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Click here to subscribeAlexander 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
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
Capture of Fort Chagre, 1740, a silver-plated pinchbeck medal, unsigned, three-quarter length figure of Vernon facing, tree to left, Fort Chagre and ship to right, rev. six ships outside Portobello harbour, 40mm, 18.89g/12h (Adams FCv 3-B; Betts 279; MI II, –). Minor edge flaws, otherwise about extremely fine £300-£400
Lord Roberts, 1900, a silver medal by E. Fuchs, 31mm (BHM 3670); Brewing & Allied Trades Exhibition, 1906, a silver prize medal, rev. named (Poulides & Co. Ltd, Turkish Cigarettes “Mignon”, 1st Prize, Tobacco Section H), 45mm; Baluchistan and Sind Arts & Crafts Society, a silvered-bronze prize medal, rev. named (Cecil Gracey, Water-Colours), 51mm; Dumfries Agricultural Show, 1937, a uniface bronze medal, 45mm [4]. Very fine or better £80-£100
Battle of Lowestoft, 1665, a silver medal, unsigned [by J. Roettiers], laureate and draped bust of Charles II right, rev. pro talibvs avsis, King dressed as a Roman general standing at right, watching battle from the shore, 62mm, 92.59g (MI I, 503/139; E 230). Some minor field and rim marks, good very fine £800-£1,000 --- Provenance: Timothy Millett FPL 2001 (233) On 3 June 1665 a British fleet under the Duke of York, Prince Rupert and the Earl of Sandwich defeated the Dutch off Lowestoft. Nineteen of the Dutch ships were either destroyed or captured. This medal was struck as a Naval Reward, in both gold and silver, and presented to officers of the rank of Captain or above who had ‘signalized themselves in the engagement’. MI states that ‘these medals are purposely without date, or any peculiarity of design, that they might be equally applicable on any occasion ‘for any such enterprises’ [pro talibus ausis].
Portugal Delivered, 1812, copper medals (2), unsigned, 36mm (Eimer 18; BHM 740); Wellington Laudatory Medal, 1841, a copper medal by B. Pistrucci, 61mm (Eimer 118; BHM 2011); Death of the Duke of Wellington, 1852, white metal medals (2) by Allen & Moore, 51mm (Eimer 143; BHM 2476); Calendar Medal, 1853, by E. Moses & Son, 41mm (Eimer 183) [6]. Varied state £80-£100
GERMANY, Restoration of the Church of St James of Scotland in Erfurt, 1725, a silver electrotype of the medal by J. Werner, 32mm (cf. MI II, 464/76); Maximilian I of Bavaria, 1822, a copper medal by J. Losch, 41mm (BDM III, 479); Giacomo Meyerbeer, 1847, a bronze medal by J. Resek, 45mm; Completion of Cologne Cathedral, 1880, a gilt-bronze medal by Kämmerer, 51mm; International Exhibition, Baden-Baden, 1896, a bronze medal, unsigned, 60mm; German Exhibition, Nuremberg, 1903, a gilt-bronze medal by E. Scherm, 50mm; Wilhelm II, a silver medal, unsigned and undated, 40mm; Baltic Association for the Promotion of Agriculture, a bronze medal, undated, by F. St. (?) for Loos, 43mm [8]. Varied state £150-£200
[Edinburgh] Revolution Club, 1775, an engraved silver medal or pass, unsigned, equestrian figure of William III, william the glorious revolution 1688, rev. unanimity, stability & freedom, revolution club 1775, anchor, clasped hands, pole and Liberty cap, 32mm, 9.32g (D&W –; Woolf –; MI II, –; E –; Brodie –). Of fine workmanship, good very fine with original suspender, apparently excessively rare; seemingly unpublished in the main references and collections £400-£600 --- The vendor’s envelope states ‘Revolution Club Medal, 1775, supposed to relate to the Edinburgh club of that name’. A relatively common medal is known for the Edinburgh club, dated 1753 (Woolf 66:1; MI II, 672/384; E 640; Brodie 240). Some recent research has found the following advertisement in the Caledonian Mercury for 13 November 1775. ‘On Wednesday next, the 15th current, the Revolution Club is to meet in the house of Charles Walker, Vintner, in Writers’ Court at six in the evening in commemoration of our happy deliverance from Popery and slavery by King William and Queen Mary of glorious and immortal memory... It is expected all members in or near town will attend. The Committee are desired to meet in John’s Coffeehouse, same day, at 12 o’clock noon, for the admission of new members’. Writers’ Court is off High Street not far from Edinburgh Castle. John’s Coffee House was nearby in Parliament Close (now Parliament Square) by St Giles’ Cathedral.
