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Lot 278
Bag of assorted British and other coinage including 1889 silver crown, South African silver 21/2 shillings, 1894, silver George V for Services Rendered pin brooch. Commemorative medallions, copper and other silver coinage, 1914-18 war medal, East Surrey Regiment and another King's Royal Rifle Company, mouth organ etc.
Lot 160
BRITISH COINS, Oliver Cromwell (died 1658), Gold Broad of Twenty Shillings, 1656, laureate head left, legend and toothed border surrounding, OLIVAR D. G. R. P. ANG. SCO. ET HIB. &c PRO, rev inverted die axis, crowned quartered shield of arms of the Protectorate, date above, legend and toothed border surrounding, PAX. QVÆRITVR. BELLO., edge straight grained, 9.06g (Lessen A2; WR 39 R2; N 2744; S 3225). About extremely fine with a superb reverse, several light hairline marks in the fields both sides, wear to the high points of the hair, cheek and forehead, very attractive light red tone. According to an article “Warrants and Sketches of Thomas Simon” by D F Allen in the British Numismatic Journal Volume 23, 1940, The Warrant ordering Oliver Cromwell portrait coinage was dated 27 November 1656, and signed by Clerk of Council W Jessop. The order on vellum has Thomas Simon’s name entered over an erasure of the name Blondeau, due to the fact that the coins were actually struck on Blondeau’s machinery, but all engraving was by Thomas Simon. In this warrant two coins are specifically ordered, the Gold Broad and the Silver Crown. The order has drawings of the Crown, interestingly with an armoured bust of Cromwell with laurel wreath inspired by the Dunbar medal; and the Gold Broad of 20-Shillings. Beaded circles are also drawn on the warrant to represent an intention for other denominations from Silver Halfcrown, Shilling, Sixpence to a Gold Half Broad and Gold Crown. Dies were made as a direct result of this warrant for the Gold Broad of 20-Shillings as we have offered here.
Lot 161
BRITISH COINS, Oliver Cromwell (died 1658), Gold Broad of Twenty-Shillings, 1656, laureate head left, legend and toothed border surrounding, OLIVAR D. G. R. P. ANG. SCO. ET HIB. &c PRO, rev inverted die axis, crowned quartered shield of arms of the Protectorate, date above, legend and toothed border surrounding, PAX. QVÆRITVR. BELLO., edge straight grained, 9.00g (Lessen A2; WR 39 R2; N 2744; S 3225). Brilliant, good very fine / about extremely fine, several light hairline marks in fields on both sides, wear to the high points of the hair. ex St James’s Auction 1, 13 October 2004, lot 478 According to an article “Warrants and Sketches of Thomas Simon” by D F Allen in the British Numismatic Journal Volume 23, 1940, The Warrant ordering Oliver Cromwell portrait coinage was dated 27 November 1656, and signed by Clerk of Council W Jessop. The order on vellum has Thomas Simon’s name entered over an erasure of the name Blondeau, due to the fact that the coins were actually struck on Blondeau’s machinery, but all engraving was by Thomas Simon. In this warrant two coins are specifically ordered, the Gold Broad and the Silver Crown. The order has drawings of the Crown, interestingly with an armoured bust of Cromwell with laurel wreath inspired by the Dunbar medal; and the Gold Broad of 20-Shillings. Beaded circles are also drawn on the warrant to represent an intention for other denominations from Silver Halfcrown, Shilling, Sixpence to a Gold Half Broad and Gold Crown. Dies were made as a direct result of this warrant for the Gold Broad of 20-Shillings as we have offered here.
