There are 183158 lots that match your search criteria. Subscribe now to get instant access to the full price guide service.
Click here to subscribeBritish Commemorative Medals, Anne, Accession, silver medal, 1702, unsigned [by J. Croker], variety with no stops on pedestal, acorn to l., upright of H of ENGLISH, crowned bust l., rev. ENTIRELY ENGLISH, crowned heart on pedestal, 35mm. (MI.227/1; Eimer 388), nearly extremely fine*ex Revd. William Lewis Gantz [1873-1940, of Stanstead Abbots, Herts] collection, Glendinings, 23-27 June, 1941, lot 1995, part ex Baldwin’s vault
British Commemorative Medals, Anne, Accession, copper medal, 1702, unsigned [by J. Croker], variety with stops on pedestal, acorn to S of ENGLISH, crowned bust l., rev. ENTIRELY ENGLISH, crowned heart on pedestal, 35mm. (MI.227/1; Eimer 388); second variety, rev. VNITED BY GOD… QVIS SEPARABIT, crowned Collar of roses, 34.5mm. (MI.228/3; Eimer 389), this extremely fine, the first choice (2) *ex Revd. William Lewis Gantz [1873-1940, of Stanstead Abbots, Herts] collection, Glendinings, 23-27 June, 1941, lot 1995, part ex Baldwin’s vault
British Commemorative Medals, Anne, British Victories, silver medal, 1704, by Georg Hautsch, bust l., rev. DIVES TRIVM PHIS ANGLIA, Britannia sits before palm decorated with three shields, in the distance ships attack Gibraltar, and a nereid offers Britannia a naval crown, lettered edge: IN OMNI GENTE, QVÆ AVDIERIT NOMEN TVVM, MAGNIFICABITVR SVPER TE DEVS ISRAEL. IVDITH. XIII.31, 40.5mm. (MI.270/70; Eimer 411; vL. IV, 454; MH.135), beautifully toned with a hint of lustre, extremely fine, scarce The medal celebrates British victories on land against the French and Bavarians at Donauwerth (after Schellenberg and Blenheim [Hochstädt]) and at sea against the French at Gibraltar. The lettered edge attributes the victories to the will of God, and here, as with Judith, the victor is a woman.
British Commemorative Medals, Anne, Battle of Malplaquet, silver medal, 1709, by J. Croker, crowned bust l., rev. CONCORDIA ET VIRTVTE, Victory flies over cavalry action in wooded landscape, 47.5mm. (MI.359/197; Eimer 438), struck with a curious ‘stepped’ edge, very fine*ex Baldwin’s vault
British Commemorative Medals, The Escape of Princess Clementina from Innsbrück, silver medal, 1719, by O. Hamerani, CLEMENTINA M BRITAN FR ET HIB REGINA, bust of the Princess l., rev. FORTVNAM CAVSAMQVE SEQVOR, sun rises on the escaping Princess in a chariot, the city of Rome, land and seascape beyond, 48mm. (MI.444/49; Woolf 36:1; Eimer 484), lightly scuffed, pleasant very fine and toned
British Commemorative Medals, James III, The Elder Pretender, The South Sea Bubble (Appeal Against the House of Hanover), silver medal, 1721, by O. Hamerani, VNICA SALVS, draped and armoured bust r., rev. Hanoverian horse trampling lion and unicorn, panoramic cityscape of London in the distance, 49.5mm. (Woolf 40:1; MI.454/63; Eimer 493), sharp extremely fine, with a deep, rich tone
British Commemorative Medals, John Churchill (1660-1722), Duke of Marlborough, Death, white metal medal, 1722, by J. Dassier, armoured bust three-quarters r., rev. VBI ADERAT IBI VICTORIA, Victory amidst military trophies, 42mm. (MI.457/68; Eimer 495; Eisler I, 269, 7), extremely fine and rare in this metal; with George I, Dassier’s medal, copper, 40mm. (MI.475/94; Eimer 508; Eisler I, 264/33), very fine*ex Revd. William Lewis Gantz [1873-1940, of Stanstead Abbots, Herts] collection, Glendinings, 23-27 June, 1941, lot 2003, part ex Baldwin’s vault
British Commemorative Medals, Isaac Newton (1643-1727), Dassier’s medal, bust three-quarters r., rev. Newton’s monument in Westminster Abbey, 43mm., dated old style 1726 (MI.470/85; Eimer 505; Eisler, I, 269, 8); John Milton (1608-1674), his monument in Westminster Abbey, copper medal, 1737, by J. S. Tanner, bust of Milton l., rev. legend in 11 lines, 52mm. (MI.524/83; Eimer 542), both very fine (2) *ex Revd. William Lewis Gantz [1873-1940, of Stanstead Abbots, Herts] collection, Glendinings, 23-27 June, 1941, lots 1948/2003, part ex Baldwin’s vault