FRANCE, Aviron, c. 1928, an Art Déco bronze award plaque by W. Hochard and P.-A. Morlon, 52 x 50mm (cf. CGMP p.276); Médecine ou la Maladie sera vaincue, c. 1935, a uniface Art Déco award medal by P.-M. Dammann for Arthus-Bertrand, 80mm (cf. MDC e5, 723); Plongée, c. 1935, an Art Déco plated bronze plaque by L. Muller for the Commissariat Général, 80 x 43mm (Muller Exh. Cat. 1958, –); Régates, c. 1939, a bronze award plaque by R. Baudichon, engraved (Offert par la Ville du Perreux-sur-Marne), 59 x 54mm; Aero-Club de Cannes, a bronze award medal by J. Hogy, un-named, 50mm; Aviron, an octagonal bronze award medal by A. Méry adapted for a club on the Basse-Seine, 1955, 52 x 41mm; Groupement National d’Education Physique, c. 1960, a uniface bronze award plaque by R. Tschudin, 65 x 56mm [7]. Very fine £90-£120
Edward VII, Coronation, 1902, silver (2) and bronze medals by G.W. de Saulles, 31mm, 56mm (C & W 4100A.1, 4100A.1a, 4100A.3a); a bronze medal by E. Fuchs for Elkington, 38mm (C & W 4205A.10); School Attendance, 1903, a white metal medal by Spink & Son, rev. named (R. Lawrence), 39mm; Inter-Parliamentary Conference, 1906, a silvered-bronze medal by A. Wyon for Elkington, 51mm (C & W 4911A.2) [6]. Two cleaned, otherwise very fine or better; two in cases of issue £100-£150
Erection of a Statue of William IV, 1845, a copper medal by Allen & Moore, full-length standing figure of King on plinth, rev. inscription within wreath, 62mm (BHM 2219). About extremely fine and very rare £120-£150 --- Originally placed at the corner of King William Street and Cannon Street in the City of London, it is now in Greenwich Park.
Great Exhibition, Hyde Park, Diedrich Uhlhorn’s Coining Press, 1851, a copper medal, unsigned, 37mm (Allen C340; BHM 2471; E 1464); International Exhibition, South Kensington, 1862, a copper medal by C. Schnitzpahn and J. Wiener for H. Uhlhorn, 41mm (Allen 230; BHM 2743; Taylor 182u; E 1556); James Watt & Co, 1871, a copper medal by J. Moore, 39mm (BHM 2922; E 1617); Taylor & Challen Ltd, Birmingham, 1902, a silver medal, 32mm (Hawkins p.470); GERMANY, Uhlhorn Manufactory, 1876, a gilt-bronze medal by H. Wittig, 42mm (Wurzb. 8905); together with other medals, etc, relating to minting (6, mostly base metal) [11]. Very fine and better £80-£100
British Victories, 1815, a tubular brass box medal by E. Thomason, lid inset with portrait medalet of Wellington, containing 21 brass medalets, each with winged Victory, revs. the battles named, each 16mm, tube 38 x 19mm (Eimer 84; BHM 888; E 1076) [Lot]. Tube good very fine, medalets generally extremely fine with some duplication £100-£150
FRANCE, Etienne Montgolfier, 1821, a copper medal by A. Caqué, 41mm; Restoration of the Spanish Throne, [1823], a copper medal by R. Gayrard, 50mm; Construction of the Somme Canal, 1829, a bronze medal, unsigned, 56mm; Centenary of the Birth of Napoleon, 1869, a gilt-bronze medal, unsigned, 50mm; Horticulture, a gilt-silver prize medal by A. Dubois, rev. named (Mr Duboc Fils, Roses Coupées, 1875), 51mm; a gilt-silver prize medal by N. Brenet, rev. named (P. Vincent, Orchidées, 1888), 51mm [6]. Varied state £150-£200 --- Provenance: last two J. Spencer Collection, DNW Auction M14, 25 November 2013, lot 1532 (part)
AUSTRIA, Waffenbrüderschaften [The Triple Alliance], 1915, an iron medal by A.R. Weinberger, conjoined busts of Wilhelm II, Franz Josef I and Mohammed V right, rev. naked equestrian warrior being led by Victory, 55mm (Frankenhuis 680; Hauser 1413; Wurzb. 2774; BDM VI, 427). Very fine £40-£50
PRUSSIA, 200th Anniversary of the Royal Academy of Arts, Berlin, 1896, a gold medal by O. Schultz, conjoined busts of Wilhelm II and Friedrich I right, rev. female personification of the Arts seated left, holding palm branch and pallette, building in background to left, 35mm, 35.01g (BDM V, 408). Minor marks on edge, otherwise about extremely fine £1,200-£1,500
