeeded to the title of Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel in 1730, and appointed his brother William as Governor. The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Commemorative Medals, Sweden, Frederick I (1676–1720-1751), the Riddarhuset or Ritterhaus [Knights House or House of Nobility], Stockholm, white metal [tin] medal, 1731, by Johann Carl Hedlinger (1691-1771), bust of the king to r., hair long, mantle around armour, rev. façade of the Riddarhuset with people milling around, CONSILIIS. ATQVE. ARMIS., 75.25mm. (Felder 122; Hild.II, 37), good very fine, scarce *Bt. J. Lis The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Commemorative Medals, South Africa, Simon’s Town, Training Ship, SATS General Botha, the King’s Medal, by Bertram Mackennal, specimen in gilt-silver, uniformed bust l., rev. shield of arms etc., 44.5mm., edge stamped GILT, mint state *ex Watts Collection ex Baldwin’s vault The former British Royal Naval Second Class Cruiser, HMS Thames was purchased in 1920 by Captain T. B. F. Davis, Master Mariner, entrepreneur, yachtsman and philanthropist and was converted into a Training Ship. The first intake of 75 boys joined the ship in on the 15th March 1922 and she was christened on 1 April, 1922, by the wife of General J C Smuts. The ship was broken up after the end of the Second World War. The medal was awarded annually in gold; another gilt specimen is recorded in the Museum Victoria Collections, Australia.
Commemorative Medals, George, Prince Regent [later George IV], Treaty of Paris, Peace in Europe and Centenary of the Accession of the House of Hanover, gilt-silver medal, 1814, by T. Wyon, Jr., for Rundell, Bridge and Rundell, laureate and draped bust turned to l., GEORGE PRINCE OF WALES REGENT, rev. Britannia, holding Liberty cap on pole, seated between Peace and Victory, Hanoverian horse below, JUBILEE IN HONOUR OF THE PEACE 1 AUG: 1814, 69mm. (BHM.829; Eimer 1055), fitted with circular suspension loop, light matt surface, extremely fine and very rare The medal signed T. WYON JUN. S: 1814 The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Commemorative Medals, George V, The Union of South Africa and Opening of the First Parliament, gold medal, 1910, by the Soho Scientific Instrument Co [London], half-length bust of the King three-quarters left, GEORGIVS V DG BRITT OMN REX FD IND IMP, rev. branch draped with shields of Provinces, TO COMMEMORATE THE UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA AND THE OPENING OF THE FIRST PARLIAMENT BY HRH THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHT – VISCOUNT GLADSTONE GOVERNOR OF NL – GENL BOTHA FIRST UNION PREMIER, 45mm., 58.90gms (BHM 4020), mint state with full brilliance, extremely rare
Ancient Coins, Byzantine Empire, Maurice Tiberius (AD 582-602), solidus, Constantinople, D N TibE MAVRIC PP AV, crowned and cuir. bust facing, holding cross on globe and shield, rev. VICTORIA AVGG (followed by officina letter B), angel stg. facing holding long staff and globus cruciger, in ex. CONOB, wt. 4.49gms. (MIB.5; S.477), extremely fine
Commemorative Medals, Medals of the Z.A.R, Paul Kruger (1825-1904; President 1883–1900), “the brave fighters for right and freedom”, a pair of medals, silver and bronze, by Anton Scharff, facing bust, rev. oak tree, legend to left, AAN DE DAPPERE STRIJDERS VOOR RECHT EN VRIJHEID 1899-1900, 39.5mm. (Hern 260; CMZAR 115), matt surface, extremely fine (2) The bronze in envelope of the dealer Robert Ball Nchf, Berlin
