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![James II and Prince James, double-portrait medal, in silver [1699], by Norbert Roettier, laureate bust of James II right, IAC](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10119/2911356/585-2014918143951_468x382.jpg)
Lot 585
James II and Prince James, double-portrait medal, in silver [1699], by Norbert Roettier, laureate bust of James II right, IACO II DEI GRATIA, rev., bust of Prince James left, IAC WALLIÆ PRINCEPS, 27mm (MI 202/516, illus.; Eim. 380; Woolf 15.3; Farquhar II, 222). Choice, virtually mint state, lightly toned.
Lot 588
William, Duke of Cumberland (1721-1765), The Battle of Culloden, gold medal, 1746, by Richard Yeo, bust of Cumberland to right, in armour and draped, GULIELMUS GEOR II R FIL DUX CUMBRIÆ, rev., Cumberland as Hercules tramples upon Discord, while raising the seated figure of Britannia, PERDVELLIB EX ANG FVGAT AD CULLOD DEBELLAT 16 APR 1746, 50.5mm 93.1g (MI 613/278; Eim. 604; Woolf 55:2). A few minor abrasions to obverse, extremely fine and very rare. Provenance: Sworders Auction.
![William de Wykeham (1324-1404), bishop of Winchester and founder [1382] of Winchester College, College`s silver prize medal f](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10119/2911356/2-2014918142451_468x382.jpg)
Lot 2
William de Wykeham (1324-1404), bishop of Winchester and founder [1382] of Winchester College, College`s silver prize medal for Latin and English composition, established 1797, by John Milton, awarded to "IACOBVS GOVER. BEDFORD COLL. WINTON SCHOLARIS AD 1804", bust of DE WYKEHAM left, in cope and mitre, rev., Prince of Wales`s plumes, HONOREM PRINCEPS PROPONIT, named on edge, 48mm (MI 11/3; BHM 931, date shown as 1816; Stainton 16; Grimshaw 13). Extremely fine and scarce. The recipient probably the Rev. James Gower (or Gover), of Portsea, Hants, who went up to St. John`s College, Oxford (B.A. 1808); died 30 March, 1871. Provenance: Bt. eBay, August, 2012.
Lot 5
John Kendal (d. 1501), Turcopolier (Colonel General of Infantry) of the Order of St John (1477), the Siege of Rhodes by the Turks, cast bronze portrait Medal, 1480, of Italian manufacture, bust right with long hair, IO KENDAL RHODI TVRCVOPELLERIVS, rev., shield of arms, TEMPORE. OBSIDIONIS. TVRCHORVM. MCCCCLXXX, 55mm (MI 17/3; Hill 934; Furse p. 379). A somewhat worn but original cast with old but later gilding applied, reverse fine, obverse better. John Kendal was commissary and deputy to Pope Sixtus IV "throughout the globe" and Turcopolier at the time of the siege of Rhodes by the Turks. The latter post was annexed to that of Grand Bailiff of England and he was also Prior of the Order of St John in London and Grand Master. As such the task of recruiting for troops, especially in Ireland, to fight the Turks fell to him. The medal is sold with an old collector`s ticket priced at "2000 frs". Provenance: Baldwin Auction, 4 May, 2006 (lot 2311).
Lot 7
Elizabeth of York (1466-1503), Queen of England, silver medal of German manufacture, by Loos, bust three-quarters left wearing embroidered dress, headdress and ornate necklace, ELIS EBOR HENRICI VIIREG ANG, rev., the two roses of York and Lancaster, entwined, HINC NOSTRÆ CREVERE ROSÆ, 39mm (MI 22/5; Eim 24). Extremely fine, toned. This attractive medal was commissioned by Mr Thane, a collector who felt that Elizabeth of York deserved a place in Dassier`s series of English Sovereigns. Elizabeth of York was the oldest daughter of Edward IV and her marriage to Henry VII in 1483, ended the Wars of the Roses by joining the houses of York and Lancaster. It was struck in the early years of the 19th Century and the obverse portrait is after Holbein. Provenance: Baldwin Auction, 4 October, 2004 (lot 931).
Lot 8
Cardinal Thomas Wolsey (c.1471-1530), cast bronze medal, unsigned, bust right wearing buttoned gown and cap, THOMAS VOLSEY S F E CA…, rev., naked female figure, perhaps Peace, holding palm branch and standing facing on globe, around which entwined a serpent with three heads, 59mm (MI -; Eim. -; Att -; Pollard -; Arm. -). A piece broken from edge, at 4 o`clock, very fine and a cast of considerable age. The medal is a late 17th century restitution. It appears to be by the same hand as the excessively rare medal of Sir Thomas Moore (MI 34/23) and by an unknown Florentine medallist (D.Fearon, Numismatic Circular, June 1978, where the Moore medal is discussed). Provenance: Ex. Michael Hall Collection, Part III; Baldwin Auction, 28 September 2010 (lot 2522)
Lot 10
Henry VIII (1509-1547), Head of the Church, restitutional silver medal or `so-called` pattern crown, c. 1545, crowned bust virtually full-face, holding sword of state and orb, rev., crowned arms with lion and dragon supporters, HR monogram below, ANGLICE Z HIBENICE ECCLESIE SVPREMVM CAPVT, 43mm (cf MI 47/43). Good very fine and rare. Medallic Illustrations states `…the unsatisfactory nature of the workmanship renders it probable that it is a copy, made in the present (ie 19th) century on the Continent…`, however H. E. Pagan (BNJ 40, 1971, "Mr. Emery`s Mint"), writing of these pieces states they "could very well be products of the Emery mint". Provenance: Bt. eBay, December, 2012.