Quatercentenary of the Birth of William Shakespeare, 1964, a large bronze medal by M. Debus for the Club française de la Médaille, bust facing, rev. Lady Macbeth brandishing a chandelier, haunted by remorse, edge ee/250, 165mm (CGMP p.564). Extremely fine and patinated, very rare £100-£150 --- Edition of 250. ee = épreuve d’auteur
Anne, Countess of Dorset, Memorial, [1676], a cast silver medal, unsigned, veiled bust facing three-quarters left, rev. Faith standing, holding bible and long cross, small mb monogram stamped in field, 42mm, 38.41g (MI I, 567/233; E 255b). A later cast, possibly 18th century; traces of mounting at top, otherwise good very fine £150-£180 --- Anne Clifford, Countess of Dorset, Pembroke and Montgomery (1590-1676)
Inverness Royal Academy, 1840, an engraved silver award medal, unsigned (To the Royal Academy of Inverness, from L. Mackintosh Esqr of Raigmore, in Testimony of his Zealous wish for its Prosperity), rev. named (To the Most Deserving, Adjudged by the Visitors, to A. Paterson, for Proficiency in Mathematics, 1840), unhallmarked, 63mm, 43.95g (cf. Grimshaw 35/94). Good very fine; in ornate frame with loop for suspension £150-£200 --- Provenance: bt Baldwin
Royal Caledonian Curling Club, c. 1880, District Medal, a silver award by Edwards & Sons, curling scene with eight players above arms of Scotland, rev. unnamed, 40mm, 26.00g (Brodie 433); Highland Dancing, 1868, a silver award medal, unsigned (Open Competition 1st Prize for the Best Highland Dancer, won by ... 1868), 59mm, 56.30g [2]. First virtually as struck and attractively toned, with straight bar suspender, ornate clip and original blue ribbon; second with ornate surround and integral suspension loop and ring, very fine £80-£100
Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, 1864, a silver award medal by Kirkwood and Son, named (To Robt M. Buchanan, Livingstone Mill, Draught Mare, Exhibited at Mid-Calder, 1864), 56mm, 44.74g; similar medals (4), named to R.M. Buchanan (3) and George Gibb, all 35mm; together with a similar (later?) bronze medal, unnamed, 56mm [6]. Very fine to extremely fine £80-£100
Brewers & Allied Traders, International Exhibition & Market, a gold medal by W.H. Willmott Ltd, standing female figure pouring beer from jug into goblet, hops to left, barley crop to right, rev. wreath, named (1914, Class I, British Malting Barley, C.W. Marsters, King’s Lynn, Norfolk, 1st Prize, Chevalier), 45mm, hallmarked Birmingham 1914, 9ct, 39.14g. Good extremely fine; in fitted case by Wm F. Ranger, 86 Queen Street, Cheapside, London E.C. £800-£1,000
Death of Queen Mary, 1694, a copper medal, unsigned [by J. or N. Roettiers], 50mm (MI II, 111/343; E 362); George I, Coronation, 1714, a silver medal by J. Croker, 34mm, 15.94g (MI II, 424/9; E 470); Queen Caroline, Coronation, 1727, a silver medal by J. Croker, 35mm, 18.22g (MI II, 480/8; E 512) [3]. Fine or better £100-£150
NETHERLANDS, William V of Orange-Nassau, Installation as a Knight of the Garter, 1752, a silver medal by J.G. Holtzhey, bust right, rev. St George on horseback right, spearing dragon, garter around, 29mm, 9.17g (MI II, 669/379). Scrape or flan flaw on hair, small scuff on reverse, otherwise about extremely fine and toned £150-£180
NETHERLANDS, Assassination of Johan and Cornelius de Wit, 1672, a silver medal by P. Aury, formed of two cast plates joined by a broad rim, busts vis-à-vis, rev. the brothers being slaughtered by a many-bodied monster of savage animals, date in chronogram, 71mm (BDM I, 94). Very fine £400-£500
Weem (Perthshire) Agricultural Association, 1903, a silver award medal by W.H. Haseler (Presented by Mr Duncan Cameron, Kinloch Rannoch, for the Best Collie Dog or Bitch), rev. (Won by W. McLeish), hallmarked Birmingham, 1902, 57mm, 50.30g. With ornate leaf and thistle border and suspension loop, good very fine, rare £60-£80
