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Lot 828

WWI-II GROUP OF FOUR TO 2910 PTE J.F. MASTERSON, NORF. R., COMPRISING WWI TRIO, WWII DEFENCE MEDAL IN NAMED BOX, SOLD WITH 1914-15 STAR AWARD CERTIFICATE AND PHOTOCOPY OF PHOTO (6 ITEMS)

Lot 829

WWII 1939-45 WAR MEDAL TO 7263004 PTE. A.J. JERMANY R.A.M.C., KILLED 21-1-44, WITH BOX AND CERTIFICATE, ALSO WWII DEFENCE MEDAL IN BOX TO JESSIE K.D. MERBERT (2)

Lot 987

A cased Masonic medal with 9 ct gold frame

Lot 1035

A Masonic Sash with letters AOF, a Silver order of St John Medal, a Masonic Medal on Ribbon and a Scouting medal on a green Ribbon

Lot 1323

A Quantity of British and foreign coins plus a commemorative Sunday school medal and a 1902 coronation medal

Lot 1359

A cased Copper Medallion, Horatio Viscount Nelson, born 29th Sept 1758, died 21st Oct 1805, (reg no. 311490), the reverse with an illustration of a sailing ship `Foudroyant, Lord Nelson`s Flagship` commenced building 1789, launched at Plymouth April 1799, wrecked at Blackpool June 16th 1898, ``medal struck from copper of vessel after breaking up``, good patina

Lot 1537

An interesting lot comprising a silver WWI British War medal awarded to 1007 GNR. W.H. Barden, Vol. Arty. Bty, also miniature Victory and BWM dress medals, and a miniature medal ribbon bar

Lot 903

Military history and reference, including medals, orders and insignia, a good collection of recently published hardback and softback volumes, mostly relating to military conflict in the 20th c., including Medal News, Dixon’s Gazette, DNW past catalogues, Medal News in publisher’s folders, etc., mostly G/VG (6 shelves & 4 cartons)

Lot 436

"15ct yellow gold masonic past masters medal set with turquoise. Stockwell lodge No 1339, Presented to Bro A.G. Boswell 1889 "

Lot 2362

"Oriental carved jade pendant, 3 brooches, silver thimble medal and other items"

Lot 2637

"1914/18 British War medal, awarded to 246523 Gnr.O.Curteen, R.A."

Lot 2638

"Silver medal, Battle of London, Sept 1940 Aug 1944, by The Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. for the RAF Benevolent fund, 57cm dia, pair of Grenadier Guards cufflinks, ARP whistle"

Lot 2710

"George VI silver General Service Medal awarded to TPR D. T. Flynn, L.G, 19058951 with clasp, Palestine 1945 1948, two other medals and two badges"

Lot 2712

Police G.V. long service and good conduct medal awarded to Frank Rowland

Lot 2713

"First World War silver war medal awarded to Pte R. Gibson, Sea Highers,(Seaforth Highlanders) No 6328, similar medal awarded to the same recipient and numbered 16244, 1939 45 star, France and Germany star, Defence and War medals, eight copies of Roman coins and three other coins"

Lot 2716

"George V bravery medal awarded to 238055 Pte. C. Foster I/Leic. R.(Leicestershire Regiment), War and Victory medals awarded to 34763 Pte. F.Norman, E. Surr R,(East Surrey Regiment) 1914 15 star awarded to 895 Pte C. Forster North D. Fus,(Northumberland Fusiliers) three other medals, buttons, badges and coins, etc"

Lot 2718

"China War medal, c.1842, original ribbon, awarded to John Cropley, H.E.I.C.S. (Honourable East India Company) Nemesis"

Lot 399

A Boys Brigade Long Service cap badge, also other BB badges, two Scouting tie pins, an RAF cap badge, a HMS Exeter badge, a 1913-14 Kings Medal from the L.C.C awarded to V. Kingshott and other badges (a parcel)

