Commemorative Medals, British Empire, Louis Napoléon, Prince Imperial (1856-1879), foundation of “Société du Prince Impérial”, silver medal, 1862, by Jules-Constant Peyre & René Stern, head to l., rev. SOCIÉTÉ DU PRINCE IMPERIAL - S.M. L’IMPÉRATRICE FONDATRICE PRÉSIDENTE PRÊTS DE L’ENFANCE AU TRAVAIL 15 7BRE. 1862, 27mm (Divo - ; Laidlaw 0484); larger copper medal, by René Stern, head l., NAPOLEON LOUIS EUGENE PRINCE IMPERIAL, rev. wreath 48mm. (Divo 453); with a group of brass medallets (7), relating to the Prince Imperial, 13 – 23.5mm. first mint state, most others nearly so (9) The “Société du Prince Impérial” was a French charitable organization founded Empress Eugenie under the patronage of her six year old son. Children were used as fund raisers and the monies raised was used to make small loans to needy artisans. Peyre is also known for his medallic portraits reproduced by the Sèvres porcelain factory. The W. V. R Baldwin Collection of the Medals of Southern Africa
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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
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
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
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
Commemorative Medals, The Lawrence Memorial for St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, Sir Alfred Gilbert’s gold medal, awarded 1898 to Thomas Jeeves Horder, cast and chased, portrait of Lawrence, almost full-face, within scrolled border, WILLIAM LAWRENCE 1783-1867 ST BARTHOLOMEWS HOSPITL, rev. a naked youth pressing through a shield flanked by the crouching figures of Wisdom and Science pointing to the inscription in Greek, ‘Ever to Excel’ upon it, named T. J. HORDER in scroll above, 55.5mm., 22ct,. total wt. approx 100gms (BDM.Vol II, 263; BDM.VII, 371; Isabel Macallister, Alfred Gilbert, London 1929), in [Art Union] fitted case, extremely fine and a great rarity Sir Thomas Jeeves Horder, later Baron Horder of Ashford (1871-1955), the recipient of the medal, had a long and distinguished career in medicine, mostly at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital and held Royal Appointments to three monarchs including Extra Physician to Elizabeth II. The Lawrence Memorial scholarship, in memory of Sir William Lawrence (1783-1867), was initiated in 1873, with a medal being given from 1876. The Lawrence family so disliked the portrait on the original medal that in 1891 Gilbert was commissioned to produce a new one, derived from the Pickersgill portrait. The plaster for the medal and an example in gold were exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1897. Gilbert, however, was involved in the production of only the first four medals awarded, of which two are known to have survived, this piece and the 18ct example in the possession of St. Bartholomew’s Hospital. That Horder’s medal is in 22ct. gold rather than the 18ct. intended, suggests that it was the specimen chased by Gilbert and exhibited at the Royal Academy. The original moulds were lost when Gilbert fled to Bruges in 1901, to escape his creditors, and all subsequent medals were aftercasts taken from an existing medal, though awarded only in 9ct. gold. The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
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
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
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
Commemorative Medals, The Absent Minded Beggar, the National Commemorative Medal, a pair in copper and white metal, 1899-1900, by F. Bowcher [Spink and Son], soldier with headband, helmet discarded, standing holding rifle with fixed bayonet, rev. Union flag with rose, thistle, shamrock and palm branch, THE QUEEN GOD BLESS HER and further legend, 45 mm. (BHM.3680; Eimer 1851; Hern 68; CMZAR 26), mint state, the second virtually so (2)
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.
Commemorative Medals, Agricultural and Exhibition Medals, South African Industrial and Arts Exhibition, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, gold medal, 1898-1899, by Joseph & Sons, Port Elizabeth, awarded to J. Taddy & Co “For Imported Cigarettes & Imported Manufactured Tobacco”, façade of exhibition building within wreath, rev. engraved naming below arms, Birmingham hallmark, but Joseph’s makers’ mark J.J. & S, 46.77gms; 49mm., choice extremely fine
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).
Commemorative Medals, Sweden, 200th anniversary of the Augsburg Confession, silver medal, 1730, by Johann Carl Hedlinger (1691-1771), Christ asleep in fishing boat with apostles, amidst the storm, HABET. SVAS. MORAS. ET. HORAS., rev. legend in 10 lines, MEMORIAM. AVGVST. CONFESSIONIS…, 52mm. (Felder 112; Hild.II, 36), extremely fine, rare St. Luke 8, 24-25: Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm. And he said unto them, Where is your faith? The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
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
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
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.
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
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).