British Commemorative Medals, John Freind (1675-1728), Physician, copper tribute medal, 1728, by Ferdinand de Saint-Urbain, bust l. with flowing hair, rev. MEDICINA VETVS ET NOVA, physicians of ancient and modern times meet, 58mm. (MI.488/28; Brettauer 372; BDM V, 311, illus.), very fine*ex Revd. William Lewis Gantz [1873-1940, of Stanstead Abbots, Herts] collection, Glendinings, 23-27 June, 1941, lot 1948, part ex Baldwin’s vault John Freind, Fellow of the Royal Society [1712], member of Parliament for Launceston [1722]. For a short while he was imprisoned, suspected of favouring the exiled Stuarts, but on his release appointed physician to Frederick, Prince of Wales and later Queen Caroline. He was published extensively.
British Commemorative Medals, Admiral Edward Vernon, Capture of Portobello, pinchbeck medal, 1739, Vernon standing facing l., cannon to l., ship to r., rev. fleet in harbour, 41mm. (A&C. PBvi 5-E; Betts 221; MI.538/120), very fine; another, but Vernon faces r., ship l., cannon r., 40mm. (A&C. PBvi 16-W; Betts 236), pierced on V of VERNON, nearly very fine (2)
British Commemorative Medals, Admiral Edward Vernon, Capture of Portobello, cast silver (?) medal, 1739, Vernon stands looking to l., between cannon and anchor, rev. fleet in harbour, 37mm. (A&C. PBvi 6-G; Betts 224; MI.539/124), suspension loop and ring, two small assay (?) marks on obverse, one ‘13’, second unclear, good fine
British Commemorative Medals, Admiral Edward Vernon, Capture of Fort Chagre, pinchbeck medal, 1740, three-quarters facing figure of Vernon, rev. fleet in harbour, 39mm. (A&C. FCv 1-A; Betts 277; MI.547/153); another, similar, signed I.W, 40mm. (A&C. FCv 5-D; Betts 275; MI 548/154), very fine and fine (2)
British Commemorative Medals, Admiral Edward Vernon, Capture of Cartagena, silver medal, 1741, standing figure between two forts, rev. TOOK CARTHAGENA, bird’s eye panorama with ships, 38mm. (A&C. CAv 2-B; Betts 332; MI.548/156); another, pinchbeck, 38mm., first very fine and very rare in silver, second fine (2)
British Commemorative Medals, Admiral Edward Vernon, Capture of Cartagena, pinchbeck medal, 1741, standing figure of Vernon to l., cannon to l., anchor to r., rev. fleet in Cartagena harbour, 38mm. (A&C. CAv 3-D), attempted piercings, fine and probably once gilt; the Believed Invasion of Havana, pinchbeck medal, 1741, Vernon stands with baton, ship to l., and r., cannon at his feet, rev. fleet in harbour, 38mm. (A&C. HAv 1-B; Betts 314; MI.555/178), good fine (2)
British Commemorative Medals, Admiral Edward Vernon, Capture of Cartagena, pinchbeck medal, 1740-1, standing figures of Vernon before town and harbour, pointing to l., rev. THE FORTS OF CARTHAGENA DESTROYD BY ADM VERNON, low relief panorama of Cartagena, with ships, 37mm. (A&C. CAv 6-G), some porosity, nearly very fine
British Commemorative Medals, Admiral Edward Vernon, Capture of Cartagena, brass/pinchbeck medal, 1741, Don Blass kneels before Vernon, rev. fleet in Cartagena harbour, 38mm. (A&C. CAvl 1-B; Betts 325; MI.553/171), nearly very fine; others (2), Porto Bello reverse, about fine and nearly very fine; Vernon, Brown and Don Blass, pinchbeck medal, 1741, signed I.W, 39mm. (A&C. FCv 5-D; Betts 275; MI.548/154), fine (4)
British Commemorative Medals, Admiral Edward Vernon, Brown and Sir Robert Walpole, pinchbeck medal, 1741, Vernon and Brown clasp hands, ship between them and crown above, rev. Walpole and Devil, 36.5mm. (A&C. NLv 8-G; Betts 246), broken piercing at top of obverse, fine; another, Vernon and Sir Robert Walpole, pinchbeck medal, 1741, on smaller flan, 31mm. (A&C. NLv 6-E; Betts 242; MI.551/192), fine (2)