Lot 404

A silver life saving medal, awarded to J.C.Monk, dated 1931, also two others 1929 and 1934 in bronze, a WWI Victory medal W.O.CL.2. D.J Strickland Glous R, a Masonic medal and other items (a parcel)

Lot 152

* Royal Air Force DFC group of five medals awarded to Squadron Leader M.V. Longbottom: Distinguished Flying Cross, George VI GRI (dated 1940 on reverse) in case of issue, 1939/45 Star, Air Crew Europe Star, Defence Medal and War Medal 1939/45, mounted court style, condition GVF or better (5)

Lot 420

* WWI Imperial German Air Force - Lieutnant R. Schreiber “Pour le Merite” award-holder. A good and large propeller tip memento inscribed to a fallen German Airman of the Great war 1914-1918, a wide section propeller-blade tip with full copper-sheathing, having painted decoration in Memoriam to a hero of the Air War, variously adorned with artistic imagery of pilot and his medal awards including the “Blue Max” (Pour le Merite) and Iron Cross etc, together with squadron details and date of his fatal combat, attached verso copy script obituary and photograph of the subject giving full details of his heroic action for which Germany’s highest military honour was posthumously rarely awarded (1)

Lot 435

* USAF WWII - Medals and Insignia. A group of American Air Force medals badges & insignia, 1939-45, including silver winged uniform badges for Pilots, Bombardiers, Paratroopers, Navigators and other service personnel, together with service-uniform medal ribbons (variously mounted) some with stars and oak-leaves for battle commendations, “Expeditionary Service”, squadron and unit identity badges, Presidential Unit Citation enamelled “ribbon” badge, “Military Merit” and “Purple Heart” awards, Air Medal with 5 oak leaves and other related decorations etc. (-)

Lot 437

* USAF WWII - Medal Awards. A group of original American Air Force medal awards to Major Thomas Dale Hutchinson USAF 1939-45, including Distinguished Flying Cross, “Purple Heart” For Military Merit, Silver Star for “Gallantry in Action” and Air Medal, all contained in original presentation cases with attendant miniature enamelled lapel badges and mounted service-dress ribbons with pin-fixing. Together with two original “stars” war-service medal awards “Good Conduct” & “European & Middle Eastern Campaign” cased with ribbon-bars in original cardstock boxes, together with a further group of related medal awards & stars etc including Purple Heart, Air Force cross, Air Medal (with oak-leaf) etc. Major Hutchinson was a Squadron Commander in the 384th Heavy Bomb Group based at Grafton Underwood leading 25 Missions over Germany & Occupied Europe. He survived, in spite of several flying incidents, to the end of the war, and these were acquired subsequently after his death in 2003. (12)

Lot 444

* WWI and WWII. A 1914-18 medal award pair to Pte J.B. Bland, including War Service and Victory medals, both inscribed to rim, together with War Service Medal award for WWII to W. Bland Esq, contained in original mailing box, (father & son family group) (3)

Lot 451

* RAF WWII. An NCO’s RAF Service-dress uniform, c. 1945, blue serge fabric, comprising short tunic (blouse) with applied war-service medal-ribbon group including France & Germany and Africa stars, having applied makers label to lining variously and in part inscribed “War Service Dress, Size 7, by Sindall & Co”, having applied Corporal rank chevrons to upper sleeves, , fitted with black bakelite non-reflective buttons, complete together with a pair of matching trousers and forage side-cap with brass cap badge to front, excellent condition, appears little-used as date of issue (suggests demobilisation shortly thereafter) (1)

Lot 725

* Third Reich. A Luftwaffe officer’s peaked cap, (some stitching loosening), together with a Nazi leather framed pennant, three later? Nazi armbands, a Lusitania Medal (British issue), plus some U.S. Civil War ephemera including six replica? Confederate various denomination Dollar bills, bond coupons etc (20)

Lot 759

* German Navy Badges. A group of three WWI & WWII period badges in plush-lined fitted morocco case, comprising a brass U-Boat breast badge stamped verso “C. JUNKER BERLIN”, together with a zinc gilt High Seas Fleet breast badge, stamped verso “L/12”, and a silver 25 years service medal with blue ribbon (3)