Lot 285
BRITISH TOKENS, 18th Century Tokens, England, Middlesex, National Series, George III, Gilt-brass Penny-size Medal, 1789, obv bust of George III, rev rays of the sun over the arms of London, edge plain (DH 177), White Metal Penny-size Medal, 1793, obv bust of George III, rev crown and garter, edge plain (DH 187). First very fine, the second about extremely fine and very rare. (2)
Lot 286
BRITISH TOKENS, 18th Century Tokens, England, Middlesex, National Series, George III, Copper Penny-size Medal, obv bust of George III, rev snake entwined around a tripod, centre leg in front, edge plain (DH 179), Copper and White Metal Penny-size Medals, obv bust of George III, rev inscription in seven lines, edge plain (DH 197). First fine, second nearly extremely fine, the white metal good very fine with underlying brilliance. (3)
Lot 288
BRITISH TOKENS, 18th Century Tokens, England, Middlesex, Political and Social Series, William Romaine, Copper Penny-size Medal and Brass Penny-size Medal, obv bust of Romaine facing left, rev inscription (DH 214, 215), Copper Penny-size Medal, obv bust of Romaine facing right, rev Faith standing (DH 216); Lord Thurlow, White Metal Penny-size Medals (2), obv bust of Thurlow to left, rev inscription, rev bust of William Pitt (DH 218, 219). Generally fine to very fine, DH215 with obverse corrosion, DH216 extremely fine but with a small spot on the obverse, last two with scattered surface marks, DH215 and DH218 rare. (5)
Lot 375
BRITISH TOKENS, 18th Century Tokens, England, Warwickshire, Birmingham, William Hallan, Copper Halfpenny, 1795, obv bust in profile left, rev teapot, DEALER IN GLASS AND STAFFORDSHIRE WARE, edge milled (DH 131); Skidmore, Copper Halfpenny mule (2), obv bust of Hallan left, rev bust of David Garrick left, edge milled, obv circular inscription, rev bust of David Garrick left, edge plain (DH 133, 139a); Copper Penny-size Medal, 1791, obv the monster Sedition flying with four imps, rev snake in the grass, edge plain (DH 34). DH131 good extremely fine with some original colour remaining, DH133 about extremely fine, DH139a very fine, last fine and scarce. (4)
Lot 442
COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, British Historical Medals, Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester (1532/3-1588), statesman, Dismissal as Governor-General of the United Provinces and Departure from Belgium, cast Bronze Medal, undated (1587), by Anton König (? signed AK in monogram), bearded bust three-quarters right, plume of feathers in cap, ROBERTVS DVDLEIVS COM LEYC BELG GVBR, rev sheep dog, its head turned, in hilly landscape with sheep, + NON GREGEM SED INGRATOS, in exergue INVITVS DESERO, 51mm (MI 141/102; MIM pl,X, 5 reverse; vL I, 375; cf Eimer 54). Good very fine, light colour, scarce. A restitutional medal, Hawkins (MI 1885) states, “This medal is not of the time, but probably an imitation of the last century. The artist’s name is therefore somewhat uncertain”. The reverse depicts Leicester as “the dog who unwillingly quits his flock”. The exergual legend matches that on the specimen in the Royal Cabinet, and has been corrected from INVITVS DESPRO INVITVS DESERO. Sold with old Dutch collection ticket.
Lot 443
COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, British Historical Medals, James I, The Triple Alliance of England, France and the United Provinces, Dutch Silver Medal or Jeton, 1609, struck in Dordrecht, hand holds three linked shields, rev legend in eleven lines, 28mm (MI 198/23; Eimer 87b; vL II, 50; Dugn 3648; Foley 146). Good very fine, toned, a little short of flan between 12 o’clock and 1 o’clock on the reverse.
Lot 448
COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, British Historical Medals, Archbishop Sancroft and the Seven Bishops, Silver Medal, 1688, by Daniel Warou, copying George Bower, bust of Sancroft right, wearing cap and robes, rev named medal portraits of the bishops around that of the Bishop of London, plain edge, 51mm (MI 623/38; Eimer 288, note; Fearon, “Seven Bishops on Trial”, The Antique Collector, July 1987, fig.17). Nearly extremely fine, some light scuffing, extremely rare. The busts depict Henry Compton (London), in centre; Francis Turner (Ely); Thomas Ken (Bath and Wells); Sir John Trelawney (Bristol); Thomas White (Peterborough); John Lake (Chichester) and William Lloyd (St Asaph). This medal is a close copy of, though considerably rarer than, Bower’s medal. Warou was a Swedish medallist working in Dresden at this time.
Lot 449
COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, British Historical Medals, James II, Church and Seven Bishops, Lead Medal, 1688, Jesuit monk with spade and pickaxe undermining the church, THE GATES OF HELL SHALL NOT PREVALE AGAINST IT, rev portraits of the Archbishop and six bishops, edge inscription UPON THIS ROCK I HAVE BUILT MY CHURCH, 40mm (MI 626/43). Good very fine and extremely rare in the series. sold with old dealer’s ticket
Lot 450
COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, British Historical Medals, Queen Mary, complimentary Bronze Medal, c.1689, by Martin Brunner, crowned and draped bust left within a border of roses and acanthus leaves, a wider border around with lightly etched petals and a roped edge, 78mm (cf MI pl LXXV, 3). Very fine and extremely rare. Helen Farquhar illustrates a similar piece (present whereabouts unknown), stated to be in silver-gilt, in “Portraiture of our Stuart Monarchs on their Coins and Medals”, BNJ vol VII, 1911, p.268, which seems to be the only published record of the medal.
