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Lot 323
Iran, Muhammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, a set of 31 gold commemorative medals struck to 100g, 50g and 25g weights, all stamped with marks denoting .900 fineness, extremely fine to virtually mint state, some of the larger medals with some friction and handling marks This handsome set of 31 medals, housed in a specially-made fitted case, was presented to a member of the vendor’s family by the Shah during the 1970s, reportedly one of only three such sets assembled. The original presentation case was damaged beyond repair, and the set is offered with a recent, custom-made replacement. The medals comprise the following: Struck at 100g weight (5): i) Twelve Laws of the White Revolution, gold medal (100.06g), SH 1341 (AD 1962), Muhammad Reza Shah standing on globe with clouds behind, right hand aloft, rev., twelve figures representing the Twelve Laws arranged radially with scroll at centre, three medallions below ii) 2,500th Anniversary of the Persian Empire, gold medal (99.61g), undated, jugate busts of Muhammad Reza Shah and Cyrus the Great to left, rev., cylindrical clay tablet within elaborate border, Iranian arms above;; iii) Muhammad Reza Shah, Medallic and Philatelic Issues of his Reign, gold medal (100.27g), SH 1350 (AD 1971), obverses of five medals and three postage stamps, rev., reverses of five medals; iv) Mother’s Day, gold medal (100.17g), SH 1354 (AD 1975), bust of Empress Farah Diba to left, rev., empress seated holding book, mother and three children around v) Gold medal (100.01g), SH 1354 / AD 1975, bust of Empress Farah Diba to left, rev., oak-wreath with two-line legend above; Struck at 50g weight (11) vi) Twelve Laws of the White Revolution, gold medal (49.79g), similar to (i) above; vii) The Imperial Family, gold medal (49.73g), SH 1346 (AD 1966), jugate busts of Muhammad Reza Shah (in centre), his father (left) and the Crown Prince (right), rev., crown over relief map of Iran; viii) Coronation, gold medal (49.68g), SH 1346 (AD 1966), jugate busts of Empress Farah Diba, the Crown Prince, and Muhammad Reza Shah facing left, rev., crown over relief map of Iran; ix) Coronation, gold medal (49.81g), SH 1347 (AD 1967) jugate crowned and robed busts of Empress Farah Diba and Muhammad Reza Shah facing left, rev., coronation scene; x) The Imperial Family, uniface gold and enamel medal (50.53g), SH 1347 (AD 1967), in imitation of a 10-rials postage stamp, the Shah, Empress and Crown Prince all standing facing, the background in blue enamel, the floral border in green enamel; xi) Coronation, uniface gold and enamel medal (48.86g), SH 1347 (AD 1967), in imitation of an 8-rials postage stamp, crowned and robed bust of Muhammad Reza Shah facing on blue enamelled background, floral border also highlighted with blue enamel; xii) Coronation, uniface gold and enamel medal (50.29g), SH 1347 (AD 1967), in imitation of a 6-rials postage stamp, crowned and robed bust of Empress Farah Diba facing on a blue enamelled background, her jewels highlighted in green, the floral border in brown enamel; xiii) 2,500th Anniversary of the Persian Empire, gold medal (49.89g), similar to (ii) above; xiv) Muhammad Reza Shah, Medallic and Philatelic Issues of his Reign, gold medal (49.81g), similar to (iii) above; xv) Gold medal (50.20g), SH 1352 (AD 1973), bust of Muhammad Reza Shah in naval uniform to left, oil tanker and buildings behind, rev., oil refinery; xvi) Mother’s Day, gold medal (50.07g), similar to (iv) above; Struck at 25g weight (15) xvii) Twelve Laws of the White Revolution, gold medal (24.99g), similar to (i) above; xviii) The Imperial Family, gold medal (25.13g), similar to (vii) above; xix) Coronation, gold medal (25.06g), similar to (viii) above; xx) Coronation, gold medal (25.10g), similar to (ix) above; xxi) Coronation, uniface gold medal (24.64g), SH 1346 (AD 1966), in imitation of a 14-rials postage stamp, crowned jugate busts of Empress Farah Diba and Muhammad Reza Shah to left within decorative border; xxii) Coronation, uniface gold medal (24.80g), SH 1346 (AD 1966), in imitation of a 10-rials postage stamp, crowned jugate busts of Empress Farah Diba and Muhammad Reza Shah to left within decorative border; xxiii) Coronation, uniface gold medal (24.95g), SH 1346 (AD 1966), in imitation of a 2-rials postage stamp, crowned jugate busts of Empress Farah Diba and Muhammad Reza Shah to left within decorative border; xxiv) The Imperial Family, uniface gold and enamel medal (25.08g), SH 1347 (AD 1967), in imitation of a 10-rials postage stamp, the Shah, Empress and Crown Prince all standing facing, the background in blue enamel, the floral border in red enamel and inscriptions in black; xxv) Coronation, uniface gold and enamel medal (25.43g), SH 1347 (AD 1967), in imitation of an 8-rials postage stamp, crowned and robed bust of Muhammad Reza Shah facing on blue enamelled background, the floral border in red enamel and inscriptions in black; xxvi) Coronation, uniface gold and enamel medal (25.43g), SH 1347 (AD 1967), in imitation of a 6-rials postage stamp, crowned and robed bust of Empress Farah Diba facing on a blue enamelled background, her jewels highlighted in green, the floral border in red enamel and inscriptions in black; xxvii) Achievements of the Dynasty, gold medal (25.06g), SH1348 (AD1968), jugate busts of Muhammad Reza Shah (to left) and his father, rev., the achievements of the dynasty represented by a Koran and flaming torch, hands freed from manacles, sheaves of wheat, and a train, with large wheel being turned by a naked male figure at centre; xxviii) Visit of the Shah to the Tomb of Imam Reza at Mashhad, gold medal (24.96g), SH 1349 (AD 1969), Muhammad Reza Shah standing before the tomb in attitude of prayer, rev., view of the Goharshad Mosque at Mashhad xxix) 2,500th Anniversary of the Persian Empire, gold medal (25.02g), similar to (ii) above; xxx) Gold medal (25.03g), similar to (xv) above; xxxi) Mother’s Day, gold medal (25.02g), similar to (iv) above
Lot 387
Paul I (1796-1801), Coronation,late novodel gold medal, by C. Meisner, undated, uniformed bust right, C.M.F. below, rev., hatched cross on plain field, 38.5mm, 20.57g (Bitkin M226, this piece cited), a later striking with die flaw below bust, small file-mark at 2.30 on obverse rim (probably where a die cud has been removed), minor marks in fields, otherwise extremely fine and extremely rare Ex NASCA auction, 14 August 1978, lot 3679.
