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Lot 126

First Essex Legion, 1806, an engraved silver prize medal, formed of two plates joined by a silver rim, soldier standing, rev. legend within wreath, 55 x 48mm. Slightly dented in centres, otherwise very fine; with loop and ring for suspension £100-£120

Lot 147

Alderley, a bronze school prize medal by Halliday, rev. named (Will. Pott, 1825), 44mm; College of Physical Science, Newcastle upon Tyne, Algernon Freire-Marreco Medal, a bronze award for Chemistry by J.S. & A.B. Wyon, edge named (George Henry France, June 1887), 54mm; University College London, a silver prize medal, unsigned, rev. named (E.G. Mack, Practical Inorganic Chemistry, 1902-3, 38mm; Royal Academy of Music, a silver prize medal, unsigned, rev. named (Joan Allen, Singing, 1923), 41mm; Armstrong College, Newcastle upon Tyne, Algernon Freire-Marreco Medal, a bronze award for Chemistry by J.S. & A.B. Wyon, edge named (John Ormston, 1930), 54mm [5]. Varied state £100-£150

Lot 112

Death of the Marquis of Granby, 1770, a copper medal by L. Pingo, draped bust left, rev. militvm dvx et amicvs, Mars seated left on block, 40mm (Eimer 45; BHM 145; E 733). About extremely fine, scarce £150-£180

Lot 17

Conyers Middleton, 1724, a cast and chased bronze medal by G.B. Pozzo, bust right with short curled hair, rev. the interior of the University Library at Cambridge with books on table and bust of Minerva, 82mm (cf. Baldwin Auction 64, lot 579). Good very fine, very rare £200-£300 --- Conyers Middleton (1683-1750), rationalistic theologian, librarian and Cambridge academic

Lot 76

Charles II, Coronation, 1661, a silver medal by T. Simon, crowned bust right, rev. king enthroned, being crowned by Peace, 30mm, 7.24g (MI I, 472/76; E 221). Nearly very fine, toned £200-£260

Lot 82

Charles II, a copper cliché, unsigned [in the style of J. Roettier], armoured and draped bust right, 71mm, 51.46g. Good very fine, strong portrait £150-£200 --- Quite possibly some kind of trial, or copy, of the obverse of the Christ’s Hospital medal of 1673; the commencement of the legend c carolvs is unusual.

Lot 270

FRANCE, Henry IV, 1601, a cast bronze medal, unsigned, 43mm; Battle of Guastalla, 1734, a copper medal by J. Duvivier & J. Le Blanc, 41mm (Divo 92); Jean Duvivier, 1761, a copper medal by B. Duvivier, 42mm (BDM I, 686); Construction of the Burgundy Canal, 1785, a copper medal by B. Duvivier, 56mm (BDM I, 686) [4]. Varied state, the first a later cast £100-£150

Lot 354

PAPAL STATES, Reconstruction of the Porta San Pancrazio, 1856, a silver medal by P. Girometti, bust of Pius IX right, rev. view of the gate, 43mm. Cleaned, some edge bruises, otherwise good very fine £50-£70

Lot 301

FRANCE, Société des Artistes Français, a silvered-bronze prize medal by D. Dupuis, muse standing, holding wreath in each hand, setaed cherub to left engraving plinth, rev. named (Mme Joseph, Lily Delissa, 1929), 54mm; a gilt-bronze prize medal, similar, rev. named (Mme Joseph, Lily Delissa, 1934) [2]. First pierced for suspension, second with remains of mount on edge at top, otherwise both about extremely fine £100-£150 --- Lily Delissa Joseph, née Solomon (1863-1940), British artist and social campaigner; younger sister of the painter Solomon Joseph Solomon; regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy, 1904-38; activist in the women’s suffrage movement and in support of Jewish charities