Lot 451
COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, British Historical Medals, William III, Retort upon Louis XIV, Cast Bronze Medal, 1695, by Jan Boskam, laureate and armoured bust right, rev Hercules seated by an obelisk leans on a roundel of a setting sun, the naked figure of Truth stands right holding a Victory, trophies around and legend on pedestal, MONARCH GALLICAM …, 58.5mm (MI 143/403, a single cast bronze specimen listed; vL IV, 209; Foley -). Good very fine and an extreme rarity. The medal parodies the French medal of Louis XIV, for the Campaigns of 1694 (MI 102/328; vL IV, 174)
Lot 454
COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, British Historical Medals, The Battle of Blenheim, Copper Medal, 1704, by Martin Brunner, the Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene, classically dressed, at prayer, rev highly detailed panoramic view of the battle, cavalry charging, the Danube beyond, plain edge, 47mm (MI 261/57, listed as “very rare” and not recorded in copper; vL 373/374). Good extremely fine and very rare. The obverse is a reference to the well recorded fact that Marlborough and Prince Eugene prayed before the battle, receiving the sacraments and services were held by the chaplains of each regiment. The lack of the edge inscription and the fact the medal is in copper suggest that it may well be an early specimen or proof striking.
Lot 457
COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, British Historical Medals, George I, Naval Action off Cape Passaro, Silver Medal, 1718, by John Croker, laureate bust of George I to right, rev figure of Neptune atop a naval column decorated with galleys, large array of captured naval arms and standards at the base, 45mm (MI 439/42; E 481). Extremely fine, toned.
Lot 458
COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, British Historical Medals, Jacobite, Birth of Prince Charles, 1720, Bronze Medal, by O Hamerani, conjoined busts of James and Clementina right, rev PROVIDENTIA OBSTETRIX, Clementina standing with the infant Charles, to her side a column and a globe depicting the British Isles, 41mm (Eimer 488; MI 452/60). A few light marks and minimal die rust, about extremely fine.
Lot 462
COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, British Historical Medals, George II, Cambridge University, Chancellor’s Medal, 1752, by Richard Yeo, a specimen striking in Copper, laureate bust of the King left, hair short, wearing mantle over armour, rev allegorical figures of Cambridge and Liberality, the latter presenting a medal to the first of three students, the River God of the Cam reclines, STVDIIS HVMANITATIS, 51mm (Eimer 637; MI 667/377); London Institution Ticket, 1807 number 125; Botany, White Metal Medal, on the twenty-four classes of plant categories established by Linnaeus, 48mm. First about extremely fine with much redness, rare, the others very fine. (3)
Lot 464
COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, British Historical Medals, George III, British Victories in the West Indies, Americas and Europe, Copper Medal, 1762, by Thomas Pingo, bust left in armour, hair tied in queue, rev scales and anchor within serpent border, the several victories and commanders named around, 41mm (BHM 82 (attributed in error to J Kirk); Betts 441; Eimer 701; Eimer, Pingo 27; MH 372; Breton 52; Leroux 865; Ford XIV, 106-107). In NGC holder graded MS62BN, scarce. Various publications have attributed the medal to either Thomas Pingo or to John Kirk, with the former now accepted as correct.
Lot 465
COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, British Historical Medals, Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland (1714-1786), Restoration of Alnwick Castle, Silver Medal, 1766, by J Kirk, bust of Northumberland right, rev the Castle façade, 42mm (BHM 106; Eimer 717); Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland (1742-1817), column erected in his honour, Copper Medal, 1816, by I Porter(?), bust right, rev the column topped by a lion, 41mm; Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, Visit to Alnwick, White Metal Medal, 1906, 38mm. First very fine, second better, the last mint state though pierced. (3) The King and Queen stayed at Alnwick for the opening of the King Edward Railway Bridge
Lot 466
COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, British Historical Medals, George III, The Resolution and Adventure, 1772, Uniface Iron Cast Impression of the obverse of the medal on thick flan, 4.39mm, signed B:F for (Matthew) Boulton fecit, head of George III right, his hair tied behind in a queue, GEORGE III KING OF GREAT BRITAIN FRANCE AND IRELAND, 42.5mm (cf BHM 165; cf Eimer 744; cf Betts 552; cf MH 373). A fascinating curiosity, fair to fine.