British Commemorative Medals, George II, William, Duke of Cumberland, the Rebels Repulsed, silver medal, 1745, by A. and J. Kirk, Duke on horseback left, Carlisle in background, rev. Duke presenting an olive branch to Anglia, 34.5mm (MI 606/264; Woolf 53:1; Eimer 598), very fine*ex Revd. William Lewis Gantz [1873-1940, of Stanstead Abbots, Herts] collection, Glendinings, 23-27 June, 1941, lot 2007, part ex Baldwin’s vault
British Commemorative Medals, George II, Carlisle Recaptured, Jacobite Rebels Retreat to Scotland, silver medal, 1745, by T. Pingo, bust r., rev. IVSTITIA TRIVMPHANS, lion subdues a wolf, 33mm. (MI.609/270; Woolf 53.4; Eimer 600; Eimer Pingo 2), good very fine and pleasant tone*ex Revd. William Lewis Gantz [1873-1940, of Stanstead Abbots, Herts] collection, Glendinings, 23-27 June, 1941, lot 2007, part ex Baldwin’s vault
British Commemorative Medals, George II, William, Duke of Cumberland, the Rebels Repulsed, copper medal, 1745, by J. Kirk, uniformed bust three-quarters l., wearing tricorne hat, rev. QUID NON PRO PATRIA, George II rises from throne to receive crowns from Cumberland, 41.5mm. (MI.608/268; Woolf 54:1b), good very fine*ex Revd. William Lewis Gantz [1873-1940, of Stanstead Abbots, Herts] collection, Glendinings, 23-27 June, 1941, lot 2008, part ex Baldwin’s vault
British Commemorative Medals, George II, William, Duke of Cumberland, the Battle of Culloden, copper medal, 1746, by J. & A. Kirk, armoured bust r., rev. INSULA CHARA …, Fame flies over globe centred on the British Isles, 36mm. (MI.613/279; Woolf 55:3a; Eimer 607), good very fine, rare*ex Revd. William Lewis Gantz [1873-1940, of Stanstead Abbots, Herts] collection, Glendinings, 23-27 June, 1941, lot 2008, part ex Baldwin’s vaul
British Commemorative Medals, William IV of Orange and Princess Anne, Birth of Prince William, gilt-silver medal struck within twelve-point radiating star, 1748, by M. Holtzhey, conjoined busts r., rev. angel on clouds blesses the infant, 42mm. (MI.640/334, and note; vL. suppl. 225), star pierced for twisted suspension loop, nearly extremely fine*ex Spink auction 5, 17 May 1979, lot 711 ex Papillon Collection (Bonhams, 25 March 1998), lot 144
British Commemorative Medals, Elizabeth Claypole (1629-1658), second daughter of Oliver Cromwell, copper medal, c. 1750, by J. Kirk after Thomas Simon, bust r., rev. within wreath, ANN [sic] CLEYPOLE DAUGHTER OF OLIVER CROMWELL, in five lines, 34.5mm. (MI.430/75; Eimer 197), extremely fine*ex Revd. William Lewis Gantz [1873-1940, of Stanstead Abbots, Herts] collection, Glendinings, 23-27 June, 1941, lot 1977, part
British Commemorative Medals, George II, The British Victories of 1758, copper medal, unsigned, laur. and armoured bust l., rev. Britannia in small chariot with Justice and Liberty, legend around with battle details and, at top, LOUISBOURG / BOSCAWEN – AMHERST, 44.5mm. (MI.692/416; Eimer 662; Betts 416), good very fine*ex Revd. William Lewis Gantz [1873-1940, of Stanstead Abbots, Herts] collection, Glendinings, 23-27 June, 1941, lot 2008, part ex Baldwin’s vault
British Commemorative Medals, George II, The British Victories of 1758 and 1759, silver medal, unsigned, Britannia in small chariot with Justice and Liberty, legend around with battle details and, at top, LOUISBOURG / BOSCAWEN – AMHERST, rev. Lion and Unicorn supporting reversed lily, victories in legend around, QUEBEC / WOLFE at top, 44.5mm (MI.709/445; Betts 419; Ford XIV, 66), extremely fine, some patchy toning, extremely rare in silver*ex Revd. William Lewis Gantz [1873-1940, of Stanstead Abbots, Herts] collection, Glendinings, 23-27 June, 1941, lot 2007, part ex Baldwin’s vault The John J. Ford specimen, Stacks, 23 May, 2006 (lot 66) sold for $2,800.