Lot 318

INDIA, Defeat of Sultan Tippoo, 1792, a copper medal by C.H. Küchler, uniformed bust of Marquis Cornwallis left, rev. Cornwallis receives the sons of Sultan Tipoo as hostages, 48mm (Pudd. 792.1.1; Pollard 5; BHM 363). Extremely fine £300-£400

Lot 242

George VI, Coronation, 1937, a silver medal by Turner & Simpson, conjoined busts left, rev. Britannia standing right, Westminster Abbey behind, 51mm, 58.16g (W & E 7350A.6). Matt, extremely fine or better; in fitted case of issue (this slightly scuffed) £100-£120

Lot 217

George V, Coronation, 1911, a silver medal by B. Mackennal, crowned bust of George left, rev. crowned bust of Mary left, 51mm (W & E 5035A.2; BHM 4022). Lightly brushed, otherwise extremely fine; in case of issue £80-£100

Lot 343

LORRAINE, Charles V & Eleonora Maria of Austria, a copper medal by F. de Saint-Urbain, undated, 47mm (BDM V, 310, no. 53). Extremely fine £80-£100

Lot 107

Battle of Culloden, 1746, a pinchbeck medal, unsigned, bust of the Duke of Cumberland right, rev. battle scene, 37mm (Woolf 55:9; MI II, 612/275). Traces of verdigris, otherwise about extremely fine £80-£100

Lot 188

Opening of the Forth Bridge, 1890, a bronze medal by L.C. Lauer, view of bridge, rev. legend in twelve lines, 65mm (BHM 3399; Moyaux 42; E 1754). Obverse very fine but scuffed in upper field, reverse better, rare £100-£120

Lot 106

Prince Charles, the Young Pretender, 1745, a copper medal, unsigned [by C.N. Roettier?], similar, 42mm (Woolf 59:2; MI II, 600/251; E 595a). Minor surface corrosion on reverse, otherwise good very fine £100-£120

Lot 93

Treaty of Ryswick, 1697, a copper medal by N. Roettier, bare head of Prince James left, rev. clarior e tenebris, sun in partial eclipse above sea, 25mm (Woolf 14:3; MI II, 193/501; E 374). Minor surface corrosion, otherwise good very fine £60-£80 --- Provenance: SNC April 2000 (1806)

Lot 308

FRANCE, Henri Barbusse, 1969, a bronze medal by G. Simon, 77mm (CGMP pp.1731-2); Louis Aragon, 1970 [struck 1986], a bronze medal by Françoise Salmon, 72mm (CGMP p.1641); Quatrevingtième Anniversaire de l’Humanité, 1984, a bronze medal by J.-L. Coppin, 68mm; Villages d’Enfants S.O.S. de France, 1986, a bronze medal by Claudine Béréchel, 70mm; together with other modern French bronze medals (3) [7]. Mint state; all in boxes as issued £40-£60

Lot 39

The Athole Gathering, 1849, a silver engraved award medal, unsigned, rev. named (For the Hammer, to duncan mcdonald, blair athole), unhallmarked, 46mm, 23.05g. ring on integral scroll mount, nearly extremely fine, rare £100-£120 --- Provenance: N. Brodie Collection, DNW Auction 41, 3 June 1999, lot 457 [from Baldwin April 1993]

Lot 153

William IV, Coronation, 1831, a copper medal by W. Wyon for Rundell, Bridge & Co, bust right, rev. crown, trident and oak-branch on the sea, sun’s rays behind, 68mm (BHM 1476; E 1248). Sometime lightly cleaned with a few faint scratches before face, otherwise very fine or better and very scarce £80-£100

Lot 1

Charles I, Scottish Coronation, 1633, a struck silver medal by N. Briot, crowned bust left, wearing intricate lace collar and Order of the Thistle, carolvs d g scotiæ angliæ fr et hib rex, rev. hinc nostræ crevere rosæ, thistle plant, date below, signed b, 29mm, 10.43g (Platt I, p.133, type B; Jones 156; MI I, 266/60; E 123). Better than very fine, toned £500-£700 --- Provenance: bt Baldwin

