There are 183841 lots that match your search criteria. Subscribe now to get instant access to the full price guide service.
Click here to subscribeBRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, Charles II, James, Duke of York, Naval Reward and the Battle of Lowestoft, Silver Medal, 1665, by John Roettier, armoured bust right, hair short, a mantle around the shoulders, rev antique military trophy, naval battle beyond, GENVS ANTIQVVM, 63mm (MI 505/143; MH 56). Very fine, two tiny edge knocks. The Battle of Lowestoft fought on the 3rd June, 1665
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, Charles II, The Proposed Commercial Treaty with Spain, Silver Medal, 1666, by John Roettier, laureate head of Charles right, rev statue of Charles dressed as Roman General on pedestal with shipping behind, 56mm (MI 517/162). A few surface marks, toned good very fine.
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, Charles II, The Peace of Breda, Silver Medal, 1667, by John Roettier, laureate bust of Charles II right, rev FAVENTE DEO, Britannia seated left at the base of a rock contemplating her navies, BRITANNIA in ex, 53mm (MI 535/185). A few surface marks, very fine.
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, Charles II, Marriage of William III, Prince of Orange and Princess Mary, Silver Medal, 1677, by Nicholas Chevalier, bust of William right, rev bust of Mary left, her hair entwined with strings of pearls, 42mm (MI 568/235; vL III, 222). Intricately executed, a beautiful medal, toned, extremely fine, rare.
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, Charles II, Sir Samuel Morland, Silver Medal, 1681, by John Roettier, laureate bust of Charles II with flowing hair, rev legend IN ADVERSIS SVMMO VITAE PERICVLO IN PROPERIS FELICI INGENIO FREQVENS ADFVIT, lettered edge, SAMVEL MORLANDVS EQ QVR ET BAR, 33mm (MI I 582/257). Darkly toned, very fine with MI number 257 stuck to the reverse. Sir Samuel Morland (1625-1695), diplomatist, mathematician and inventor. The medals are said to have been struck by Morland after his appointment as ‘Master of Mechanics’, and were dedicated to the King. In old age he went blind and invented a machine for writing, and a mechanical calendar of sorts, as well as a pumping system to water his garden. bought Spink, April 1908, and believed ex Helen Farquhar Collection (whose habit it was to stick numbers on gummed paper onto her medals).
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, James II, The Invitation to William and Mary, Dutch Silver Medal, 1688, conjoined busts of William and Mary right, he in armour, she draped, her head slightly turned, rev Religion stands under the eye of providence, hand on Liberty cap, Papal tiara, serpent and other symbols on ground, IAM MIHI ROMA MINAX …, 63mm (MI 634/58; vL III, 348). Extremely fine, though slight obverse edge knocks at 3 and 6 o’clock, very rare.
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, James II, The Landing of William of Orange at Torbay, Silver Medal, 1688, by R Arondeaux, William as Roman Emperor tramples on serpent of discord and joins hands with Britannia, rev boats landing at a fortified harbour, CONTRA INFANTEM PERDITIONIS, 49mm (MI I 639/65; Woolf 3:8). Extremely fine, toned and rare. One reading of this protestant medal is that William of Orange comes to England to restore liberties lost to James, Prince of Wales. Another interpretation is that the medal denounces the Pope, who was at the time widely believed to be the Antichrist, called the Son of Perdition by St Paul.
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, William and Mary and William III, Adminstration offered to William, Silver Medal, 1689, by J Smeltzing, bust of James II left, hair tied in bag, rev an oak tree broken down stands near a flourishing orange tree, PRO GLANDIBVS AVREA POMA, in ex, POST FVGEM …, 49mm (MI 651/6; vL III, 376; Woolf 8:1). Toned, extremely fine and rare. The reverse legend translates “After the flight of the King the administration was offered to the Prince of Orange 3 January 1689”
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, William and Mary and William III, The Battle of La Hogue, Silver Medal, 1692, by Georg Hautsch, bust of William III between two genii supporting the shields of England and Holland, within a circular temple housing statues of Russel, Ashby, Delaval and Allemonde, rev Fame and Victory supporting tablet which History inscribes under the direction of Time, lettered edge with legend that that translates as “in memory of HENDRICK DE WILDE sailor in the service of the noble East Indian Company, died 2 Sept 1712 in his 42nd year”, 45mm (MI 67/272; vL IV, 98; MH 108). Lightly toned, good very fine and rare. Admiral Edward Russell (1653-1727), 1st Earl of Orford, Commander-in-Chief; Sir John Ashby (c. 1640 – July 12, 1693), Commander of the Blue Squadron; Sir Ralph Delaval, Commander of the Red Squadron (which burnt the Le Soleil Royal); and Admiral van Allemonde Commander-in-Chief of the Dutch fleet.