Lot 467
COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, British Historical Medals, William Hunter (1718-1783), Physician Extraordinaire to Queen Charlotte, Cast Bronze Medal, 1774, by E Burch, bust left, GVL HVNTER ANATOMICVS, rev vase with scene depicting a surgical operation, OLIM MEMINISSE IVVABIT, 81mm (BHM 188; Eimer 754). About extremely fine.
Lot 468
COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, British Historical Medals, Captain Cook, The Royal Society’s Silver Memorial Medal, 1779, by L Pingo, bust left, IAC COOK OCEANI INVESTIGATOR ACERRIMVS, rev Fortune standing against rostral column with rudder on globe, NIL INTENTAVM NOSTRI LIQVERE, 43mm (BHM 258; Eimer 780; Betts 553). Fine.
Lot 470
COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, British Historical Medals, Charles, Marquis Cornwallis (1738-1805), Defeat of Sultan Tipu Sahib, Copper Medal, 1792 (the corrected date), by C H Küchler, uniformed bust left, rev Cornwallis receives the Sultan and his two sons, 47mm (BHM 363; Eimer 845; Pollard (NC 1970) 5; Pudd 792.1.1). Extremely fine.
Lot 472
COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, British Historical Medals, Earl St Vincent’s Reward, 1800, Silver Medal, by C H Küchler, after John Flaxman, uniformed bust of Admiral Jervis left, TESTIMONY OF APPROBATION 1800 around, rev seaman and naval officer shake hands before Union Jack, LOYAL AND TRUE, 46mm, broad flat suspension loop (BHM 489; Eimer 919; MH 456; MYB 80). Attractive, about extremely fine, scarce. Struck at Boulton’s Soho Mint. The medal was given privately by Admiral Jervis to those officers and men who remained loyal to him during the mutiny at the Nore.
Lot 473
COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, British Historical Medals, Birmingham Volunteers and the Peace of Amiens, Silver Presentation Medal, 1802, the figure of the Arts and Sciences presents a medal to Mars, FOR TRUE PATRIOTISM, rev legend in wreath and engraved naming in tablet, PRESENTED TO “Jno Mabson 8th Compy Birm Loyl Associatn” BY THE TOWN OF BIRMINGHAM, MAY XXVIII MDCCCII, 48mm (Hastings Irwin, 2nd edition, p.222). Very fine. In 1797 the Birmingham Loyal Association of Volunteers was formed in two companies, one of horse and one of foot, each 500 strong, under the commands of Capt Pearson and Lord Brooke. They held their first parade in Coleshill Street, 15 August 1797. In 1802 they became The Loyal Birmingham Volunteers Corps and had the honour of escorting Lord Nelson and Lady Hamilton when they visited the town the same year. A John Mabson is listed as a gun maker in Birmingham who formed a partnership with John Dunderdale in 1808, expanding it in 1813 to include James Augustus Labron.
Lot 474
COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, British Historical Medals, George IV, as Regent, Treaty of Paris, Peace in Europe, 1814, Gilt-bronze Medal, by J Barber and T Wyon, bust right, GEORGIVS PRINCEPS WALLIÆ PRO PATRE REGENS, rev Britannia supports the fallen Europa and is crowned by Victory, SEIPSAM CONSTANTIA EUROPAM EXEMPLO, 69mm (BHM 805; Bramsen 2277; Eimer 1043). Very light tooling in fields, otherwise about extremely fine.
Lot 475
COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, British Historical Medals, Princess Charlotte of Wales, Engagement to Prince William of Orange, Copper Medal, 1814, by T Webb, bust right, rev standing figure of Hope, SPES PVBLICA, 53.5mm (BHM 778; Eimer 1041). Very fine, slight spotting and two edge bruises. The engagement was short-lived and the Princess later married Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld.
Lot 477
COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, British Historical Medals, George IV, Map of the World, White Metal Medal, c.1820, believed to be by T Halliday for Thomason, the Eastern and Western Hemispheres to either side, Australia named as “NEW HOLLAND”, 74mm (BHM -; Eimer 1139). Extremely fine, only a few signs of porosity, very rare.