Lot 155

St Mary’s College, Oscott, 1838, a silver medal, signed D. & R., 55mm; James Watt & Co., 1871, a bronze medal by J. Moore, 38mm (BHM 2922); North East Coast Exhibition, 1882, Prize Medal, a bronze award by Reid & Sons, un-named, 50mm [3]. First with some contact marks and edge bruises, otherwise very fine or better £70-£90

Lot 144

George IV, Coronation, 1821, a copper medal by B. Pistrucci, similar, 35mm (BHM 1070; E 1146a). Better than extremely fine, in contemporary fitted shagreen case £100-£120

Lot 191

Visit of the Duke and Duchess of York to the City of London, 1893, a bronze medal by G.G. Adams for the Corporation of the City of London, conjoined busts left, rev. Duke and Duchess in biga driven by Cupid, being presented with a cornucopia by Londinia, 76mm (W & E 1763A.1; BHM 3452; E 1780). Some minor marks, otherwise about extremely fine £150-£180

Lot 369

SOUTH AFRICA, South African Poultry Association, a gold medal, unsigned, legend, rev. named (President, 1967, Sen. Dr. P.J. van Nierop), 32mm, 9ct, 18.32g. About extremely fine; with loop and ring for suspension £240-£300

Lot 356

PAPAL STATES, Foundation of the Collegio Leoniamo in Anagni, [1897], a silver medal by F. Bianchi, bust of Leo XIII left, rev. view of the College, 44mm. Brilliant, about as struck £80-£100

Lot 235

George V, Silver Jubilee, 1935, a silver medal by P. Metcalfe, conjoined crowned busts left, rev. view of Windsor castle, 57mm (W & E 5668A.3; BHM 4249). Matt, extremely fine; in case of issue £80-£100

Lot 202

Victoria, Diamond Jubilee, 1897, a bronze medal by Spink & Son, crowned veiled bust left, rev. seated Britannia greeting Londinia, Mercury, and three other allegorical figures, 76mm (W & E 3470A.1; BHM 3510). Good extremely fine £200-£260

Lot 174

Visit of the Fleet to Sunderland, 1874, a brass medal, unsigned, 30mm (BHM 2988); Army Temperance Medal, India, 1897, a silver medal, unsigned, 35mm; Borough of Newark, Transvaal Soldiers’ Fund, 1900, a bronze medal by Vaughton, 32mm; Army Temperance Association, Queen Victoria Memorial, 1901, a silver medal, unsigned, 35mm; National Rifle Association Jubilee, 1909, a bronze medal, unsigned, 38mm [5]. Very fine or better; first pierced, two others with suspension loops £60-£80

Lot 324

ISRAEL, 10th Anniversary of Independence, 1958, a gold medal, ivdaea capta, palm tree flanked by standing male captive and seated Judaea, rev. israel liberata, palm tree flanked by two pioneers, edge inscribed, 27mm, 15.00g. Extremely fine £500-£700

Lot 293

FRANCE, Roger Marx, 1892, a uniface cast bronze plaquette by D. Dupuis, bust right, 75 x 48mm (BDM I, 664). Good very fine, rare £100-£120 --- Provenance: Buckland Dix & Wood Auction, 15 December 1995, lot 400 Roger Marx (1859-1913), art critic, museum inspector, and publisher of different books to promote medals. Founder of the Société des Amis de la Médaille Française, he was instrumental in the development of the Art of the Medal at the end of the 19th century.