British Commemorative Medals, George II, Battle of Quiberon Bay, Belleisle, 1759, copper medal by J. Kirk for the Society of Arts, Britannia on sea-horse, rev. figures of Night and Tempest, etc., 40mm. (MI.706/441; Eimer 676); The British Victories of 1759, brass medal, bust l., rev. lion and unicorn supporting reversed lily, 43.5mm. (MI.708/444; Eimer 677), very fine, the second discoloured (2) *ex Revd. William Lewis Gantz [1873-1940, of Stanstead Abbots, Herts] collection, Glendinings, 23-27 June, 1941, lot 2008, part ex Baldwin’s vault
British Commemorative Medals, George III, Marriage 1761, silver medal, by J. Kirk, conjoined busts r., rev. Eros stands at altar, THE FELICITY OF BRITAIN, 36mm (BHM.10; Eimer 690); and a small silver Coronation medallet, 1761, 25.5mm (BHM 43), this very fine, first a little better (2) *ex Revd. William Lewis Gantz [1873-1940, of Stanstead Abbots, Herts] collection, Glendinings, 23-27 June, 1941, lot 2009, part
British Commemorative Medals, George III, Queen Charlotte, official silver Coronation medal, 1761, by L. Natter, bust r., rev. Charlotte at altar, Fame flies above, 34.5mm. (BHM.66, R2; Eimer 696), very fine, toned*ex Revd. William Lewis Gantz [1873-1940, of Stanstead Abbots, Herts] collection, Glendinings, 23-27 June, 1941, lot 2009, part ex Baldwin’s vault
British Commemorative Medals, Horatio, Admiral Lord Nelson, Alexander Davisson’s Medal for the Battle of the Nile, copper, 1798, by C. H. Küchler, Peace holds shield with medallic portrait of Nelson, rev. panorama of the British Fleet going into action in Aboukir Bay, edge: A TRIBUTE OF REGARD FROM ALEXR DAVISON ESQR ST. JAMES’S SQUARE, 47.5mm. (BHM.447; Eimer 890; MH.482; Pollard 15), extremely fine
British Commemorative Medals, Horatio, Admiral Lord Nelson, Alexander Davisson’s Medal for the Battle of the Nile, copper, 1798, by C. H. Küchler, Peace holds shield with medallic portrait of Nelson, rev. panorama of the British Fleet going into action in Aboukir Bay, edge: A TRIBUTE OF REGARD FROM ALEXR DAVISON ESQR ST. JAMES’S SQUARE, 47.5mm. (BHM.447; Eimer 890; MH.482; Pollard 15), extremely fine
British Commemorative Medals, Horatio, Admiral Lord Nelson, Death at the Battle of Trafalgar, silver medal, 1805, by Abraham Abramson (Berlin), uniformed bust r., rev. FAMAM QVI TERMINAT ASTRIS VINC HISP ET GALL CLASS CECIDIT D XXI OCT MDCCCV, a rostral column decorated with anchors, 39.5mm. (BHM.574; Eimer 964; Hardy 59; Milford Haven 497), virtually mint state, choice
British Commemorative Medals, Horatio, Admiral Lord Nelson, Death at the Battle of Trafalgar, copper medal, 1805, by Thomas Webb, bare head l., rev. IPSE BELLI FVLMEN, Bellona, thunderbolts in hand, approaches war galleys, 53.5mm. (BHM.577; Eimer 957; Hardy 63; MH.507), extremely fine The reverse image after a design by John Flaxman
British Commemorative Medals, The Battle of Vimiero and the Entry into Lisbon, silver medal, 1808, for Mudie’s Series of National Medals, by J. J. Barre and [reverse] G. Mills, Fame flies above a triumphal quadriga, rev. the harbour at Lisbon filled with British ships, 41mm. (BHM.637; Eimer 989; Br.2207; Julius 1921), deeply toned, sharp extremely fine