Lot 479
COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, British Historical Medals, George IV, Visit to Ireland, Glazed Gilt-silver Medal, 1821, by J G Hancock(?), laureate bust left, ASCENDED THE THRONE …, rev crowned Irish harp with the branches of roses, thistles and shamrocks, 47mm, plain silver border with suspensionn ring (BHM 1117, R2; Eimer 1149). Choice extremely fine, the surface matt but the flowers and leaves picked out in differing colours of gold.
Lot 483
COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, British Historical Medals, Charles Hutton, FRS (1737-1823), mathematician, aged 85, “the weight of the earth computed”, Copper Medal, by B & T Wyon, 1821, bust left, rev globe and cannon, 45mm (BHM 1158); The Rev William Jay (1769-1853), the Argyle Chapel, Bath, Copper Medal, 1841, signed SK, bust left, rev the Chapel, 49mm (BHM 2005; JT 74a). Second extremely fine, the first nearly so. (2)
Lot 484
COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, British Historical Medals, George IV, Copper Complimentary Medal, formerly known as “The Naval Aid to Greece”, 1824, by Benedetto Pistrucci (signed in Greek), head of the King left, his hair tied with ribbon, ???????? ? ??? ???? ????????, rev an upright trident with a dolphin to either side, ??-??, 60.5mm (BHM 1221; Eimer 1171; Stef pl.24). About extremely fine.
Lot 486
COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, British Historical Medals, Botanical and Horticultural Society of Durham, Northumberland and Newcastle-on-Tyne, instituted 1824, Silver Award Medal, unsigned, Flora seated in gazebo with vine, pineapple and potted plant, rev legend around floral wreath, engraved in centre, “Awarded to Mr Wm Carrick Junr for the greatest amount of Prizes in the Amateur Class for 1870”, 48.5mm; another, Gilt-silver, 1871, 48.5mm (BHM -; D&W -; MG -). First virtually mint state, lightly toned, the second extremely fine. (2)
Lot 488
COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, British Historical Medals, The Loss of the East Indiaman Kent, Silver Medal, 1825, by Thomas Halliday, seascape with the Kent burning vigorously, a passanger descends into a skiff, to the fore the brig Cambria, 1 MARCH 1825, rev names of the towns that helped the survivors around legend, THE DESTRUCTION OF THE KENT EAST INDIAMAN, IN THE BAY OF BISCAY …, engraved naming on edge, “EDWARD CONNELY CHIEF MATE”, 48mm (BHM 1250; Eimer 1178; MH 578). Extremely fine with a few minor scuffs. For further reading see Fearon, D, “The Melancholy Loss of the Kent, East Indiaman – 1825: An Account of the Medal struck to Commemorate the Event”, OMRS, Winter 1988, pp.244-250. Connely’s medal was not amongst those listed in the article and has not been noted by the writer in the intervening years. A presentation snuff box to Edward Connolly (sic) with a depiction of the Loss of the Kent is in the museum of the East Surrey Regiment.
Lot 489
COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, British Historical Medals, The Loss of the East Indiaman Kent, Silver Medal, 1825, by Thomas Halliday, seascape with the Kent burning vigorously, a passanger descends into a skiff, to the fore the brig Cambria, 1 MARCH 1825, rev names of the towns that helped the survivors around legend, THE DESTRUCTION OF THE KENT EAST INDIAMAN, IN THE BAY OF BISCAY …, engraved naming on edge, “MR SAMUEL LUCAS JUNR”, 48mm (BHM 1250; Eimer 1178; MH 578). Extremely fine, small edge bruise at 3 o’clock on the obverse.
Lot 490
COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, British Historical Medals, Cornwall, Truro School, Gilt-metal Prize Medal, second type, awarded 1831, a young sapling grows from a stump, VIM PROMOVET INSITAM, engraved in exergue, DIGNO 1831, rev legend in seven lines MIN SAC HONORATISSIMUS COMES DE FALMOUTH …, 47mm, small integral suspension loop, in red leather case of issue. Extremely fine and rare. Truro School was founded in 1549 and the medals were first presented by General William Macarmick, an old boy. The medals bearing the name of Lord Falmouth were presented between 1811 and 1861. The Latin motto, from Horace (Ode IV, book IV), ‘Instruction promotes the Intellect’ .