Lot 768

* Waffen SS WWII Uniform. A rare original NCO’s service-dress uniform tunic of the Adolf Hitler Unit 1939-45, of “feld-grau” serge fabric having applied makers label inscribed Soderbergs, Uppsala, long tunic pattern with external lower outer-pockets, with medal-award ribbon through upper button-hole, and with applied regimental embroidered flashes, rank-chevron and tabs, “SS” and rank tabs to collar, nickel-plated pin-fixing badge to left-breast pocket, pierced format of bayonet-fixed rifle in oak-leaf border design, original painted metal buttons, applied embroidered identity ribbon to left sleeve inscribed “Adolf Hitler” in gothic script, shows age-wear and usage (1)

Lot 781

* WWII. A group of medals to Lieutenant A.E. Baker MBE, Parachute Rgt. including 1939-45 Star, France & Germany Star, War Service Medal & Victory Medal, together with related photographs, press-cuttings and correspondence etc., including four photograph albums depicting his Military Service during peace time in the 1930s. Commissioned in 1935, Lt. Baker served in Egypt & Middle East, until recall for European duty in 1939. Parachuted at Arnhem, wounded and captured, escaped and returned “presumed missing” eight months later for which he was awarded MBE. (-)

Lot 34A

`India Medal 1849-95` to 669 Private D Nash 2nd Bn R Muns Fus, engraved naming, with clasp for Burma 1885-87.

Lot 200

* Iraq, gold medal, 1978, commemorating the tenth anniversary of the Revolution, obv., representation of ‘the aims and achievements of the Revolution’, rev., Kufic inscription, 15.68g (22k), 28.4mm, minor handling marks, otherwise almost as struck, in case of issue

Lot 489

‡ Spanish Netherlands, Philip IV (1621-1665), patagons (2): Artois, 1627 (Delm. 298); Antwerp, 1633 (Delm. 293); together with a German silver baptismal medal, by Loos, 39mm, very fine, the first rare (3)

Lot 506

* Investiture as Prince of Wales, 1911, copper medal, by Fattorini, uniformed bust half left (as Gi. CM31), EDWARD PRINCE OF WALES around, rev., plumes, INVESTITURE CARNARVON CASTLE around, JULY 1911 on ribbon below, 32mm (as Gi. CM33), almost mint state, in original fitted card case with maker’s name Fattorini (illustrated); official silver medal (3), by W. Goscombe John, 32mm (Gi. CM23b; BHM 4079), the first toned, mint state, others extremely fine and these in cases of issue; bronze medal by Vaughtons, uniformed bust facing, rev., crest over inscription, 32mm (Gi. CM28b), extremely fine, in case of issue (5) The first medal is unrecorded in Giordano and BHM. The design is identical to that of the larger medal, Gi. CM33 (38mm) except that the bust does not reach the edge. CM31 is of the same size and has an identical bust, but has a Welsh legend and different reverse. They are listed in BHM as “probably by Messrs Vaughton” but the fitted case would appear to indicate that they were issued by Fattorini & Sons Ltd.

Lot 507

* Visit to the United States, 1919, American Numismatic Society silver medal, by John Flanagan, uniformed bust right, plumes to right, rev., figure of Columbia standing on dais in welcome, oak branches to left and right, inscription in 9 lines to left, 62mm (Gi. CM44b; BHM 4136; Eimer 1968), numbered on edge 77, from an issue of 145 specimens, extremely fine (illustrated); A.N.S. bronze medal, similar, 62mm (Gi. CM44a; BHM 4136; Eimer 1968), numbered on edge 30, from an issue of 227 specimens, good very fine (2)

Lot 509

Malaya-Borneo Exhibition, 1922, copper medal, by C. Thomas, head right, rev., MALAYA BORNEO EXHIBITION over, Britannia to right of view of local village, AWARDED TO over blank cartouche below, 45mm (Gi. CM 67a), mint state, in fitted case of issue; Return to Great Britain, 1922, oval bronze medal, by F. Bowcher for Spink, crowned bust left, within cartouche framed rim, ornate suspension loop, rev., three vertical plumes dividing date, WELCOME over, HOME below, 34 x 50mm (Gi. CM68a; Eimer 1979), extremely fine (2)