Lot 72

Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector, [1653], a cast silver medal by T. Simon, armoured and draped bust left, rev. pax qværitvr bello, lion sejant holding shield, 37mm, 11.52g (MI I, 409/45; E 188b). A later cast, good fine £150-£180

Lot 5

Charles I, Memorial, 1649, a silver medal by N. Roettiers [struck c. 1690], bust right in plain armour, signed nr f below, rev. rex pacificvs victvs vincebat hostes victor trivmphat in coelis in 6 lines across field, 59mm, 86.83g (Platt I, p.260, type A; MI I, 346/199; E 160) Nearly extremely fine, toned £600-£800 --- Provenance: bt Spink

Lot 189

Woodside, Exhibition of Industry & Art, 1891, a silver medal, unsigned, three figures, one standing, one seated, one reclining, rev. wreath, named (James Innes, 1891), 32mm; Edinburgh, Scottish & National Exhibition, 1898-1899, a gilt-silver medal, unsigned, Scottish arms with supporters, rev. wreath, named (Awarded to Palethorpes Limited, Glasgow, Potted Meats & Sausages), 45mm [2]. First holed at top otherwise fine and rare, second good very fine £60-£80 --- Provenance: second J. Spencer Collection, DNW Auction 74, 10 May 2007, lot 106 (part)

Lot 195

City and Guilds of London Institute, a silver award medal by L.C. Wyon for Pinches, named (Percy Claude Cameron Isherwood, Alkali Manufacture, 1st Prize, 1896), 51mm (E 1764); together with other medals (8), mostly base metal [9]. Varied state £80-£100

Lot 21

Defeat of Sultan Tippoo, 1792, a copper medal by C.H. Küchler, uniformed bust of Marquis Cornwallis left, rev. Cornwallis receives the sons of Sultan Tipoo as hostages, 48mm (Pudd. 792; BHM 363; E 845; Pollard 5). Extremely fine £150-£200 --- Provenance: bt Spink

Lot 223

Trinity College, Dublin, a gold award medal by West & Son, bust of Elizabeth I three-quarters right, rev. arms, named (Guilelmus R. Fearon, 1915), 48mm, 21.8ct, 62.10g. Tiny obverse edge nick at 3 o’clock, otherwise brilliant mint state; in original maroon gilt-blocked fitted case by West & Son, 102 & 103 Grafton Street, Dublin £2,400-£3,000 --- William Robert Fearon (1892-1959), pioneer biochemist, b. Holles Street, Dublin, son of the Presbyterian minister, William Fearon (†1896) of Kells, Co. Meath, and his wife, Nannie, née Morrow; lived with her at 4 Clarinda Park North, Dún Laoghaire; educ. St Andrew’s College, Dublin 1908-11, and Trinity College 1911-17, receiving a BA in natural science (gold medal); received the Harvey research prize from the Royal College of Physicians, Dublin, 1918, and the Carmichael prize from the Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin; worked as a researcher for the British food ministry and the food investigations board, 1917-19; Mackinnon research student of the Royal Society at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, 1919-21; elected fellow of Trinity College Dublin 1921, and the chair of biochemistry was founded for him there in 1943, a position he held until his death. From 1943 until his death on 27 December 1959 he represented the Dublin University constituency in Seanad Éireann and sat on many government committees. Further biographical detail is sold with the lot.

Lot 345

NETHERLANDS, Capture of Breda, 1590, a silver medal, unsigned [by G. van Bijlaer?], five soldiers in boat, rev. legend in five lines, lion and crowned arms above, 40mm, 18.21g. Lightly cleaned at one time and now re-toned, otherwise good very fine £200-£260

Lot 313

GERMANY, International Horticulture Exhibition, Cologne, 1875, a gilt-bronze medal by W. Kullrich, 41mm; Bernhard von Bülow, 1900, a silver medal by Lauer, 32mm; ITALY, Antonio Canova, a bronze medal by F. Putinati, 34mm; SOUTH AFRICA, Opening of the Pretoria-Delagoa Bay Railway, 1895, a bronze medal by J.P.M. Menger, 44mm; Centenary of Oudtshoorn, 1947, a gilt-silver medal, unsigned, 31mm [5]. Varied state £100-£150

Lot 197

Victoria, Diamond Jubilee, 1897, a silver medal by G.W. de Saulles, diademed veiled bust left, rev. young head left, 55mm (W & E 3000A.4; BHM 3506). Dark tone, extremely fine; in case of issue £100-£120