Lot 491
COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, British Historical Medals, Manchester School of Medicine, engraved Silver Prize Medal, 1831, “Awarded to Mr George Plant by his fellow pupils for his distinguished eminence on the examinations on Materia Medica conducted by Dr James L Bardsley at the Vine St School”, 52mm, London hallmark, 1831, maker Dixon & Son, flat swivel suspender. Very fine. Sir James Lomax Bardsley (1801-1876), Physician to Manchester Infirmary
Lot 492
COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, British Historical Medals, William IV, Reform Bill 1832, Bronze Medal, by B Wyon, REFORM IN THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMONS HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT within wreath, rev Liberty kneeling, presents the bill to Britannia, 51mm, in original case of issue (BHM 1603; Eimer 1254). As struck with original surfaces.
Lot 494
COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, British Historical Medals, Queen Victoria, Visit to Newcastle and Gateshead, 1849, White Metal Medal, unsigned, Royal train stopped on the High Level railway bridge, rev J DENT WEATHERLEY ESQR MAYOR OF NEWCASTLE …, 45mm (BHM 2341, R2; Moyaux 35; Swan 61). Good very fine, rare. The bridge was built for the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway and opened 15 August 1849. The Queen’s visit was on 28 September, when she received addresses from the mayors of both Newcastle and Gateshead.
Lot 495
COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, British Historical Medals, Newcastle Upon Tyne and Gateshead, York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway, The High Level Railway Bridge, “Final Opening”, 1850, Silver Medal, unsigned, Royal train stopped on the High Level Railway Bridge, rev FIRST PILE DRIVEN … ENGINEERS ROBT STEPHENSON …, 45mm (BHM 2409, not recorded in silver, white metal and copper both R3; Swan 62-63, copper and white metal). Toned on the obverse, otherwise mint state and exceptionally rare. The bridge was built for the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway and opened 15 August 1849. The Queen’s visit was on 28 September, when she received addresses from the mayors of both Newcastle and Gateshead.
Lot 501
COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, British Historical Medals, Victoria, City of London Series for the Corporation of London, The City of London School, New Buildings opened by the Prince and Princess of Wales, Cased Double Set of Copper Medals, 1882, by J S & A B Wyon, conjoined busts of the Prince and Princess to right, rev detailed façade of the school buildings, 77mm, in shaped fitted case of issue (BHM 3133; Eimer 1690; Welch 18; JT 202a). One medal virtually mint state, the other showing light handling marks. (2) Only 400 specimens struck
Lot 502
COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, British Historical Medals, City of London School, New Buildings opened by the Prince and Princess of Wales, Copper Medal, 1882, by J S & A B Wyon, for the City of London Series, conjoined busts of the Prince and Princess to right, rev detailed façade of the school buildings, 77mm, in case of issue (BHM 3133; Eimer 1690; Welch 18; JT 202a). Virtually mint state, case lacks left side. only 400 specimens struck
Lot 506
COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, British Historical Medals, Victoria, Diamond Jubilee, 1897, Silver Medal, by G W de Saulles after T Brock and W Wyon, 56mm (BHM 3506; E 1817a); Coronation of Edward VII 1902, official Silver Royal Mint Medal, by G W de Saulles, 56mm (BHM 3737; Eimer 1871a); Royal Scots High Jump, Bronze Medal, all cased. Generally extremely fine. (3)
Lot 508
COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, British Historical Medals, Edward VII, Coronation Celebrations in Truro (Cornwall), Silver-gilt Mayor’s Medal, 1902, 38.5mm, in card box of issue (W&E 4231); Truro Cathedral, Nave Dedication by the Prince of Wales, Silver Medal, 1903, by Fattorini, 24mm, integral suspension loop; Cornwall Fisheries Exhibition, Truro, Copper Medal, 1893, 51mm; Penzance, Mayoral Tercentenary, 1914, Bronze Medal, 31.5mm, integral suspension loop. First mint state, the others generally extremely fine. (4)
Lot 509
COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, British Historical Medals, Scotland, Clydesdale Horse Society of Great Britain and Ireland, Copper Medal, by Edward & Sons, Glasgow, awarded 1928, at the Mid-Argyll Agricultural Society, Clydesdale stallion stands left, in a paddock by stables, rev engraved details within wreath, “… To Robert Millar, Torbhlaren, Lochgilphead for “Polly””, 78mm. About very fine, has been cleaned and edge damage at 7 o’clock. ex Norman Brodie Collection, 3 June, 1999, lot 20
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