Lot 510

Visit to Tembululand, Umtata, 1925, white metal medal, uniformed bust left, rev., arms, MUNICIPALITY OF UMTATA TEMBULULAND around, 33mm (Gi. CM104a), pierced as issued, lacking the ribbon, nearly very fine, rare; Visit to Rhodesia, 1925, silver medal, by W.J. Dingley, bust three-quarters left, HRH PRINCE OF WALES VISIT TO BROKEN HILL RHODESIA around, rev., plumes, OPENING OF MULUNGUSHI POWER STATION 1925 around; hallmarked in field, 32mm (Gi. CM105), with suspension loop and ring as issued, nearly extremely fine, rare (2)

Lot 511

Visit to Argentina, August 1925, silver medal, by J.M. Lubary, head right, rev., arms of Great Britain and Argentina on wreath, VISITA LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA •AGOSTO 1925•, 51mm (Gi. CM 107b; BHM 4201; Eimer 2000), reverse scratches, good very fine; another, in brass, a little rubbed, very fine, in original fitted card case (2)

Lot 512

* Royal Welsh Agricultural Society, silver prize medal, 1926, by Elkington & Co., plain head right without legend, raised rim, rev., circular scroll inscribed THE ROYAL WELSH AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY etc., plumes and dragon, around plain field engraved TOM JAMES, CHAMPION WELSH PONY, 1926, hallmarked 1926 by Elkington & Co., 45mm (Gi. CM90), extremely fine, scarce, in fitted case; another, 1935, engraved WON BY T. YOUNG CHAMPION CHEESE 1936, hallmarked 1935 by Mappin & Webb, edge knocks, nearly very fine, rare (2) The latest specimen of this medal recorded in Giordano dates from 1929. The second example in this lot (illustrated) is particularly interesting as being a much later issue from the year of the accession and abdication.

Lot 513

* Brazil, St. John del Rey Mining Company Centenary, 1930, gold medal, miner holding drill at rock-face, PROFUNDIS across, hammer behind, signed AGIL by edge, rev., hill with cross on top, MORRO VELHO on ground, CENTENARIO ST JOHN DEL REY MINING COMPANY BRASIL in four lines, MDCCCXXX over, MDCCCCXXX below, 39mm, 51.3g, some edge marks, extremely fine and rare The Prince of Wales visited Brazil from 25th March to 12th April 1931 in order to promote trade with Great Britain. Medals are recorded in Giordano commemorating his visits to Lima, Peru in February of that year and Buenos Aires, Argentina, earlier in March 1931 (Gi. CM 131-2). Although the occasion on which this medal was presented has not been traced, the Prince of Wales is known to have been in the area of the company headquarters on the 4th April when he visited Belo Horizonte. The St. John del Rey Mining Company was a British gold mining enterprise, with a labour force mainly consisting of Cornish emigrants. The mine at Morro Velho grew to be the biggest private enterprise in the Minais Gerais region, almost equaling the revenues of the government.

Lot 514

* Royal Warrant Holders Association, 1936, silver medal by J. Pinches & Co., crowned bust right, EDWARDUS VIII REX ET IMPERATOR on raised border, rev., THE ROYAL WARRANT HOLDERS ASSOCIATION on raised border around plain field, 23mm (Gi. CM163), crown-shaped suspender with loop, purple and yellow ribbon with silver brooch-bar, pin-back, toned, extremely fine, very rare Pinches used a portrait supplied by the Royal Mint for this medal

Lot 515

* Abdication, 1936, gold medal, by L.E. Pinches for Pinches, crowned bust right, KING EDWARD VIII, signed L.E.P.36. on truncation, rev., ASCENDED THE THRONE JAN 20TH 1936 ABDICATED DEC. 10TH 1936 in six lines within wreath, 35mm, 34.66g (Gi. CM347d; BHM 4277), mint state, only 100 struck