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, William and Mary and William III, Queen Mary, Death 1694, Dutch Silver Medal, by Jakob van Dishoeke, bust of Mary left, rev sarcophagus with cypress tree at each corner, in front a tablet on which is placed a laureate skull and palms, MERLIORI NATA CORONA, the edge with engraved legend, 49mm (MI 121/365). Unevenly toned, extremely fine and rare.
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, William and Mary and William III, The Peace of Ryswick, Silver Medal, 1697, Peace holding caduceus and reclining at the base of an olive tree, rev Mercury and Peace strive to repair a cracked globe marked EVROPA, with an olive branch, 32mm (MI 161/432; vL IV, 266). Toned, extremely fine and very rare.
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, Queen Anne and Prince George of Denmark (1653-1708), Copper Medal, 1702, by John Croker, bust of Anne left, with earring, rev bust of George left, 42mm (MI 233/14). A few insignificant surface marks, about extremely fine. Prince George of Denmark and Norway, Duke of Cumberland, Earl of Kendal and Baron Workingham. He was an able administrator and military strategist, and was invested in April 1702 as “Generalissimo of all Forces by Land and Sea” and then in May as “Lord High Admiral of England and Ireland”.
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, Queen Anne, The Duke of Marlborough and the Battle of Blenheim, Silver Medal, 1704, by Georg Hautsch, armoured bust right, hair long, and wearing Sash, rev Mars seated, encourages a soldier to massacre his enemies, MIRATVR TELIS AEMVLA TELA SVIS, lettered edge, 37mm (MI 256/50). Extremely fine.
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, Queen Anne, The Capture of Gibraltar and Naval Action off Malaga, Copper Medal, 1704, by J Croker, bust of Anne left, rev Neptune offers crown to Britannia; other Copper Medals (2), by Croker, with similar busts, Attempted Invasion of Scotland, Capture of Sardinia and Minorca, both 1708, by J Croker, revs Britannia chases the French fleet, and protects Scotia, and Victory with palm branch and flag, each 40mm (MI 266/64, 316/141, 329/157). Extremely fine or nearly so. (3)
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, Queen Anne, British Victories, Silver Medal, 1704, by Georg Hautsch, bust of Anne left, rev Britannia sits before palm decorated with three shields, in the distance ships attack Gibraltar, and a Nereid offers Britannia a naval crown, 40mm (MI 270/70; vL IV, 454; MH 135). Extremely fine, beautifully toned with lustre, scarce.
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, Queen Anne, Victories over Louis XV, Continental Silver Medal, 1706, Anne as Minerva overwhelming Louis XV depicted as Roman soldier, rev Victory rushing across a plain with a city in the distance, and, around her, twelve shields commemorating the victories, 42mm (MI 288/97; vL V, 39). Extremely fine, attractively toned and rare. The medal satirises Louis who uses the title MAGNUS yet was defeated by a woman – Queen Anne
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, Queen Anne, Victories over Louis XV, Continental Silver Medal, 1706, Anne as Minerva overwhelming Louis XV depicted dressed as a Roman soldier, rev a tower besieged, PRECVTE ME NE DICATVR …, lettered edge, 42mm (MI 289/98; vL V, 39). Toned, extremely fine/good very fine.
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, Queen Anne, The Battle of Oudenarde, Tribute to Prince Eugene and Marlborough, Silver Medal, 1708, by P H Müller, Castor and Pollux on horseback, rev the battle fought before the town of Oudenarde, lettered edge, 43mm (MI 324/150; vL V, 106). About very fine, rare.