Lot 396
Alexander I (1801-1825), gold medal, 1814, by Thomas Wyon, struck to commemorate the visit to England of Alexander I and his sister, Catherine, Duchess of Oldenburg, alexander russiarum imperator, laureate bust right, rev., ob. advent. m.d. catharinae. hosp. gratissimae, Britannia seated left holding trident and olive-branch, shield bearing Union flag beside her, in ex., gaudens britannia mdcccxiv, 35mm, 29.06g (Diakov 383.1; BHM 845), virtually as struck with prooflike surfaces, excessively rare in gold Discussing this medal in BHM, Laurence Browne mentions an anecdote preserved by Richard Sainthill in his Olla Podrida, or, Scraps, Numismatic, Antiquarian, and Literary (London, 1844). According to Sainthill, ‘The Grand Duchess of Oldenburg being expected to visit the Mint, Mr Wyon, at very short notice, engraved a medal of her brother, the Emperor Alexander, and complimentary of her visit to England…When she came to the Press or Coining-room no mention of the medal was made; but a gold blank being put in and stamped, was handed to her by Lord Bathurst from the die; she immediately recognised the likeness to her brother, and, when Mr Wyon was presented to her, expressed her satisfaction with his medal in the most flattering terms, and the next day sent him a diamond ring, as a further testimony of her approbation.’ Ex World-Wide Coins of California auction XIII, 5 May 1988, lot 567.
Lot 145
A Turner black basalt bust of Matthew Prior (1664-1721), circa 1800, on a socle base, impressed TURNER, 24cm high; and another polished black example of Voltaire, un-marked, 23cm high Provenance: The Oxborrow Collection.See Bevis Hillier, Master Potters of The Industrial Revolution, The Turners of Lane End (1965), ill. 10b for a marked example of Matthew Prior and Diana Edwards, Black Basalt (1994), p. 248, ill. 399 for a white soneware bust of Voltaire similar to this example.
Lot 91
A Turner white stoneware bust of Joseph Addison (1672-1719), circa 1800, impressed ADDISON verso, on a black basalt base, impressed TURNER, 24cm high (paper label for the Kanter Collection; and a Turner white stoneware bust of John Milton (1608-1674), circa 1800, impressed MILTON verso, on a black basalt base stamped TURNER, 26.5cm high Provenance: The Oxborrow Collection.See Bevis Hillier, Master Potters of the Industrial Revolution, The Turners of Lane End, (1965), ill. 23
Lot 106
A large Dutch Delft blue and white dish, 19th century, painted with flowers inside a scalloped rim, 38cm diameter, also an Italian faience bust of a young woman, 18cm high, a Russian blue glazed earthenware bowl, Kutshetsoff Factory, moulded with St Michael and the dragon, 22cm diameter, a Paris porcelain bowl painted with flowers and swags, 28cm wide, a continental creamware oval pierced basket, and a white glazed pottery jar and cover, 19cm high (7).
Lot 565
A gold and ivory cameo brooch, early 19th century, with bust in profile facing right on a blue enamel ground, within an Ouroboros border, inscribed verso 'HRH The Duke of Sussex to Captain Codd 24th Oct. 1812', 31mm x 26mm, 8.9g gross, together with a late George III gold and hair panel navette shaped brooch, 32mm long, 5.2g gross, (2). Illustrated
Lot 411
A mixed lot comprising a Royal Doulton black basalt bust of John Doulton, together with six black basalt chess pieces thought to be prototypes produced by Crown Derby and a further Copenhagen commemorative plate. CONDITION REPORT: One chess piece chipped, rest of lot appears in good used condition
Lot 59
Joseph Robinson Kirk (1820-1894) RHA. A white marble bust of a gentleman, possibly the late O'Bryen Bellingham Esq., MD inscribed verso 'J R Kirk Sculpscit in Marmore 1857', height 26.5in.O'Bryen Bellingham (1803-1857), a distinguished Dublin surgeon of the day, published a treatise on the diseases of the heart. Kirk's posthumous bust of Bellingham was shown at the Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, 1859.
Lot 874
Ancient Roman Imperial coins, Valentinian I gold solidus (364-375 AD), Antioch Mint, Obv. DN VALENTIANVS PF AVG legend with pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right, Rev. RESTITVTOR REIPVBLICAE legend with Valentinian standing facing, head right, holding labarum with chi-rho and Victory on globe, Dia 21mm; 4.3g, GF
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