Lot 11
Henry VIII, Supremacy of the Church, cast silver restitutional medal, 1545, on the King`s Assumption of the title "Supreme Head of the Church of England", after an original attributed to Henry Bayse (or Basse), chief engraver, bust right, wearing jeweled cap, ermine robe and Collar, legend in two lines around, HENRICVS OCTA ANGLIÆ FRAN CI ET HIB REX FIDEI DEFENSOR ET/IN TERR ECCLE ANGLI ET HI BE SVB CHRIST CAPVT SVPREMVM, rev., legend in eleven lines, between "HR" and "Londini 1545", in Hebrew and Greek, 50mm (MI 47/44; Eim. 26; H & P pl. 28, 1), late 18th century. Nearly extremely fine, deeply toned and rare. See also G. F. Hill, "The medal of Henry VIII as Supreme Head of the Church," NC (1916), pp. 194-195. Provenance: Ex. Dix, Noonan, Webb Auction, 17 December, 2007 (lot 1249).
Lot 12
Henry VIII, large cast bronze restitutional portrait medal, bust almost full-face, wearing broad-rimmed hat, collar of office and St George medal on riband, HENRICVS VIII DE GRATIA ANGLIA REX, 89.5mm (MI 49/46; Pollard 2007, 781; H & P, p. 145, pl. 29.2). A handsome medal, nearly extremely fine, pierced at top, scarce. This portrait, which is derived from Holbein, is sometimes paired with that of Erasmus, taken from a bronze medal of 1519 by Quentin Matsys. Provenance: Baldwin Auction, 24 September, 2013 (lot 5266).
Lot 13
Henry VIII, silver counter, by or from the workshop of Simon de Passe, c. 1639, in imitation of engraving, half-length full-face bust, wearing crown with hat brim, holding sword and orb, Tudor Rose to right, HENRY THE VIII, rev., crowned arms within Garter, decorative border, 25mm (cf MI 380/282 - the set). Very fine and scarce. For an almost complete set, in which another is included, see lot (442) Provenance: Morton & Eden Auction, 5 - 6 June, 2013 (lot 580, part)
Lot 15
Edward VI, circular portrait plaquette, an electrotype copy of the "unique contemporary cast" in lead in the British Museum, bust left with plumed hat, wearing coat and doublet and Garter Collar and George and holding gloves, EDWARDVS DEI GRA AN REX, 74 x 74.5mm (cf MI 56/7, illus.; pl. IV, 1; H & P pl. 29, 4; Farquhar, 114), mid 19th century. Much as made, very fine. Provenance: Bt. eBay, September, 2007.
Lot 17
Edward VI, Christ`s Hospital, presentation medal, 1791, in richly gilt-silver, 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, signed GS [Guillaume Scrots] and hallmarked below truncation, facing bust of king, rev., engraved `Presented by David Pike Watts Esquire to Matthew Cotton Esquire`, 56 x 39.5mm (cf Grimshaw 89), London hallmark 1791, maker John Huston, shaped suspension loop. Extremely fine and rare. The medal is similar to the Marker`s medals of the period and is clearly after a painting by William Scrots, a painter of the Tudor court to whom several portraits of Edward VI are attributed. The medal`s benefactor, David Pike Watts, was the adopted son of the vintner Benjamin Kenton, and inherited his business and fortune. Given to good works, he was a patron of Christ`s Hospital, and many other institutions. He was the artist John Constable`s uncle. The Pike Watts Mausoleum, in the Church of the Holy Cross, Ilam, Staffordshire, contains Francis Chantrey`s magnificent monument. By 1833 the recipient, Matthew Cotton, is recorded in the post of Receiver and Wardrobe Keeper at Christ`s Hospital. Provenance: St. James`s Auction 17, 24 May, 2011 (lot 854)
Lot 18
Edward VI, Christ`s Hospital, silver Marker`s medal, by Lewis Pingo, awarded c. 1870`s, bust of Edward VI right, his crown incorporated in hat, rev., bible opened at the pages of Exodus, dated 1552, named on edge inscribed (Egbert Lampard), 35mm (MI 61/16: Eimer, Pingo 29; Eimer 66a; Grimshaw 90). Good very fine. The Abney Park Cemetery in Stoke Newington lists an Egbert Lampard who died 20 Februaury, 1917 aged 55 and who could well be the recipient of this medal. Provenance: Bt. eBay, August, 2006.