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, Queen Anne, The Battle of Oudenarde, Copper Medal, 1708, by J Croker, crowned bust of Anne left, rev prisoners bound to column; The Citadel of Lille Captured, Copper Medal, 1708, by J Croker, similar bust left, rev Victory stands by plan of the citadel, both 44mm (MI 322/148, 338/169; vL V, 106, 119). Extremely fine. (2)
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, Queen Anne, The Capture of Sardinia and Minorca, Copper Medal, 1708, by J Croker, bust left, rev Victory with palm branch and flag; Capture of Mons, 1709, by J Croker, similar bust, rev Victory flies over the city of Mons, both 40mm (MI 329/157, 362/202; vL V, 95, 149). Both about extremely fine. (2)
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, Queen Anne, The Citadel of Lille Captured, Silver Medal, 1708, by J Croker, crowned bust of Anne left, rev Victory stands by plan of the citadel, and holds city shield, 44mm (MI 338/169; vL V, 119). Extremely fine. with an old collector’s and stock tickets
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, Queen Anne, The Siege and Capture of Tournai, Silver Medal, 1709, by Martin Brunner, Genius of Tournai stands by Victory with Discord at their feet, rev panorama of city under fire from flaming bombs, SOLVTA CATENIS INSVRGIT, lettered edge, 44.5mm (MI 356/192; vL V, 141). Extremely fine and extremely rare. MI records the British Museum specimen in pewter only, however by the time the Plates were issued they had additional specimens in both silver and copper.
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, Queen Anne, The Battle of Malplaquet, Copper Medal, 1709, by John Croker, crowned bust left, rev Victory flies over the battle, 46mm (MI 359/197; vL V, 145); The City of Mons Taken, Copper Medal, 1709, by John Croker, bust of Anne left, rev Victory flying left over the city, 39mm (MI 362/202; vL V, 149). First very fine, the second extremely fine with some original redness. (2)
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, Queen Anne, The Battle of Malplaquet, Copper Medal, 1709, by J Croker, crowned bust left, rev the attack on the French encampments in woodland, Victory flies above, 47mm (MI 359/197; vL V, 145). Good extremely fine with much original mint redness. with an old collector’s ticket
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, Queen Anne, The Campaign of 1709, Silver Medal, by P H Müller, bust of Anne with lovelocks left, rev Mars and Hercules seated with shields depicting the victories at Malplaquet and Mons, above Fame crowns a pedestal decorated with a medallic view of Tournai, 43mm (MI 366/207; vL V, 152). Very fine and very rare.
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, Queen Anne, The Capture of Douay, Continental Silver Medal, 1710, unsigned, the sun eclipsed by the globe, DEFECTVM LVMINE VIDIT, rev two soldiers play dice, holding counter marked DOVAY, others marked MONS, RUSEL, DORNIC, ARRAS and PARIS, 44mm (MI 371/216; vL V, 165). Extremely fine.
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, Queen Anne, The Battle of Almenara, Copper Medal, 1710, by J Croker, bust of Anne left, ANNA AVGVSTA, rev the cavalry charge at the centre of the battle, Stanhope strikes General Amezaga, 48mm (MI 373/218; vL V, 157). Choice extremely fine with almost full mint redness. with an old collector’s ticket
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, Queen Anne, The Battle of Saragossa, Copper Medal, 1710, by J Croker, bust of Anne left, ANNA AVGVSTA, rev Victory presents captured standards to the enthroned Queen Anne, 48mm (MI 373/219; vL V, 159). Choice extremely fine with almost full mint redness. with an old collector’s ticket
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, Queen Anne, The Capture of Bethune, St Venant and Aire, Copper Medal, 1710, by J Croker, bust of Anne left, ANNA AVGVSTA, rev a trophy of arms on a pedestal, 48mm (MI 374/220; vL V, 171). Choice extremely fine with almost full mint redness. with an old collector’s ticket
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, Queen Anne, The French Lines Passed and the Capture of Bouchain, Copper Medal, 1711, by J Croker, bust of Anne left, ANNA AVGVSTA, rev the French General surrenders his sword to Fortuna, 45mm (MI 385/237; vL V, 188). Choice extremely fine with almost full mint redness. with an old collector’s ticket
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, Queen Anne, The Peace of Utrecht, large Copper Medal, 1713, by John Croker, laureate bust of Anne left, rev Britannia seated left holding spear and olive branch, naval scene to her left, men ploughing and sowing to her right, 59mm (MI 399/256; vL V, 230); together with the smaller Silver Medal, 1713, by John Croker, rev Anne as Britannia, holding spear, shield and olive branch, 34mm (MI 400/257). First extremely fine with some original redness, the second nearly extremely fine. (2)
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, George I, The Naval Action off Cape Passaro, Silver Medal, 1718, by G W Vestner, busts of Charles VI and George I within laurel wreaths, a winged caduceus between them, rev Jupiter on his eagle and Neptune on a conch attack a fleet, 44mm (MI 440/43; MH 151). Toned, extremely fine and very rare.