Lot 517

* Proposed Coronation, 1937 (struck 1936), gold medal, by Turner & Simpson, crowned bust right, EDWARD VIII KING AND EMPEROR 1937, rev., Britannia standing right holding wreath, Westminster Abbey behind, CORONATION 1937 on panel below; stamped incuse T & S 9CT GOLD in field on right, with integral loop and ring, 25.5 mm, 10.16g (Gi. CM279v; BHM 4298), about extremely fine, this size unrecorded in gold

Lot 518

Proposed Coronation, 1937 (struck 1936), silver medal, by Dunbar for Fenwick, crowned, cloaked bust right, H.M. EDWARD VIII KING AND EMPEROR, rev., coronation scene, CROWNED AT WESTMINSTER ABBEY 12TH MAY 1937 around, hall-mark on edge, 51 mm (Gi. CM204b; BHM 4303), minor scuffing behind head, extremely fine, reverse better; silver medal, by H.W. Miller, crowned draped bust left, rev., view of Westminster Abbey, TO COMMEMORATE THE CORONATION 1937 over, WESTMINSTER ABBEY in exergue, signed HWM on ground line, 33mm (Gi. CM226c), some scuff-marks, extremely fine (2)

Lot 519

* Edward VIII, Proposed Coronation, 1937 (struck 1936), silver medal, by Josef Tautenhayn, Vienna mint, head left, EDVARDVS VIII: D: G: BRITT: OMN: REX around in large lettering, signed J. TAUTENHAYN FEC. below truncation, rev., large crown, 19-37 over, FID: DEF: IND: IMP: above, DIADEMA: ACCEPIT below, hall-mark on edge A 900, 60mm (Gi. CM301b; BHM 4297; Eimer 2043), minor scratches on obverse, toned, very fine (illustrated); bronze medal, by Ludwig Hujer, Vienna mint, uniformed bust left, EDWARD VIII below, rev., VIVAT CRESCAT FLOREAT etc. around IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE CORONATION 1937, 81mm (Gi. CM300; BHM 4289), as struck, in case of issue (2)

Lot 520

Edward, Prince of Wales, medals from 1896 to 1936, in silver (4) and base metal (70): marriage of the Duke of York (the future George V), 1893, by A. Fenwick, copper, for Saffron Walden, rev., arms of Saffron Walden, 38mm (BHM-, cf. 3442 for a similar piece for Stafford); four generations of the Royal family 1896/9 (6), revs., Remington typewriter, blank, Bon Marché Sydney, three shields (2), and W. S. Lincoln; Victoria, Diamond Jubilee, 1897 (3); Prince Edward of York (as a young boy), 1911; Investiture, Holyhead; Investure, by Vaughtons (2, different); coronation, 1911 (2, one with ribbon); Prince of Wales fund award, 1914; reception committee, 1919; visit to Australia, 1920 (3); visit to Geelong, 1920 (2); visit to Hyde Park Works North British Locomotive Co., 1921; Royal visit 1923 (4, different); cameograph model for British Empire Day medal series, undated; British Empire Exhibition, 1924 (4); as Colonel, Welsh Guards, undated (1924?); visit to South Africa, 1924; visit to Cape Town, 1925 (2); visit to Molteno, 1925; visit to Wynberg Cape, 1925; Britannia Lodge, 1925; visit to Argentina, 1925 (2, different); visit to Hull, 1926; British Empire Day, 1926 (2), 1927 (2, different metals), 1928, 1929 (3, 2 in fitted cases, partially pierced), 1931, and undated type (issued 1928, 3, all different); Church Lad’s Brigade Review, 1927; opening of new Parliament building, Northern Ireland, 1932 (2, different); silver jubilee, 1935 (3, different); maiden voyage of the Queen Mary, 1936, bronze (Gi. CM 2a, 3a, 4, 5a (2), 8a (2), 8b, 12, 14c, 26, 27a, 30a, 36a, 36b, 38, 45.2, 47b, 50a, 50b, 55a (2), 60, 70, 72, 73, 74, 78, 85 (large type (2), small type (1), 87, 89, 91, 93a (2), 96B, 97a, 102.4, 106a, 107b, 110a, 110b, 112a (2), 117a, 118a, 118b, 123a, 124a, 125a, 125a (with 4 bars), 125b, 125c, 126b, 130a, 135b, 136, cf. 141.1, cf. 182, 358a; BHM 3529, 4079, 4136, 4190, 4201, 4249 (large and small silver, each in case of issue); 4263, 4282); also two medals unrecorded in Giordano: four generations of the Royal Family, aluminium medal (hollow), 1895 (?), christening scene as Gi. CM1-2, but rev., Medway Coal Company, 38.4mm; International Fisheries Exhibition, 1922, gilt base metal medal, by Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd., H R H THE PRINCE OF WALES K G around head left, rev., fishermen at sea hauling in nets, INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES EXHIBITION 1922, 44.7mm; together with badges (4): Victoria, Diamond Jubilee, illustrating four generations (Gi. CM10.1, 10.2), Prince of Wales R.M.I.G. silver badge, 1927, by G. Kenning & Son (Gi. CM116), and visit to Coventry Cathedral, 1934, tin (Gi.-), mainly very fine or better (78)