Lot 224

Battle of Jutland, 1916, a silver medal by Spink & Son, 45mm (BHM 4124); Inner Temple First World War Memorial, 1918, a bronze medal by E. Gillick, 51mm (BHM 4135) [2]. First lightly cleaned, otherwise both about extremely fine £80-£100

Lot 196

British Dairy Farmers’ Association, a bronze medal, unsigned, edge named (Awarded to J. Glazard, for Single Gloster Cheese, 1896), 47mm; another, similar, edge named (Awarded to J. Skillman, for Skim-Milk Brown Bread, 1896), 47mm; a bronze medal, unsigned and un-named, 55mm; Suffolk Sheep Society, a bronze medal by Elkington & Co., 48mm; Master Bakers & Confectioners Society, a gilt-white metal medal, undated, named (J. Skillman, for Self Raising Flour), 25mm; Agricultural Reward, a bronze medal, unsigned and undated, 35mm [6]. Good very fine or better; one cased £100-£150

Lot 33

Victoria, Visit to the Guildhall, 1837, a copper medal by W. Wyon for the Corporation of London, diademed bust left, rev. façade of the Guildhall, 55mm (W & E 72; BHM 1775; E 1304). Good very fine £150-£200

Lot 32

John Forsyth, 1832, an engraved silver memorial medal, unsigned (In Memory of John Forsyth), rev. (My Father, who Died 11th March 1832), 44 mm, 25.18g, hallmarked J. Mackay Edinburgh 1827. With suspension loop and ring, very fine and presumably extremely rare £80-£100

Lot 129

Colonel Wardle, [1809], a gilt-brass cliché of the obv. of the medal by P. Wyon, bust three-quarters right, 55mm (cf. BHM 667). About extremely fine, rare; set in a square black wooden frame [this slightly cracked and chipped] with glazed lunette £70-£90

Lot 351

PAPAL STATES, Gregory XIII, bronze medals (2), 1572, signed F P, 31mm, 35mm (L 697, 700); a lead medal, unsigned and undated, 45mm (L 730); Urban VIII, a cast bronze medal, 1639, unsigned, 41mm (L 1036); Innocent XI (1676-89), a brass medal, undated, signed G, 37mm (L 1403); Benedict XIII (1724-30), a bronze medal by Hamerani, undated, 42mm (L 1725); Pius IX, a gilt-bronze medal, 1870, by Blondelet, 50mm (L –) [7]. Varied state, the first two later strikings £100-£150

Lot 200

Victoria, Diamond Jubilee, 1897, a silver medal by G.W. de Saulles, 26mm (BHM 3506); Edward VII, Coronation, 1902, a silver medal by G.W. de Saulles, 31mm (BHM 3737); together with other Victorian and Edwardian medals (11), all base metal [13]. First two extremely fine and cased as issued, others in varied state £80-£100

Lot 352

PAPAL STATES, Sixtus V, 1588, an V, a cast bronze medal by M. Balla, bust right, rev. obelisk in the Piazza del Popolo, 44mm (Attwood p.411, fig. 112 var.; Lincoln –). A later cast, pierced, scratched in obverse field, otherwise very fine £60-£80

Lot 119

Earl Spencer, First Lord of the Admiralty, 1799, a copper medal by T. Wyon Sr, 38mm (BHM 471); George III, Preserved from Assassination, 1800, a copper medal by P. Kempson, 38mm (BHM 486); Battle of Copenhagen, 1801, a white metal medal, unsigned, 39mm (BHM 510); Marquis Cornwallis, 1802, a copper medal by J.G. Hancock, 38mm (BHM 539); Death of George Canning, 1827, a copper medal by A. Galle, 51mm (BDM II, 197); Battle of Trafalgar, Centenary, 1905, a white metal medal, unsigned, 32mm (BHM 3923) [6]. Varied state £100-£150