British Commemorative Medals, Sir John Moore (1761-1809), Death at the Battle of Corunna, silver medal, 1809, for Mudie’s Series of National Medals, by G. Mills and J. A. Couriguer, bare head l., rev. soldier in classical armour protects the fallen Moore, 41mm. (BHM.666; Eimer 994), deeply toned, sharp extremely fine
British Commemorative Medals, Lieut. General Thomas Graham, Lord Lynedoch (1748-1843), Battle of San Sebastian, silver medal, 1813, for Mudie’s Series of National Medals, by T. Webb and G. Mills, bare head r., rev. Roman soldier before the burning ramparts, 41mm. (BHM.761; Eimer 1036; Br.1244; Julius 2655), toned, sharp extremely fine
British Commemorative Medals, George III, Patriotic Club, for the support of the Prince of Orange against Napoleon, white metal member’s medal [1813], ORANJE BOVEN – ONE AND ALL, clasped hands, rev. VIRESQUE ACQUIRIT EUNDO, within olive wreath, 36mm. (BHM.774), pierced, extremely fine and rare*ex W. V. R. ‘Roy’ Baldwin collection ex Baldwin’s vault The reverse legend from Virgil
British Commemorative Medals, Peace in Europe, silver medal, 1814, for Mudie’s Series of National Medals, by J.-P. Droz (Z reversed in signature), helmeted head of Britannia l., rev. THE REPOSE OF HERCULES, Hercules, 41mm. (BHM.825; Eimer 1046; Br.1441; Julius 2977), toned, sharp extremely fine
George, Prince Regent, England Gives Peace to the World, silver medal, 1814, for Mudie’s Series of National Medals, by G. Mills and [reverse] E. J. Dubois, laur. bust l., rev. Britannia and personification of the World, 41mm. (BHM.776; Eimer 1047; Br.1438; Julius 2973), minor scuff marks, extremely fine
British Commemorative Medals, George, Prince Regent, The Treaties of Paris, 1814-1815, silver medal, by G. Mills and N. G. A. Brenet, for Mudie's Series of National Medals, laur. bust l., rev. Victory stands amidst military trophies, 41mm. (BHM.892; Eimer 1080), minor scuff-marks, extremely fine
British Commemorative Medals, The Battle of Waterloo, silver medal, 1815, a miniature of the Waterloo medal awarded to British troops, 20mm. (BHM.882, R2); Waterloo Bridge, opened, silver medal, 1817, by Wyon, bust of Prince Regent l., rev. Royal Standard, 27mm. (BHM .961; Eimer 1091); another, obverse as first, rev. view of bridge, 20mm. (BHM .962; Eimer 1092; JT.67A), extremely fine or almost so (3) *ex Revd. William Lewis Gantz [1873-1940, of Stanstead Abbots, Herts] collection, Glendinings, 23-27 June, 1941, lot 2011, part ex Baldwin’s vault
British Commemorative Medals, George IV, Visit to Scotland, presentation silver medal, 1822, by W. Bain, laureate bust l., rev. Scotia kneels before King, Edinburgh Castle beyond, 45mm. (BHM.1178; Eimer 1162), with suspender ring; another, copper, pierced for suspension, both extremely fine (2) *ex Revd. William Lewis Gantz [1873-1940, of Stanstead Abbots, Herts] collection, Glendinings, 23-27 June, 1941, lot 1953, part ex Baldwin’s vault
Loading...![British Commemorative Medals, Anne, Accession, silver medal, 1702, unsigned [by J. Croker], variety with no stops on pedestal](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/c7c2d0fb-0afa-4057-93c6-a78a00b314d3/b194b5e8-dff4-4605-cdcb-72d68a5473e4/468x382.jpg)
![British Commemorative Medals, Anne, Accession, copper medal, 1702, unsigned [by J. Croker], variety with stops on pedestal, a](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/c7c2d0fb-0afa-4057-93c6-a78a00b314d3/557dfe8d-4da0-48ec-e8e7-ce858bb3050a/468x382.jpg)