George IV, Coronation, 1821, a silver medal by B. Pistrucci, laureate head left, rev. Britannia, Scotia and Hibernia approaching the enthroned King being crowned by Victory, 35mm, 17.02g (BHM 1070; E 1146a). Fields lightly hairlined, otherwise about extremely fine, obverse dark-toned; in contemporary fitted case £240-£300
BELGIUM, Opening of the Kruis-Schans Lock, 1928, a bronze medal by A. Dupon, 90mm; Liège International Exposition, 1930, a silvered-bronze plaque by Adelin, 80 x 65mm; LORRAINE, Restoration of Roads, 1727, copper medals (2) by F. de Saint Urbain, 65mm & 62mm (BDM V, 309); Adalbert of Alsace, a copper medal, undated, unsigned [by F. de Saint Urbain], 47mm (BDM V, 310); Frederick (Ferri) I, a copper medal by F. de Saint Urbain, undated, 48mm (BDM V, 310); NETHERLANDS, Rotterdam, a silver council attendance medal, undated [1705], unsigned, 23mm [7]. Varied state £150-£200
Royal Society of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, 1910, a silver award medal by B. Mackennal, named (Edward John Brazier, Advanced Examinations 1915 - Spanish), 55mm, 90.15g (BHM 4004; E 1917). Minimal hairlining, about mint state; in fitted case of issue by Wyon, 2 Langham Chambers, London W £80-£100
FRANCE, Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, the Launch of the Colombie, 1950, a bronze medal by M. Renard, 58mm (CGMP p.1561; BM Acq. 1978-82, pl. 61, 121; cf. DNW 137, 568); Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, the Launch of the Liberté, c. 1950, bronze medals by J. Vernon for Le Medaillier (2), both 50mm (BM Acq. 1978-82, p.61, 144; cf. DNW 137, 568); Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, the Launch of the Antilles, 1952, a bronze medal by R. Delamarre, 55mm (BM Acq. 1978-82, p.54, 52; cf. DNW 137, 568); Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, the Launch of the Flandre, 1952, a bronze medal by M. Renard, 50mm (BM Acq. 1978-82, p.59, 120; cf. DNW 137, 568); Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, the Launch of the France, 1962, gilt-bronze medals by Josette Hébert-Coeffin (2), 53 and 27mm (CGMP p.419; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.53, 31) [7]. Mint state, an attractive group; in original boxes of issue £80-£100
Edinburgh Royal High School, 1831, Macdonald Prize, a silver award medal by W. Marshall, arms with supporters, rev. arms, named (Johanni Young, 1831), 52mm, 53.43g, hallmarked Edinburgh, 1830 (Grimshaw 6/9). Set in a silver gilt surround with ornate suspension loop and ring, very fine, rare £100-£120
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![Battle of Lowestoft, 1665, a silver medal, unsigned [by J. Roettiers], laureate and draped bust of Charles II right, rev. pro](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/ee0907bb-1f25-402c-9ffd-b06700d9ae41/43059f0a-d202-481f-b678-b07e0100b8eb/468x382.jpg)
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![FRANCE, Henry III, 1577, a cast bronze medal, unsigned [by É. de l’Aulne], 38mm; together with a silver jeton dated 1601, 27m](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/ee0907bb-1f25-402c-9ffd-b06700d9ae41/b345ad78-47e9-4a62-9a06-b07e01005f73/468x382.jpg)
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![Anne, Countess of Dorset, Memorial, [1676], a cast silver medal, unsigned, veiled bust facing three-quarters left, rev. Faith](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/ee0907bb-1f25-402c-9ffd-b06700d9ae41/be9db4d7-2c45-47e5-9682-b07e01005d16/468x382.jpg)
![Orange Association, 1690, a silver medal by W. Mossop [struck c. 1800], laureate and draped bust of William III left, rev. cr](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/ee0907bb-1f25-402c-9ffd-b06700d9ae41/c224adf9-3946-49cb-9109-b07e00ffa0ae/468x382.jpg)
![Death of Queen Mary, 1694, a copper medal, unsigned [by J. or N. Roettiers], 50mm (MI II, 111/343; E 362); George I, Coronati](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/ee0907bb-1f25-402c-9ffd-b06700d9ae41/c3cea8cd-8ad3-4986-804e-b07e00ff86ad/468x382.jpg)