Lot 521

Accession, 1936 and proposed coronation in 1937: commemorative medals (91) in silver (12) and base metal (79) comprising: accession souvenir; award medal; Daily Dispatch birthday club; coronation souvenir badge and coronation medals: by G. Allen (2) Birmingham Mint (2), Cashmore & Co., A. Fenwick (17, mostly different), J. R. Gaunt (3, also cased set of 4), M. & B., Mappin & Webb, J. Moore Ltd (6), J. Pinches & Co. (10, mostly different), H.B. Sale Ltd (5), Spink & Son Ltd (2), Tiptaft (9), Turner & Simpson Ltd (7), Vaughtons (5), Vienna mint (2), issuer unknown (11) (Gi. CM 170, 172.2b, 176a, 176b, 181.6, 184c, 184d, 185a, 185d, 187b, 193, 195c, 196c (2), 196c var. (maker’s name as the aluminium issue), 199a, 199b, 200a, 200b, 201d, 202d, 203d, 204b, 214b, 215a, 215c, 216, 222avar (ni.-br.), 225.1a, 233, 235a, 237, 242 var (28mm), 242, 243, 246a, 247a, 247b (2, one with oxidised finish, no loop), 247d (2), 249a, 250, 251a, 251b, 251c, 256b (3, 2 cased), 257b (in case), 259b (in fitted case), 260a (but mounted with ribbon), 260b (in fitted case), 270a (2), 270b, 270c (2), 271a (4, one in card box), 274b, 278b, 281b (in fitted case), 283b, 287a, 289, 297a, 297b, 297c, 299a (2), 301a, 301b, 304, 307, 323.1a, 325(a), 325(b), 328, 329a, 329b, 331a, 332, 333 (4), 337; BHM 4284, 4291, 4293, 4295, 4296, 4297, 4299, 4302, 4303, 4304, 4306, 4309, 4310, 4311); also unlisted in Giordano: Berwick-upon-Tweed, aluminium, by T. Fattorini, head right, EDWARD VIII REX IMPERATOR, rev., arms between trees with supporters, BERWICK UPON TWEED over, CORONATION CELEBRATIONS MAY 12TH 1937 in exergue, maker’s name below, 38mm; together with badges (5): Beetleware, coloured coronation cameo (Gi. CM184.1); coronation lapel badge by J. Pinches, gilt AE, as the obverse of CM246ff, maker’s name on back, 25mm; three further badges, unlisted in Giordano; also a tie-pin, unlisted in Giordano, and a book of 30 Edward VIII stamps in official Post Office metal holder, mainly very fine or better (lot)