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
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
Commemorative Medals, Mexico, Charles IV, gold medal of “Our lady of Guadalupe”, 1804, standing figure of the Virgin Mary, rev. NON FECIT TALITER OMNI NATIONI (‘He has not done this for any other nation’), a verse from Psalm 147, wt. 38gms., ring-mounted with a diamond encrusted collar and suspension loop (51 diamonds), slightly rubbed from wear, good very fine and rare
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
Commemorative Medals, Boer War Welcome Home and Tribute Medals, London, The Law Society of the United Kingdom, heavy specimen silver medal, 1902, Society’s arms and supporters, rev. legend over a crowned rose, shamrock and thistle, PRESENTED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE SOCIETY … TO SOLICITORS AND ARTICLED CLERKS WHO SERVED IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN CAMPAIGN 1899-1902 … AT A BANQUET IN ITS HALL …, edge stamped SILVER, 111.65gms, 51mm (BHM.3879, Æ only; Eimer 1868, Æ only; Hern: 878, Æ only; Hibbard: J3, Æ only; Laidlaw 0512), matt surface, mint state and extremely rare The banquet, held on 18th December, 1902, was attended by some 150 people; the medal was presented, named, in bronze. Hibbard, appendix 13, gives a roll of names as produced by the Society.
Commemorative Medals, Sir William Quiller Orchardson, R.A. (1832–1910), Scottish portraitist and painter of domestic and historical subjects, silver prize medal, of plaquette form, of the Exposition Internationale des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, 1897, by Baron Thomas Jules Vinçotte (1850–1925) for Maison Wolfers, winged Fame in diaphanous robe, blows her trumpet, leaning on arch through which a distant cityscape, named, ‘ORCHARDSON, WILLIAM- QUILLER, R.A.’, 70.5 x 82.5mm., ‘V.P. and balance’ mark on all four sides, has been lightly buffed, good very fine The painting for which William Quiller Orchardson received this prize was a portrait of Mrs. Samuel Joseph (catalogue entry no. 38). Orchardson is best remembered today for the painting Napoleon on board the Bellepheron and the wonderfully moody The First Cloud. He was knighted in 1907. The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Commemorative Medals, France, Henri Bouchard (1875–1960), sculptor and medallist, ‘Vive Bourgogne’, “Les Bourguignons Sales – 1421”, bronze medal, artist’s proof of a limited private edition of 100 specimens, active battle scene, rev. shield, VIVE BOVRGOGNE, edge stamped “Epreuve d’Auteur”, 62.5mm. (cf.Canale [Classens] 1928), very rare, extremely fine In 1421, the inhabitants of Aigues-Mortes defeated a Burgundian garrison and passed it to the sword. The inhabitants then covered the bodies with salt, to prevent the spread of disease. See footnote to lot 465. The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Commemorative Medals, Austria, the Liberation of Europe, silver box medal, 1814, containing a full set of linked coloured roundels, Emperor Francis I, Alexander I of Russia and Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia ride l., towards triumphal arch, Victory flies above, TRIUMPH DER VERBÜNDETEN MÄCHTE IM JAHRE 1814, rev. legend within olive and palm wreath and above flaming altar, HOCH LODERT DEN SIEGERN DIE FLAMMEN DES DANKES IN DEN HERZEN GERETTETER VÖLKER, the 25 hand-coloured roundels of battles with printed descriptions to verso, 55mm. (Pressler 708; Julius 2879; Diakov -), extremely fine, the roundels still linked, very rare
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
Commemorative Medals, The A. H. S. Maine, a silver striking of a Royal Presentation medal, heavy silver medal by Tiffany & Co, unsigned American medal, 1899-1901, heraldic American eagle above a port broadside ship-portrait of the Maine, flying three masthead flags, the Geneva [Red] Cross, Union Jack and US Ensign, legend within ribbands, “Presented by the American Ladies Committee”, rev. within olive wreath, “To HM Queen Victoria in commemoration of the A. H. S. Maine South Africa & China 1899-1901, 76mm., choice mint state and extremely rare
Commemorative Medals, Books: The Medal [Journal of the British Art Medal Society], sundry volumes, 1986-2009, 9-12, 14-16, 43-45, 47-50, 54-55; Index 21-30; Médailles [Fidem] 1987; auction catalogues with a medallic content (11), various houses, includes Spink 8, 1980 [Fearon, Jessop, etc]; Alnwick Castle, pt. II, 1981; Stainton, 1987; English Collection, II & IV, 1989-90; Renaissance and Baroque Medals [Clifford], 1996; O. F. Parsons, 1997, useful references, some with (untidy) annotations, etc., (29) The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Commemorative Medals, William & Mary, Coronation, 1689, the official struck silver medal, by John Roettier, conjoined busts of William and Mary to right, GVLIELMVS ET MARIA REX ET REGINA, rev. Jove hurls thunder at Phaeton falling from his chariot, NE TOTVS ABSVMATVR, 35mm (MI.662/25; Eimer.312; vL.III, 379; Wollaston 8; Farquhar III, 27), contained in a contemporary, green velvet lined, black shagreen fitted case, well struck on full flan, extremely fine, the case slightly warped *Bt. Mrs I. Allen. 