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Click here to subscribeBritish Commemorative Medals, George IV, Visit to Scotland, gilt-silver medal, 1822, by W. Bain, laur. bust l., rev. Scotia kneels before King, Edinburgh Castle beyond, 45mm. (BHM.1178, not listed gilt; Eimer 1162), extremely fine*ex Revd. William Lewis Gantz [1873-1940, of Stanstead Abbots, Herts] collection, Glendinings, 23-27 June, 1941, lot 1953, part ex Baldwin’s vault
British Commemorative Medals, The Removal of Temple Bar, uniface glazed lead medal, 1878, for the Corporation of the City of London, by C. H. & J. Mabey, for Foot and Tebay, TEMPLE BAR : ERECTED 1672, DEMOLISHED 1878; THIS EFFIGY OF IT WAS STRUCK FROM THE LEAD FORMERLY ON THE ROOF, eastern façade of Temple Bar, on banner below, SIR C WREN ARCHT, 113mm. (BHM.3051 [R3]; Eimer 1658; Welch 15), in glazed bronze frame with central beaded border, extremely fine and the rarest of the City of London medals Temple Bar was demolished in 1878 in order to ease traffic congestion. The first bricks were removed 2 January 1878 but, on the instructions of the Corporation of London, every stone, brick and beam was carefully numbered and stored in a yard off Farringdon Road. Ten years later the gateway was purchased by Sir Henry Meux, the London brewer and MP and it was re-erected at the entrance to Theobald's Park, his Hampshire estate. In 2001 a project to restore the gateway to the city was established and it was re-opened 10 November 2004, in its new position adjacent to the North-West Tower of St Paul's Cathedral, leading into Paternoster Square.
British Commemorative Medals, Arthur, Duke of Connaught, marriage to Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia, silver medal, 1879, by J. S. and A. B. Wyon, conjoined busts of the couple to l., rev. crowned armorial shields with ribbons and crests, within decorative border, 64mm. (BHM.3052; Eimer 1662), in Wyon fitted case of issue, extremely fine with light tone Arthur, Duke of Connaught (1850-1942) was the third son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Louise Alexandra Margaret (1860-1917) was the daughter of Prince Frederick Charles Nicholas of Prussia.
British Commemorative Medals, The Dedication of Epping Forest, a double set of copper medals, 1882, for the Corporation of the City of London, by Charles Wiener, bust of Queen Victoria l., wearing the small diamond crown, sash and Orders, rev. Londinia faces the Queen within a forest setting, 76mm. (BHM.3128; Eimer 1689; Welch 17), in original case of issue, one medal virtually mint state, though spotted, the second a little more marked (2) Only 400 specimens struck.
British Commemorative Medals, The Dedication of Epping Forest, copper medal, 1882, for the Corporation of the City of London, by Charles Wiener, bust of Queen Victoria l., wearing the small diamond crown, sash and Orders, rev. Londinia faces the Queen within a forest setting, 76mm (BDM 3128; Eimer 1689; Welch 17), in original case of issue, choice mint state and the case also in excellent condition Only 400 specimens struck.
British Commemorative Medals, The New Council Chamber of the Guildhall, copper medal, 1884, for the Corporation of the City of London, by J. S. and A. B. Wyon, detailed interior view of the council chamber, rev. Londinia, attended by Mercury and Commerce, addresses her council, 77mm. (BHM.3177; Eimer 1705; Welch 19), in original case of issue, choice mint state and the case also pristine Only 400 specimens struck.
British Commemorative Medals, Prince Albert Victor Edward, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (1864-1892), receives the Freedom of the City of London, copper medal, 1885, for the Corporation of the City of London, by G. G. Adams, bust of the Prince r. within a wreath of roses, shamrocks, and thistles, rev. the Lord Chamberlain offers a copy of the City Freedom, behind them the Prince of Wales, Princess Alexandra and the Lord Mayor look on, 77mm. (BHM.3182; Eimer 1717; Welch 20), in fitted case of issue, good extremely fine Only 400 specimens struck.