Commemorative Medals, Albert Joachim (1560-1654), Ambassador from the States General of the United Provinces, aged 86, cast silver portrait medal, 1646, by Abraham Simon, robed and bearded bust left, plain collar, hair short, signed A.S. on truncation, rev. legend in seven lines, 1646 ALB IOACHIMI EQ FÆDERAT BELG POST VARIAS IN EVROP LEGAT IAM ORDINAR IN BRIT AN 22 ÆT 86, 36mm. (MI.324/162; Eimer 151; vL II, 287; Platt II, pp. 178-79; Foley 278-9), very fine and a contemporary cast with light tone *ex Owen F Parsons Collection, Baldwin Auction 12, 27 May, 1997 (lot 975); Parsons bt. Baldwin, 8 November, 1951 (old dealer’s tickets); ex J. B. Carlyon Collection, and Philip Spence Collection (lot 310 - £12*); also believed ex J. G. Murdoch, Sotheby, 2 June, 1904 (lot 113 - £8-2-6) *Philip Spence (1873-1945), antiquarian, see note to lot 399 The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Commemorative Medals, Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts, VC, KG, KP, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE, KStJ, VD, PC (1832-1914), created an Earl, a pair of medals, silver and bronze, 1900, by Emil Fuchs, bust full-face, rev. Fame stands on ship’s prow, 31mm. (Hern 142; BHM.3670; Miller 23; cf Eimer 1847, note), matt surface, virtually as struck, rare (2)
Commemorative Medals, British Empire, Louis Napoléon, Prince Imperial (1856-1879), silver medal, 1863, by A. Bovy and Jules-Constant Peyre, child’s bust l., NAPOLEON LOUIS EUGENE PRINCE IMPERIAL, rev. wreath, 46mm. (Divo 483), extremely fine The medal inspired by a Sèvres white biscuit medallion by Peyre, who also executed medallions of Napoleon III and the Empress Eugenie. The W. V. R Baldwin Collection of the Medals of Southern Africa
Commemorative Medals, France, Louis XIII (1610-1643) and the Dauphin, the future Louis XIV (1638-1643-1715), cast silver medal, 1642, unsigned, laureate and armoured bust of the King three-quarters r., hair long falling over decorative lace collar, wearing Badge of the St. Ésprit from ribband, LVDOVICVS. XIII DG FRANCORVM ET NAVA REX, rev. bust of the child Dauphin three-quarters l., wearing feathered bonnet, decorative lace collar over embroidered bodice, the Badge of the St. Ésprit from ribband, MONSEIGNEVR LE DAVPHIN FILS DE FRANCE 1642, 41mm., very fine and seemingly unpublished
Commemorative Medals, Thomas Wriothesley, (1607-1667), 4th Earl of Southampton, Lord High Treasurer, 1660-1667, cast silver medal, by Abraham and Thomas Simon, 1664, bust left wearing skull cap and gown, his hair over his collar, the field slightly stippled, rev. THOMAS COMES SOVTHAMPTONÆ SVMNVS ANGLIÆ THESAVRARIVS & MDCLXIIII, 42mm. (MI.502/137; Eimer 227: Hill & Pollard [1978], pl 30, 4; Platt II, 326; Foley 449), an excellent and contemporary cast portrait, extremely rare *bt. Spink, 13 February, 1984. The cataloguers believe this to be a contemporary cast of excellent quality, though there is some softness of detail and the signature on the truncation is weak. The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Commemorative Medals, William, Duke of Cumberland (1721-1765), The Battle of Culloden, silver medal, 1746, by Richard Yeo, armoured, draped bust of Cumberland r., GULIELMUS. GEOR. II. R. FIL. DUX. CUMBRIÆ., rev. Britannia seated l., is assisted by the Duke who, as Hercules, tramples upon Discord, in ex. PERDVELLIB. EX. ANG. FUGAT. AD. CULLOD. DEBELLAT. 16. APR. 1746, 50.5mm. (MI613/278; Eimer 604; Woolf 55:2), extremely fine The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Commemorative Medals, Medals of the Z.A.R, Paul Kruger (1825-1904; President 1883–1900), engraved halfcrowns (2), rev. badge of the RAMC; as ‘dog tag’, rev. “W Bain 303822”, pierced and worn; shilling, 1894, bust with hat, pipe and button-hole, first and last very fine (3) *Last ex O’Connor Collection
Commemorative Medals, William Laud (1573-1645), Archbishop of Canterbury, trial and execution, silver memorial medal, by John Roettier, struck after the Restoration, bust r., in ecclesiastical robes and hat, GVIL. LAVD. ARCHIEPPISC. CANTVAR. X. IAN. 1644., rev. infant genii hold crown and mitre over London river panorama, SANCTI. CAROLI. PRÆCVRSOR., 58mm. (MI.315/147; Eimer 145; Platt II, pp. 189-90; vL.II, 273; Foley 270), usual die flaw below bust, extremely fine Laud was arrested in 1640 but his trial did not begin till 12 March 1644. Found guilty of treason, he was executed on Tower Hill on 10 January, 1645. The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Commemorative Medals, Charles I, Marriage to Henrietta