1,200 specimens struck. The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Commemorative Medals, Agricultural and Exhibition Medals, South African Exhibition, Port Elizabeth, 1885, gold award medal, by A. Fischer & Co, Port Elizabeth, Hope, with anchor, leads settlers toward the Temple of Learning, rev. named on tablet within wreath, AWARDED TO HOWARD, FARRER & CO PORT ELIZABETH FOR THEIR SIMPLEX WINDMILL, 48.5mm.; 55.92gms, bright extremely fine The engineering business of Howard, Farrer & Co, had been established by Sir Frederick Howard in Port Elizabeth and East London.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Commemorative Medals, Netherlands, Siege of Groningen and the Capture of Coevorden, silver cartographic medal, 1672, Dutch victories over the Bishop of Munster, cityscape, with armies camped before it, ‘Belegeringe voor Groningen’, rev. plan of the citadel of Coevorden fully encircled by cavalry and foot soldiers, COEVERDEN. MET. STORMER. HANDT. INGENO. DEN. 20. DECE. 1.6.7.2., 55.5mm. (vL.III, pp. 102-103, iii; Weiler 13), very fine and scarce
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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
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.
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
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
Commemorative Medals, The British Numismatic Trade Association, Medal, 1987, the original plasters, by the Mint, Birmingham, for the medal’s obverse and reverse, medallic busts of Queen Victoria, 1837 and 1887, rev. Britannia seated to l., in the style of the ‘Cartwheel’ twopence, as made The medal was struck with a proof-like surface, a diameter of 65mm. and weight of 5oz, in a limited edition of 500 specimens. Sold with working photographs.
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
Commemorative Medals, India, Roorkee, Thomason College of Civil Engineering, gilt-silver Prize Medal, Calcutta Mint, awarded 1912 (Sergt F. G. Burns, Upper Subordinate Class, for Descriptive Engineering), British lion rests on inscribed plinth within open wreath, PRIZE above, rev. inscription within open wreath, 55.5mm., 80.88gms., (Pudd 948.38.9), the obverse stamped with a British Hallmark declaring it as 18ct gold, extremely fine, rare The cataloguers are unable to explain the hallmark. The College of Civil Engineering, Roorkee, was officially established in 1847, and Thomason’s name added in 1854 to honour its founder, Sir James Thomason, Lieutenant Governor (1843–53). Initially, the engineers’ class was for Europeans only, the upper subordinate class for Europeans and Indians and the lower subordinate class for Indians only.
Commemorative Medals, Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales (1594-1612), Death, silver medal, 1612, by Charles Anthony, bust of Prince Henry three-quarters l., in decorated armour and wide lace collar, HENRICVS PRINCEPS, rev. crowned shield of arms, FAX. MENTIS. HONESTÆ. GLORIA, 28.5mm. (MI.200/29; Hill & Pollard [1978], pl. 27, 7; Farquhar I, 214; Foley 150), nearly extremely fine, a handsome and very rare medal The reverse legend, FAX MENTIS HONESTÆ GLORIA, was used as a motto by Prince Henry and James I was to use it some 7 years later as the motto for the Knights of Nova Scotia. It is a quotation from a long and truly epic poem, Silius Italicus’s Punica, Book vi, 332; translates as ‘Glory is the flame of an honourable mind’. Bt. Seaby, c. 1977 The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
Commemorative Medals, The Amicable Society, instituted 1696, silver ticket or medal, unsigned, two hands clasped under the Royal Crown, date below, rev. AMICABLE CONTRIBUTION SHIP, façade of four storey building, 39mm. (MI.155/422; DW.102/7; Withers 2324), extremely fine, toned and very rare *ex Baldwin’s vault The Amicable Society or Amicable Contributionship of London was the first company established for the insurance of houses against loss by fire. It was commonly known as The Hand in Hand. The Philadelphia Contributionship, founded as a mutual insurance company by Benjamin Franklin in 1752, was modelled on the Amicable Society.
Commemorative Medals, France, Paul Marcel Dammann (1885-1939), ‘l’Électricité’, The 25th anniversary of the CPDE (Compagnie pour la Diffusion d’Électricité), founded 1907, silver medal, 1932, facing head, her hair radiant, charged with electricity, rev. standing female directs electricity to a city, 64mm. (Grundy 88; BM Acq, 1978-1982, p 54, 42), a superb ‘Art Deco’ medal, extremely fine and rare in silver The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals
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
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
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.
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