British Commemorative Medals, Victoria, Golden Jubilee, 1887, the official silver medal, by Sir J. E. Boehm and (reverse) Frederick, Lord Leighton, engraved by L. C. Wyon, crowned and veiled bust l., rev. the Queen enthroned surrounded by seven figures of the Arts and Industries of Britain, 68mm. (BHM.3219; Eimer 1733), in red leather case of issue with descriptive card, virtually mint state with a light grey tone
British Commemorative Medals, The Visit of Kaiser Wilhelm II and the Empress Augusta, copper medal, 1891, for the Corporation of the City of London, by Elkington & Co, conjoined busts of Wilhelm and Augusta r., rev. Londinia indicating shipping on the Thames to a figure of Prussia, St Paul's behind, 80mm. (BHM.3412; Eimer 1768), in original case of issue, choice mint state and the case also in excellent condition
Foreign Coins and Medals, Australia, Tasmania, Council of Education, specimen copper medal, undated, by J. S. Wyon and [reverse] J. S. & A. B. Wyon), diademed bust l., rev. seated figure crowns student, Greek worthy looks on, emblems of education around, 41.5mm., mint state*ex Watts collection The medal awarded in gold.
Foreign Coins and Medals, Belgium, Royal Zoological Society, Antwerp, Inauguration of the Aquarium and the Reptiles Gallery, bronze medal, 1911, in the Art Nouveau style, by Floris De Cuyper (1875-1965), a semi-draped figure lies by pool in which swim exotic fish, the building beyond, rev. legend in eight lines, 64.5mm., extremely fine
Foreign Coins and Medals, Belgian Congo, Leopold II, Annexion of Congo to Belgium, celebrated by the Chambre de Commerce of Antwerp, bronze medal, 1909, by Jules Baetes (1861-1937), 60mm.; Albert I, 25th anniversary of the Royal Colonial Institute of Belgium, bronze medal, 1954, by Willy Kreitz (1903-1982), 91mm.; Prince Leopold, Travel to Congo, bronze plaquette, 1926, by Godefroid Devreese (1861-1941), 80 x 46mm.; The League of Protection for Black Childhood, gilt-bronze medal, 1933, by Marcel Rau (1886-1866), bust of (the 3 year old) Prince Baudouin (future Baudouin I), 50mm. (Vancraenbroeck 76/161/96/162), extremely fine or nearly so (4)
Foreign Coins and Medals, Belgian Congo, Prince Albert, his return from the Congo, bronze plaquettes, 1909 (2), by Paul Wissaert (1885-1951), naked youth greets ship, rev. map of Africa, 71.5 x 48.5mm.; by Godefroid Devreese (1861-1941), for Le Cercle Africain, naked Belgica kneels by bust of the Prince, rev. legend (in Art Nouveau lettering), 88.5 x 42mm., arched top; and a small medal, by Charles Samuel (1862-1939), 28mm. (Vancraenbroeck 95/93/94b), the first has been cleaned, generally very fine (3)
Foreign Coins and Medals, Belgian Congo, Alexandre Delcommune (1855-1922), explorer of the Congo, bronze tribute medal, 1921, by Godefroid Devreese (1861-1941), bust l. wearing large hat, rev. legend in 9 lines, 75mm. (Vancraenbroeck 23), extremely fine Delcommune was the first European explorer of the Congo Basin and led a major expedition to central Katanga (1890-93).
Foreign Coins and Medals, Belgian Congo, Aviation, First Flight from Belgium to the Congo, by Edmond Thieffry, bronze medal, 1925, by Charles Samuel (1862-1939), for ‘Les Amis de la médaille d'art’, Belgica and a native woman clasp hands, an aeroplane flies above, rev. combined landscape of the two countries, linked with radio masts, 70mm. (Vancraenbroeck 130), extremely fine Edmond Thieffry (1892-1929) was a Great War pilot. The Brussels to Leopoldville link was established with a journey lasting from 12 February to 3 April. Thieffry was killed 4 years later when his plane crashed en route to Uvira in the Congo.