Lot 25
Queen Mary, small restitutional copper medal, 18th century, perhaps by Stuart, after Jacques Jonghelinck and after the larger medal by Jacopo Nizolla da Trezzo, c.1555, bust of Mary left in embroidered dress, jewelled cap and veil, rev., weakly impressed "Queen MARY", 33mm (MI 72/19; cf Smolderen F8; Arm I, 242, 5; van Mieris III, 378, II). Extremely fine, scarce. Provenance: Bruun Rasmussen Auction, October 2012.
Lot 31
Philip II, of Spain and King of England, the siege of St. Quentin, silver medal, 1557, by Jacques Jonghelinck, laureate armoured bust of Philip to right, wearing Badge of the Golden Fleece on ribbon, PHILIPPVS DG HISP ET ANGLIÆ REX, rev., legend in 16 lines, small head of St. Quentin in centre, ANNO MDLVII DEN X TAG AVG WARD DVRCH KVNIG PHILIP ZV HISPAN VND ENGELLAND …, 35.5mm (MI 84/47; vL I, 17, 2; Smolderen 226/13). An excellent example, good very fine, toned and rare. The English government did not wish to be involved in the Spanish war against France, but Philip II had Mary authorize a small force, led by the Earl of Pembroke, which succeeded in capturing the town of St. Quentin in Picardy, Northern France. Provenance: Elsen Auction, 12 March, 2005 (lot 2463).
Lot 35
Philip II of Spain and King of England, silver counter, by or from the workshop of Simon de Passe, c. 1639, in imitation of engraving, half-length crowned bust right, holding sword and orb, PHILLIP KIN OF SPANNA, rev., the Spanish arms crowned, within Garter, decorative border, 25mm (cf MI 380/282 - the set). Very fine and rare. Provenance: Morton & Eden Auction, 5 - 6 June, 2013 (lot 580, part)
Lot 1031
Six:Military Medal, Geo V first type (17084 T Sjt Mjr J Hunter RAMC), 1914 star and clasp (Sjt), BWM and Victory (WO Cl 1), LS & GC Geo V military bust (7245154 S Sjt), MSM Geo V (17084 S Sjt, 5./F A. RAMC) VF See inside back cover.Note: Military Medal London Gazette 20.8.1919, MSM London Gazette immediate award 18.10.1916, some photocopies including pages from War Diary with lot. It is interesting to note that Lt A.M. Leake was with the 5th FA, RAMC when he won the bar to his Victoria Cross.~
Lot 1031
Six:Military Medal, Geo V first type (17084 T Sjt Mjr J Hunter RAMC), 1914 star and clasp (Sjt), BWM and Victory (WO Cl 1), LS & GC Geo V military bust (7245154 S Sjt), MSM Geo V (17084 S Sjt, 5./F A. RAMC) VF See inside back cover.Note: Military Medal London Gazette 20.8.1919, MSM London Gazette immediate award 18.10.1916, some photocopies including pages from War Diary with lot. It is interesting to note that Lt A.M. Leake was with the 5th FA, RAMC when he won the bar to his Victoria Cross.~
Lot 1950
FRENCH SCHOOL, Circa 1820 PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG BOY Bust length, wearing a dark coat and grey waistcoat, signed indistinctly (Laure de Loess...?), pastels 27 x 21.5cm. ++ Small rubbed area in background upper centre; verre eglomise mountCondition reports are available via the ‘View Complete Catalogue’ link at www.lawrences.co.uk
Lot 2090
FOLLOWER OF JOHN CLOSTERMAN (1660-1711) PORTRAITS OF TWO LADIES OF THE DREWE FAMILY Two, each bust length, each wearing a russet dress, oil on canvas, oval Each 34 x 27cm. approx. (2) ++ Lined; retouching; superficial grazes on the facesCondition reports are available via the ‘View Complete Catalogue’ link at www.lawrences.co.uk
Lot 2095
ATTRIBUTED TO SOLOMON ALEXANDER HART (1808-1881) PORTRAIT OF LOUISA ANNE MILES (nee GRYLLS) (1817-1907), WIFE OF WILLIAM MILES (1801-1887) Bust length, wearing a cream dress with a floral shawl, oil on canvas, mounted oval 59.5 x 48.5cm.; with a framed painted photograph portrait of the sitter`s husband, 30 x 25cm. Miles, of Dixfield House in Exeter, was a magistrate with a professional interest in horse welfare. His widow presented the Queen Street clock tower to the city of Exeter in memory of her husband. Upon her laying of the foundation stone on April 21st 1898, an oak mallet (22cm) was presented to Louisa Miles in recognition of her gift (which had cost her £4000). The mallet is also included in the lot. (3) ++ The portrait lined, craquelure and some retouching; the other items in good condition. Condition reports are available via the ‘View Complete Catalogue’ link at www.lawrences.co.uk
Lot 2191
ANNA JULIA PERTZ (Fl.1880-1911) PORTRAIT OF MISS ANNE COBDEN Bust length, wearing a brown dress with frilled collar, signed and inscribed with artist`s address and sitter`s name on label verso, also inscribed on the panel itself, oil on panel 26 x 20.5cm. Exhibited: London, The Royal Academy, 1884, no.233 ++ A little craquelure; needs a light cleanCondition reports are available via the ‘View Complete Catalogue’ link at www.lawrences.co.uk
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