Lot 228

Mond Nickel Company, 25th Anniversary, 1925, a nickel medal by P. Metcalfe, nude figure dancing in flames, rev. flowers, 45mm. Extremely fine £40-£50

Lot 133

Manchester Pitt Club, 1813, a silver medal by T. Wyon Jr, similar, 50mm (BHM 771; E 1039). Fields brushed, otherwise about extremely fine; set in a silver ring with base of suspension loop [loop missing] £80-£100

Lot 327

ITALY, Tomb of Antonio Canova, 1827, a bronze medal by A. Fabris, 52mm (BDM II, 64); Teatro della Concordia, Pordenone, 1830, a bronze medal by A. Fabris, 35mm; St Mark’s Basilica, Venice, a bronze medal by J. Wiener, undated [c. 1850], 59mm (BDM VI, 487); Gioacchino Rossini, a bronze medal by F. Vagnetti and Son, undated, 52mm (BDM VI, 183); Massimo d’Azeglio, a bronze medal by G. Vagnetti, undated, 51mm (BDM VI, 184) [5]. Very fine or better £150-£200

Lot 281

FRANCE, Execution of Marie Antoinette, 1793, a copper medal by C.H. Küchler, bust left, rev. Queen rides towards her execution in an open cart, crowd of onlookers behind, 48mm (Pollard 4; BDM III, 239). Small verdigris spot on obverse, otherwise extremely fine £150-£180

Lot 158

Royal Scottish Society of Arts, a silver prize medal by Kirkwood, rev. named (To Mr Daniel Erskine, FRSSA, for his New Ball Cock and Nose Cock No. 3174, 1848), 49mm; together with assorted World medals (6), all base metal [7]. Varied state £100-£150

Lot 333

JAMAICA, 500th Anniversary of the Arrival of Columbus, 1994, a silver medal, unsigned [by J. Garvan], similar, 41mm, 33.64g. About extremely fine, very rare £100-£120 --- Reportedly only 4 examples struck in silver

Lot 340

LORRAINE, Antoine of Vaudemont & Marie d’Harcourt, a copper medal by F. de Saint-Urbain, undated, 46mm (BDM V, 310, no. 43). Extremely fine £80-£100

Lot 329

ITALY, 50th Anniversary of the Proclamation of Rome as the Capital of Italy, 1911, a bronze plaque by M. Nellie, 80 x 53mm; Centenary of the Death of Alessandro Volta, 1927, a bronze medal by E. Boninsegna and R. Castelli for Lorioli and Castelli, Milan, 60mm (cf. DNW 64, 1446) [2]. Extremely fine £50-£70

Lot 173

Alexander II of Russia, Visit to London, 1874, a bronze medal by C. Wiener for the Corporation of the City of London, uniformed bust left, rev. Alexander and Londinia standing, winged Peace behind, 77mm (Diakov 807.1; BHM 2981; E 1634). Lightly cleaned at one time, otherwise about extremely fine £300-£400

Lot 207

Edward VII, Coronation, 1902, a silver medal by G.W. de Saulles, crowned bust of Edward right, rev. crowned bust of Alexandra right, 56mm (C & W 4100A.4a; BHM 3737). Light scratch in reverse field, otherwise extremely fine; in case of issue £80-£100

Lot 91

Death of Queen Mary, 1695, a white metal medal by J. Luder, 58mm (MI II, 112/345); Carlisle Recaptured, 1745, a pinchbeck medal, unsigned, 34mm (Woolf 52:5a); Battle of Culloden, 1746, pinchbeck medals (2), unsigned, 42mm, 35mm (Woolf 55:7a, 55:8); Irish Surplus Revenue Dispute, 1753, a copper medal, unsigned, 44mm (E 641); Ripon Millenary, 1886, a bronze medal, unsigned, 36mm (BHM 3217) [6]. Varied state, first corroded but rare £100-£150

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