Foreign Coins and Medals, Belgian Congo, International Exhibition, Antwerp, bronze medal, 1930, by Alfons Mauquoy (1880-1954), river god with Belgica and Congolese woman, rev. aeroplane over Antwerp, 70.5mm.; Pierre Ryckmans (12891-1959), Governor-General of the Belgian Congo during the Second World War, bronze medal, 1950, by Arthur Dupagne (1895-1961), bust l., rev. native strains to move rock, 70mm.; smaller bronze medals (2): CONGO, 1935, by Pierre Turin (1891-1968), 33mm; Colonial Days, by Arsène Matton (1873-1933), Flemish legends, 32.5mm. (Vancraenbroeck 189/126/192/-), the first very fine, the others better (4)
Foreign Coins and Medals, Belgian Congo, Banque du Congo Belge, 25th Anniversary, bronze medal, 1934, by Armand Bonnetin (1883-1973), a native mother, infant at her breast, rev. an elephant walks l., 71mm. (Vancraenbroeck no. 141), good very fine The elephant engraved by Bonnetain was later on used on the Second World War coinage for the Congo, struck in the mints of Philadelphia (USA) and Pretoria (SA).
Foreign Coins and Medals, Belgian Congo, Congo Railways, bronze plaquette and medal, 50th Anniversary of the Construction of the Lower Congo Railways, 1948, by Arthur Dupagne (1895-1961), tableau with mining activity, 59.5 x 92mm.; 50th Anniversary of the Lower Congo to Katanga Railway Company, 1956, by G.A. Brunet (1902-1986), engines of 1906 and 1956, 86mm. (Vancraenbroeck 45/49), extremely fine (2)
Foreign Coins and Medals, Egypt, British Protectorate, Camel Race (?), gold medal, 1937, dromedary and calf, rev. KMGC SCRATCH MEDAL, 9ct., 22.5mm., Birmingham hallmark, maker: The Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company Ltd, suspension loop and ring, in velvet lined green leather case of issue, matt surface, extremely fine
Foreign Coins and Medals, France, Louis XV, Coronation at Rheims, damascened copper medal, 1722, by Duvivier and (reverse) J. Le Blanc, LUDOVICUS XV REX CHRISTIANISSIMUS, young king robed, stands holding staff and sceptre, rev. the Coronation, REX COELESTI OLEO UNCTUS, bishops bless the king, 41mm. (Divo 47), extremely fine and very rare
Foreign Coins and Medals, France, Foire Exposition, Nice, Art Deco bronze medal, at one time gilt, undated, by Pierre Victor Dautel (1873-1954), crouching nude reaches for flowers, rev. panorama of Nice through a Deco-style archway, 55.5mm.; ‘Eve’, uniface bronze ‘proof’ medal [1919], by Henri Dropsy (1885-1968), Eve, wreath of leaves in her hair, smiles at the serpent, entwined around, 46.5mm. (for a 36mm. medal), good very fine and extremely fine (2)
Foreign Coins and Medals, France, ‘Épi de Blé’, silver prize medal, presented by the Echo du Nord, by Édouard Charles Fraisse (1880-1945), angel crouches with tablet, rev. sun rises above cartouche; ‘Flore’, silvered-bronze horticultural medal of the town of Roye, by Maurice Delannoy (1885-1972), Flora kneeling, pours water from urn onto flowers, rev. implements of gardening in wreath and centre, both 50mm., small test-mark to second, both nearly extremely fine (2) Roye is a town in the Somme region of France.