Maria (1609-1669), cast silver medallet, 1625, by Pierre Regnier, busts vis-à-vis, he wearing falling lace collar, CH. MAG. ET. HEN. MA. BRIT. REX. ET. REG, rev. cupid scattering roses and lilies, FVNDIT. AMOR. LILIA. MIXTA. ROSIS., 22.5mm. (MI.238/2; Eimer 105; BMC [Jones] 101-104; Platt I, type A, pp. 115-16; Foley 191); Coronation, silver uniface portrait cliché, 1626, by Nicolas Briot, bust r., wearing ruff collar and ribbon for medal, signed NBF below, 26mm. (MI.243/11; BMC [Jones] 127; Platt, type C, p. 118; Foley 195), both very fine (2) The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Commemorative Medals, Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965), Death, set of 8 medals, 1965, by Toye, Kenning & Spencer, comprising gold, gilt-silver, silver and bronze (2 of each), facing bust (after Karsh photograph), rev. Churchill arms within Garter, 58 and 39mm.; gold 110.21gms and 41.38gms, 22ct, in fitted case of issue, with certificate (381 of 1000), matt surface, mint state (8)
Commemorative Medals, Lieutenant General Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell (1857-1941), the Defence of Mafeking, a pair of medals, 1900, bronze and white metal, 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 (2)
Commemorative Medals, Charles II, The Embarkation at Scheveningen, silver medal, 1660, by Peter van Abeele, bust three-quarters r., hair long and wearing Garter George from ribband, CAROLUS. II. D:G. MAGNÆ. BRIT. FRA. ET. HIB. REX., rev. Fame flies over fleet, holding scroll reading SOLI DEO GLORIA, legend around, IN NOMINE MEO EXALTABITUR CORNU EIUS – PSAL. 89, further legend below in shell, 70mm. (MI.455/44; Eimer 210; vL .II, 462; MH 72; Scher [1997] 20; Platt II, p. 357; Foley 416; Nomos Masterworks…, 2015, 27), the medal made in two halves, joined by the edge, this signed with PVA. F monogram, a beautiful example, extremely fine Old dealer’s ticket (£130) The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Commemorative Medals, Jacobite, Prince James and the Legitimacy of Succession, small silver medal, 1699, by Norbert Roettier, bust left, rev. rising sun dispersing clouds and demons over a calm sea, *SOLA. LVCE. FVGAT, 27mm. (MI.204/519; Eimer 381; Woolf 15:1) good extremely fine with light tone The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Commemorative Medals, Charles I, the Dominion of the Sea, small silver medal, 1630, by Nicolas Briot, bust of Charles I r., wearing large ruff, * CAROLVS. D.G. ANG. SCO. FRAN. ET. HIB. REX. FIDEI. DEFENSOR, rev. ship in full sail, NEC META MIHI QVAE TERMINVS ORBI, 27.5mm. (MI.257/42; Eimer 119; BMC [Jones] 149; MH .27; Platt, p. 125-26; Foley 218), a little crimped, very fine The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Commemorative Medals, Sweden, Karl Renald Berch (1706-1777), numismatist, antiquarian, author, etc., bronze portrait medal, 1757, by Johann Carl Hedlinger (1691-1771), bust of Berch r., rev. legend in 6 lines, IN ABSENTIAE SOLATIUM FECIT AMICA MANUS HEDLINGERI, 36.5mm. (Felder 191; Hild.185.2; BDM.II, 462, illus.), contained in turned fruitwood box, extremely fine, scarce; a second example, white metal, this nearly very fine (2) *First bt. D. Fearon The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Commemorative Medals, Elizabeth Claypole (1629-1658), second daughter of Oliver Cromwell, silver medal, c.1750, by J. Kirk after Thomas Simon, bust r., rev. ANN [sic] CLEYPOLE DAUGHTER OF OLIVER CROMWELL, in five lines within wreath, 34.5mm. (MI.430/75; Eimer 197), richly toned, extremely fine
Commemorative Medals, Medals of the Z.A.R, Paul Kruger (1825-1904; President 1883–1900), Visit to the Dutch Court, silver medal, 1900, by Beyenbach, bust l., above shield, rev. crowned Dutch arms, legend around, 39mm. (Hern 360); The Protection of Queen Wilhelmina, copper medal, 1900, by H. le Roy, bust of Queen l., rev. Hollandia protects Kruger 30.5mm., both mint state (2)