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, George I, The Escape of Princess Clementina from Innsbrück, Silver Medal, 1719, by Otto Hamerani, bust of the Princess left, rev the Princess makes good her escape in a chariot, Italian landscape behind, 48mm (MI 444/49; Woolf 36:1). Light wear to high points, otherwise nearly extremely fine. Princess Clementina Sobieski (1703-1735) was betrothed to Prince James Stuart. George I was averse to the marriage and to please him the Princess was arrested and imprisoned in Innsbrück Castle. Eventually she escaped to Bologna and was married to James, at that time in Spain, by proxy.
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, George I, James III, The South Sea Bubble, Copper Medal, 1721, by Otto Hamerani, bust of Prince James right, VNICA SALVS, rev the Hanoverian horse trampling the lion and unicorn, Britannia seated in attitude of grief while fugitives carry off their spoils from the city of London, QVID GRAVIVS CAPTA, 49mm (MI 454/63; Woolf 40). Very fine. for a recent and thorough insight on this medal see Neil Guthrie, “UNICA SALUS” (1721): A Jacobite Medal and its Context, The Georgian Group Journal, vol XV, 2006
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, George II, The Second Treaty of Vienna, Silver Medal, 1731, by Ehrenreich Hannibal, laureate bust of the King left, rev Neptune on a conch chariot, driven by four hippocamps, calms the four stormy winds, 48mm (MI 496/39; Knyp 3201). Extremely fine. The medal attributed to John Croker in Medallic Illustrations (text)
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, George II, The Kings and Queens of England, 1731-32, the Complete Set of Copper Medals (34), from William the Conqueror to the Dedication Medal of George II and Queen Caroline, and the (slightly reduced size) Cromwell, this 38mm, the others 41mm, contained in a bespoke leather presentation case (MI I, p.1; Eisler I, pp 252-266, 1-33, 35). The medals extremely fine or virtually so, a few with minor spotting. (34) Sold together with a pocket-size book:- Knott T, A Concise Epitome of the History of England on 36 Plates, being a representation of Dassier’s Medals of the Sovereigns of England, with the addition of their present Majesties, nd, c.1800, 6cm x 12cm, 36 copper engraved plates with accompanying text, original morocco leather boards, gilt, spine rebound to match, raised bands, gilt rules, title in gilt. Extremities worn, contents a little brown throughout, but texts and plates complete, an attractive and charming text, “designed for the amusement and information of youth.”
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, George II, Robert Walpole (1676-1745), Earl of Orford, Statesman and first Prime Minister, Copper Medal, 1744, by Antoine Dassier (after J-A Dassier), bust left, rev COMES DE ORFORD MDCCXLIV within ornamental border, 54mm (MI 585/226; Eisler II, 294, 12). Extremely fine.
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, George II, William, Duke of Cumberland, the Rebels Repulsed, Silver Medal, 1745, by A and J Kirk, The Duke on horseback left, rev the Duke as a Roman warrior presents an olive branch to Anglia, a fallen enemy lies before them, 34mm (MI 606/264; Woolf 53:1). Very fine with good detail, rare.
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, George II, William, Duke of Cumberland, the Battle of Culloden, Copper Medal, 1746, by Richard Yeo, bust of the Duke of Cumberland right, rev the Duke as Hercules tramples on Discord and raises Britannia, 50mm (MI 613/278; Woolf 55:2). Lustrous, extremely fine and rare.
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, George II, William, Duke of Cumberland, the Battle of Culloden, Bronze or Pinchbeck Medal, 1746, the Duke on horseback left, rev scene of the battle, 42mm (MI 612/276; Woolf 55:7b); another, bust of the Duke right, rev similar to previous, 35mm (MI 612/275; Woolf 55:9); the Rebellion Defeated, Bronze Medal, 1746, bust of the Duke of Cumberland right, rev a Highlander kneels before the crowned and rampant lion of England, 31mm (MI 616/286; Woolf 56:2). First extremely fine, the other two very fine. (3)
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, George II, The Concord of Holland, England and Germany, Silver Medal, 1746, by Martin Holtzhey, female figure of Holland standing three-quarters right, rev water pouring from three urns representing the Scheldt, Rhine and Thames, 35mm (MI 619/291; vL Suppl XXII, 207). Toned, extremely fine and rare.
Loading...