Foreign Coins and Medals, Germany, Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Princess Elisabeth Christine (1691-1750), Coronation as Empress of the Holy Roman Empire, silver medal, 1711, by B. Richter [unsigned and undated], bust r., rev. NON SCEPTRA SED ASTRA, compass points at North Star, constellations picked out around, crowns and sceptres entwined around, 39mm. (Brockmann 416), reverse extremely fine, obverse almost soElisabeth Christine, the granddaughter of Anton Ulrich, was Princess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. By her marriage to Karl VI she became Holy Roman Empress, Queen of Bohemia and Hungaria and Archduchess of Austria. She was the mother of Maria Theresia
Foreign Coins and Medals, Germany, Saxony, Albert, gold award medal (1874-1898), by Louis Klemich and (reverse) Friedrich Anton König, bust r., rev. VIRTVTI ET INGENIO, Pallas Athene seated to l., holding out wreath, 35mm., wt. 27.76gms. (Nimmergut 3107; OEK.2247), integral suspension ring, extremely fine Records state only 18 gold medals awarded.
Foreign Coins and Medals, Jamaica, Clarendon, Halse Hall, Henry de la Beche, small silver Good Conduct Award, c.1823-24, by Tommaso Saulini, bust l., rev. HALSE HALL JAMAICA REWARD FOR GOOD CONDUCT, 24mm. (BDM.VI, 683; Roehrs 1554; Brandon 996), virtually mint state, extremely rare*ex Watts collection Sir Henry Thomas de la Beche, CB, FRS (1796-1855), geologist; his lifelong interest in geology was first kindled as a boy when he lived in Lyme Regis. He became a Fellow of the Geological Society of London in 1817 and was elected its president in 1847. He wrote several works on geology and was the mastermind behind the compilation of the Ordnance Survey map of Britain, begun in 1832. This medal was intended as a reward for the slaves working on the Halse Hall estate that De la Beche inherited from his father, a slave-owner. It was at Halse Hall that De La Beche wrote his geological survey of Jamaica and also published Notes on the then condition of the negroes. Neither Roehrs nor Brandon had an example of this medal in silver. See also the following lot. Whether any of these medals was actually awarded appears not to be recorded, they are nearly always found in excellent condition.
Foreign Coins and Medals, Jamaica, Clarendon, Halse Hall, Henry de la Beche, small copper Good Conduct Award, c.1823-24, by Tommaso Saulini, bust l., rev. HALSE HALL JAMAICA REWARD FOR GOOD CONDUCT, 24mm. (BDM.VI, 683; Roehrs 1554; Brandon 996), virtually mint state, very rare*ex Watts collection A prize medal for good conduct awarded to the employees on the Halse Hall estate. See note to previous lot.
Foreign Coins and Medals, Jamaica, Clarendon, Halse Hall, Henry de la Beche, copper Good Conduct Award, 1841, by W. Wyon, bust right, rev. tropical fauna, 45mm (BHM 2002), very fine, rare. *ex Watts collection An award medal for good conduct awarded to the employees on the Halse Hall estate. See previous two lots.
Foreign Coins and Medals, Netherlands, Silver Wedding medal, by Martin Holtzhey (1697-1764), commemorated in 1753, XXV, DUS BLOEIT DE - HOLE - VAN MAN IN VROU, Father Time with cherub stands by flaming altar, monument behind, rev. poem in 11 lines, “Hier Torst de Min…”, details engraved on edge, ISAAC VAN VLEUTEN EN CORNELIA VAN TULDER GETROUT DEN 9 JUNY 1728 T SILVER FEEST GEVIERT DEN 9 JUNY 1753 * , 54.5mm., in contemporary fitted and velvet lined turned fruit-wood box, extremely fine and a handsome personal medal
Foreign Coins and Medals, Sweden, Hans, Count Wachtmeister (1641-1714), admiral and politician, silver tribute medal (1804), by C. Enhörning, dr. bust r., rev. HABES ADITUM…, the harbour at Karlskrona with warships at anchor, 30mm. (Hildebrand, p. 82, 2), choice mint state Wachtmeister was responsible for the building of Karlskrona, 1679-1680 and for the building of ships for the Swedish navy.