Ancient Coins, Roman Empire, Constantine III (AD 408-409), siliqua, Lyon mint, DN CONSTANTINVS PF AVG, diad. dr. bust r., rev. VICTORIA AAVGGGG, in ex. SMLD, Roma std. l. on cuirass, holding Victory on globe and inverted spear, the back of throne visible, wt. 1.08 gms. (RIC.1529), slightly double struck, good fine, dark tone
William III, The State of Britain, following the Peace of Ryswick, large silver medal, 1697, by John Croker, laureate bust of William r., with flowing hair and mantle over decorative armour, GVLIELMVS. III. DEI. GRA: MAG: BR: FRA: ET: HIB: REX:., rev. Britannia seated by shield and holding trident, RESTITVTORI., in ex. BRITANNIA MDCXCVII, 69.5mm. (MI.192/499; Eimer 372; Pax 348; vL IV, 250), a superb medallic portrait, choice extremely fine with much brilliance The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Commemorative Medals, Colonel W. H. Mackinnon, City Imperial Volunteers, white metal medal, 1900, bust three-quarters l., 29mm. (Eimer 1849; Laidlaw 0211); Baden Powell, Defence of Mafeking, white metal medal, 1900, facing bust, rev. scrolled legend, etc, around Lord Roberts, 35mm. (Laidlaw 0801), pierced; Lord Roberts, Occupation of Pretoria, lozenge-shaped bronze medal, 1900, by Vaughton for the Burgh of Stirling, 51 x 31.5mm. (Laidlaw 0333); other bronze medallets (2), Peace and Kitchener, last fine others very fine and better (5) Colonel William Henry Mackinnon helped form the City Imperial Volunteers and was their Colonel Commandant.
Commemorative Medals, Joseph Chamberlain (1836-1914), Statesman, Visit to South Africa, 1903, silver medal, by J. Fray, for Messrs. Mappin & Webb, facing bust, rev. angel extends protective arm over ship, legend in cartouche, 51mm. (Hern 572; AM Cat. 99; BHM.3888; Eimer 1876), uneven tone on matt surface, mint state
Commemorative Medals, Sweden, Charles XII (1682-1697-1718), Death, silver medal, 1718, by Johann Carl Hedlinger (1691-1771), draped, armoured bust r., rev. downward facing club with 12 radiant stars around, VIRTVTI. CLARAE. AETERNAEQ. AVG., and below, ANNO. 1718. EXEVNTE., 33mm. (Felder 19), much brilliance, choice extremely fine The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Commemorative Medals, George IV, Accession, 1820, gilt-silver medal, unsigned, by Rundell, Bridge and Rundell, laureate and draped bust turned to l., with classical armoured breast-plate, rev. ACCESSIT XXIX IAN MDCCCXX, within oak wreath, Hanoverian horse below, 69.5mm. (BHM.1010, R4; Eimer 1123), light matt surface, extremely fine and very rare The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Commemorative Medals, Anne, The Union with Scotland, large gilt-silver medal, 1713, by John Croker, crowned bust l., wearing mantle over armour and Collar and George of the Garter, ANNA. DEI. GRATIA. MAG: BRITAN: FRA: ET. HIB: REGINA., rev. Anne as Pallas, standing with spear and shield, NOVÆ PALLADIVM TROIÆ, 70mm. (MI.298/115; Eimer 423; vL.IV, 439), extremely fine and unusual as a gilt medal The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Commemorative Medals, British Empire, Louis Napoléon, Prince Imperial (1856-1879), his Majority celebrated, copper medal, 1874, by A. Merley, bust l., with a hint of a moustache, NAPOLEON NÉ A PARIS LE 16 MARS 1856, rev. 16 MARS 1874, additional engraved legend, TUÉ PAR LES ZOULOUS LE 1ER JUIN 1879, 45.5mm. extremely fine A fête to celebrate his Majority, attended by some 7000 Bonapartist supporters, was held at Camden Place, Chislehurst. See also note to previous lot. The W. V. R Baldwin Collection of the Medals of Southern Africa
Commemorative Medals, Joseph Chamberlain (1836-1914), Statesman, Visit to South Africa, 1903, silver medal, by J. Fray, for Messrs. Mappin & Webb, facing bust, rev. angel extends protective arm over ship, legend in cartouche, 51mm. (Hern 572; AM Cat. 99; BHM.3888; Eimer 1876), in red leather case of issue, matt surface, mint state Chamberlain visited South Africa between 26 December 1902 and 25 February 1903, seeking to promote Anglo-Afrikaner reconciliation and to welcome their contribution to the British Empire. Ticket states “Ex Sverdlof, 23/3/52”