Lot 527

* Portrait bronzed ceramic plaque, undated, by P. Metcalfe, head left, THE PRINCE OF WALES around, PERCY METCALFE incuse in small letters below truncation, raised rim, the edge pierced with four holes, strung for suspension from the upper two holes, reference nos. handwritten on the white back: E5874 (pencil inside head), ‘Regd. No. 785624.’ in ink, and ‘O/8474’ in pencil, below truncation, 328mm, extremely fine and extremely rare The purpose of the present piece, inscribed THE PRINCE OF WALES rather than KING EDWARD VIII, is not known, but it is comparable to Paget’s Master Mariner medal (Gi. CM141). Percy Metcalfe was later invited to prepare models for a portrait and attended the only private sitting granted by the Prince of Wales, together with Thomas Paget and W. McMillan, but it was Paget’s portrait design that the Prince chose for the British coinage. Metcalfe’s designs were chosen for overseas coinage and for the official coronation medal.

Lot 528

* Portrait plaque, 1936, in silvered bronze, by L.E. Pinches, crowned and robed bust right, KING EDWARD VIII around, signed and dated L.E.P.36. on truncation, 150mm, set on a black wooden base, the back fitted originally with 3 small feet (one now missing), and a suspension ring, the base 245mm (cf. Gi. CM252-4 & 347-8; cf. BHM 4277), nearly extremely fine This plaque bears the enlarged obverse image from the medal by L.E. Pinches, used for the proposed coronation with three different reverses and again for the abdication with two different reverses, all issued with 35mm diameter. See lot 516 above

Lot 546

* George I, Daniel Wray (1710-1783), bronze medal by Giovanni Pozzo, 1726, bust right aged 24; signed G POZZO F and dated at truncation, rev., four line legend, 67mm (MI II, 465/78; Eimer 502), cast and finely chased, about extremely fine

Lot 547

Battle of Culloden, 1746, bronze medal, by Yeo, 50mm (MI II, 613/278; Woolf 55:2); together with bronze medals (8) comprising anniversary of Queen Charlotte’s birthday, 1762 (BHM 75), George III, Jubilee, 1810, 48mm (BHM 686), Death of George III, by Dassier, 40mm, George IV, Entry into Hanover, 1821, by Voigt, 40mm (Brockmann 1065), Death of Frederick Duke of York, 1827, 60mm (BHM 1283), Death of George Canning, 1827 (2), from French medallic series, 51mm and 42mm, William IV, Opening of London Bridge, 1831, by B. Wyon, 51mm (BHM 1544) and numbered ticket for the London Institution, by W. Wyon, 43mm (BDM VI, 681), very fine to extremely fine; together with miscellaneous bronze and white metal medals (7), fair to fine (17)

Lot 548

George IV, Map of the World, white metal medal (with Australia as New Holland), 74mm (Eimer 1139); Charles Linnaeus, Plant Classification, white metal medal, 48mm, good very fine; base metal Victorian medals (6) including large Diamond Jubilee medal by Spink, 76mm and Holborn Restaurant lead medal, inscribed to the Earl of Denbigh and Desmond, 1896, 68mm; together with Peruvian silver medal for the naval action against Chile at Iquique, 1879, 34mm; and Royal Thames Yacht Club silver prize medal, 1925 (cased), fine or better (10)

Lot 549

Victoria, Prince Albert & Britain’s Hope, brass box, c. 1850, by Allen & Moore, containing three white metal medals, 27mm (BHM 1095, 2343, 2383); opening of Crystal Palace, 1854, white metal medal, by Pinches, in brass shell, 41mm (BHM. 2549); other Victorian medals in white metal (5) and brass (1), some extremely fine (10)

Lot 550

Victoria, Diamond Jubilee, 1897, large official silver medals (2); Coronation of Edward VII, 1902, large official silver and bronze medals; with bronze prize medal of the Dept. of Science and Art (awarded 1862); bronze medal of the 50th Anniversary of the Sacred Harmonic Society (BHM 3137) and a seal impression, all cased, very fine to extremely fine (7)

Lot 552

* Austria, Maximilian I and Maria of Burgundy, struck silver medal by Hieronymus Dietrich, c. 1540, after their marriage medal, bust of Maximilian right, aged 19, rev., bust of Maria left, aged 20, and dated 1479, 43.2mm (Katz 536a; Schulten pl. 110, 4474v), some marks, very fine and rare Ex Stack collection, Morton & Eden, 9 December 2010, lot 266.