Foreign Coins and Medals, USA, Boston, City Medal, issued by the School Committee, engraved silver medal, 1796, crossed quills above an open book, ‘The GIFT of FRANKLIN’, rev. inscription, ‘Adjudged by the School Committee as A REWARD of MERIT to Samuel Grant 1796’, 35.5mm., pierced with small ring for suspension, good very fine and extremely rare ex Watts collection Samuel Grant was to become a well respected citizen of Boston, where he was born on 16 April, 1783, the son of Moses Grant (1742-1817), ‘who refused to pay tribute to English tyranny…’ He later a deacon of the Brattle Street Church. His grandfather, another Samuel, lived on Union Street. Grant traded first as Grant and Stone and then in 1817 established the The Line of Boston and Philadelphia Packets. He was a director of the Franlink Fire Insurance Company and represented Baring Brothers in Boston. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register records ‘to his great satisfaction his possession of one of the first Franklin Medals’. In fact, the medal was first awarded in 1792 and Samuel Grant appears on the official list as one of only four Franklin Scholars for 1796. These early medals are rare with, in 1792, 14 awarded; in 1793, 18; 1794, none; 1795, 5; 1797 none; 1798, 3; 1799, 7; and 1800, 2.
*A silver plated commemorative Officer's cigarette casket, in the Arts & Crafts style, the lid with strap like hinges, raised roundel containing a Queen's South Africa medal, and a worn inscription panel, the front engraved 'William Fredrick Adams Imperial Light Horse' 13cm x 8.5cm x 3.1cm *Lieutenant William Fredrick Adams, Imperial Light Horse, was killed in action during the Boer War at Wagon Hill, near Ladysmith, on January 6th 1900
1939 - 45 medal France and Germany Star, The Great War medal 1914-19 to 90443 PTE J.L. Jones M.G.C. A silver Independent Order of Rachabites 1914-15 star, 1914-18 silver medal, The Great War defence medal 1939-45 medal 1944 Territorial medal to Pte E. Davis A.O.C. a cigarette case with medal ribbons
A collection of Freemason's jewels including a 9ct gold Royal Order of Antediluvian Buffaloes medal, the central Buffalo head with red enamel eyes and blue enamel ring reading "NEMO MORTALIUM OMNIBUS HORIS SAPIT" with inscription to the back, presented by Lord Palmerston Lodge 2201. With red ribbon and bars, together with a selection of seven additional Freemasonry medals, predominantly silver examples, ribbons and pins etc.
LARGE FAMILY MEDAL GROUP BOER WAR MEDAL SET - 16672 - WILLIAM ROBERT BIRKBECK COMPANY SERGEANT MAJOR 24TH ROYAL ENGINEERS EDWARD VII LONG SERVICE MEDAL IN THE VOULNTEER FORCE MEDAL -8120 J.S. BRIKBECK ARMOUR SERGEANT 2ND LANCASHIRE ROYAL GARRISON ARTILLERY (VOLUNTEERS). WORLD 1 TRIO 2569 WILLIAM CHARLES BIRKBECK SERGEANT KINGS (LIVERPOOL) REGIMENT ESTIMATE: £500-£800
WORLD WAR 1 TRIO AWARDED TO SGT/PTE W GRAY 11TH BATTALLION ROYAL IRISH RIFLES 1914/15 STAR NAMED -11-19503 SGT W GRAY RIR RIF - SERVICE & VICTORY MEDALS NAMED 19505 PTE W GRAY RIR RIF. SGT W GRAY WAS DEMOTED TO THE RANKS & RENUMBERED FOR HIS CRIME (HIS MEDAL INDEX CARD CONFIRMS LOSS OF RANK & RENUMBERING) ESTIMATE: £100-£200
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