Commemorative Medals, Netherlands, William V (1748-1806), Prince of Orange, the Guardianship of his mother, Princess Anne, silver medal, 1752, by J. G. Holtzhey, half-length bust of William to l., rev. Princess Anne, seated under canopy, receives the rudder of government from Frisia, 41mm. (Brockmann 962), choice, virtually mint state *ex James O’Byrne collection
Commemorative Medals, Medals of the Z.A.R, Paul Kruger (1825-1904; President 1883–1900), The Boer War, 1899-1900, copper medal, 1900, by Anton Scharff, bust of Kruger three-quarters left, rev. oak and olive branches, AAN DE TAPPERE STRIJDERS VOOR RECHT EN VRIJHEID, 39.5mm. (Hern 260), nearly extremely fine
Commemorative Medals, Field-Marshall Sir George Stuart White (1835-1912), complimentary silver medal, 1900, by Emil Fuchs, uniformed bust r., rev. in facsimile of hand-writing, ‘Honiste, Parta / George S. White / 1900’ (BHM. 3671; Eimer 1847; Miller 24), matt surface, extremely fine and rare White, who was commander of British troops in Natal, was the successful defender of Ladysmith. He was later Governor of Gibraltar (Miller, Scott, The Medallic Work of Emil Fuchs, The Medal in America, vol. 2, New York, 1997).
Commemorative Medals, Dutch East India Company, Gustav Wilhelm, Baron van Imhoff (1705–1750), Reception at the Cape of Good Hope, silver medal, 1743, by M. Holtzhey, bust r., in frock coat and long hair, rev. Hope seated, holding scales and sword, an anchor and the VOC monogram of the Dutch East India Company at her side, date in exergue, SPES MEDIORVM TEMPORVM, 28mm. (Erlanger 1783; vL 178), mint state Van Imhoff was a colonial administrator for the Dutch East India Company (VOC). He was Governor of Ceylon (1736- 1740) and Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (1743-1750), dying in office. His visit to the Cape Colony was not a great success and he found that as the Dutch settlers penetrated further into the interior, they lost contact with the VOC. The W. V. R Baldwin Collection of the Medals of Southern Africa
Commemorative Medals, Medals of the Z.A.R, Paul Kruger (1825-1904; President 1883–1900), “Hands Off”, bronze medal, 1902, by Anton Scharff, facing bust, rev. Boer standing with flag and pointing to the injured British lion that slinks to r., HANDS OFF!, 39mm. (Hern 264; CMZAR 17), extremely fine, scarce
Commemorative Medals, Charles II, Christ’s Hospital, foundation of the Mathematical and Nautical School, large silver medal, 1673, by John Roettiers, bust of the King to r., hair short, wearing a mantle over ornate armour, CAROLVS. SECVNDVS. D.G. MAG. BRI. FRAN. ET. HIB. REX, rev. a Bluecoat boy encouraged by the allegorical figure of Arithmetic, stands with Astronomy and Mathematics and Mercury, a ship sails to left, INSTITVTOR. AVGVSTVS. 1673, 72.5mm (MI 556/217; Eimer 251; Farquhar 257), extremely fine and very rare *Believed ex Spink Auction 8, 27 February, 1980 (lot 449 - un-named but H. Jessop) MI [1885], states ‘This ‘glorious medallion’, as Evelyn calls it, is one of the finest, rarest and most valuable of all the works of John Roettier’. The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Commemorative Medals, Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965), Death, gold medal, 1965, by F. Kovaks for Spink & Son, facing bust, rev. soldier defies the waves, VERY WELL ALONE, 38mm., total wt. 47.87gms, 22ct, numbered 375, with certificate, in fitted case of issue, brilliant mint state The reverse after a famous cartoon by Low.
Commemorative Medals, William III, the Battle of La Hogue, silver medal, 1692, by Jan Boskam, armoured bust of William right, hair long, mantle around shoulders, GVLIELMVS.III. D.G. MAG. BRITT. FR. ET. HIB. REX. F.G, signed in monogram, JBF, rev. Lion and Unicorn chase the French Cock, naval battle beyond, two ships exploding and one sinking, IMPERIVM PELAGI. NOBIS, 55mm. (MI.53/248; Eimer -; MH.84; vL.IV, 96.2), extremely fine and rare The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
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