Lot 555

* France, Francesco de` Medici (1594-1614), lead uniface medal by Guillaume Dupré, 1613, bust right, 96mm (Jones 43), pierced, reverse with intaglio image, scuffed, a fine contemporary cast Ex Lanz 98, Munich, 23 May 2000, lot 870.

Lot 556

* France, Christine of France, Duchess of Savoy (1606-1663), bronze uniface medal by Abraham Dupré, 1637, crowned bust left in elaborate dress and open ruff, the reverse with intaglio image, 102.8mm (Mazerolle 715 reverse; Smolderen 49 bis), an extremely fine old cast with black patina

Lot 558

France, Louis XV, bronze medals (2), including Marriage of Marie Antoinette to the Dauphin, 1770, by Duvivier; Louis XVI, bronze medals (2), including Arrival in Paris, 1789; Death of the Dauphin, 1795, bronze medal, by Tiolier; Louis XVIII, bronze medals (6), including Constitutional Charter, 1814, 50mm, Duke of Angoulême`s entry into Paris, 1823 (2); Charles X, bronze medals (4), including Death of Louis XVIII, 1824, by Gayrard, Coronation, 1825, by Gatteaux, 40-53mm, many extremely fine (15)

Lot 559

France, Louis XVI, bronze medals (2), including Address to the National Assembly, 1790, by Simon; Convention, bronze medals (2), including the 10th August, 1793, by Duvivier; Napoleon, bronze medal, the departure of Louis XVIII, 1805, by Jeuffroy & Andrieu (Bramsen 1603); Louis XVIII, bronze medals (5), including the visit of the Duke of Savoy to the Paris mint, 1824, by Caque; Charles X, bronze medal, erection of a statue to Louis XVI at Lyons, 1825, by Galle; Napoleon III, bronze medal, Empress Eugenie, by Caqué (later striking), generally about extremely fine, a few with some spots (12)

Lot 560

France, monument to the Archbishop of Cambrai, 1825, bronze medal, by Caunois, 51mm; together with French bronze portrait medals (21): Louis XII, by Droz; J.J. Rousseau, by Dumarest (BDM I, p.644); Lafayette, by Dumarest; François Athanase Charette, 1796, by Desboeufs; H.S.H. the Prince Arch-Chancellor of the Empire, 1808, by Jaley; J.L. Lagrange, 1813, by Donadio; Malherbe of Caen, 1815, by Gatteaux; J.F. Ducis, 1816, by Gatteaux; Jean de la Fontaine, 1816, by Gatteaux; Michel de l’Hospital, 1817, by Caunois; René d’Anjou, 1819, by Chardigny; G. Cuvier, 1820, by Caunois; H. de la Rochejaquelin, 1821, by Desboeufs; Cardinal Talleyrand-Périgord, 1821, by Chardigny; G.H. Riquetti de Mirabeau, 1822, by Gatteaux; Philippe de Commines, 1822, by Vatinelle; Duke of Richelieu, 1822, by Dieudonné; François Talma, 1823, by Caunois; L. de la Rochejaquelin, 1824, by Desboeufs; J.B. Viotti, 1824, by Peuvrier; Rev.J.G. Lavater, 1848, by P. Lévêque, generally extremely fine (22)

Lot 561

* Germany, Pfalz, Ludwig V (1508-1544), uniface medal cast in composite, after Gebel, bust right in broad hat, 42mm (cf. Habich 1121; Stemper 8 - ‘Abdruck in gefärbter Masse’), about extremely fine, in old turned wood box Ex Peus 381, 3-5 November 2004, lot 3680.

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