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Click here to subscribeAdmiral Vernon and the Duke of Argyll, 1739, a pinchbeck medal signed I.M., half-length figure of Vernon three-quarters right, hand on cannon, ship to right, rev. Argyll standing, resting left arm on column, 40mm (Adams NLv 4-D; Betts 245; MI II, 560/188; E 553). Cleaned, otherwise very fine, rare £120-£150
Opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1830, a white metal medal by T. Halliday for T. Woolfield, train crossing viaduct over the Sankey Canal, rev. entrance to Liverpool station, 49mm (BHM 1458; W 2862; Moyaux 4; E 1223). Good very fine, small piercing for suspension £40-£60 --- Provenance: Bt S. Monks 2006
USA, Thomas Jefferson, 1966, a bronze medal by R.J. Menconi for the Society of Medallists, 73mm; GERMANY, Lüneburg, a modern bronze replica of the city seal, 69mm [2]. About extremely fine; first boxed, second cased £50-£70 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---
George II, 1731, a copper medal by J. Dassier, 40mm (Eisler 175; MI II, 498/43; E 525); Death of George II, 1760, a copper medal by J. Dassier, 42mm (Eisler 210; MI II, 714/454; E 681) [2]. First with some light scratches in obverse fields otherwise very fine, second extremely fine £100-£150 --- Provenance: Papillon Collection, Bonhams Auction, 25 March 1998, lot 155
Flight of Prince James, 1688, a cast silver medal by C. Wermuth, Father Petre riding on lobster and carrying the infant Prince, French ship to left, rev. a Jesuit cap above a shield showing a windmill, Garter around, lobster below, 31mm, 16.80g (Woolf 4:1a; MI I, 643/71; E 300). Fine, scarce £150-£200
FRANCE, Marquis de Lafayette, 1830, a bronze-gilt medal by F. Caunois, uniformed bust right, rev. inscription in seven lines, 52mm (Olivier 51). Nearly extremely fine £50-£70 --- Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834), was called upon by the citizens of France to command the National Guard in July 1830.
Maidenhead Working Men’s Club, Industrial Exhibition, 1880, Reward of Merit, a silver medal, unsigned, 31mm; Royal Counties and Hackney Horse Societies, Reading Show, 1930, a silver prize medal by Mappin & Webb, rev. named (Medal Presented by Mr Leonard G. Sutton for Childrens Riding Class, Awarded to Miss Hilda Upton), 38mm; Berkshire Egg Laying Competition, 1931-32, a silver medal, rev. named (C.H. Jeanes, for Pen Gaining 1st Place in Section 1), 50mm; Ascot Heath School, Ranelagh Scholarship Medal, a silver award by R. Neal, unnamed, 41mm [4]. Varied state; last cased £80-£100 --- Provenance: Royal Berkshire Collection
Local, LANCASHIRE, Rochdale School of Art, a matt silver award medal, unsigned, half-length figure of artist with palette and brush, rev. palm-frond, edge named (Presented to H.B. Carpenter by the Club 1902), 58mm, 76.80g. Extremely fine and very rare £80-£100 --- Henry Barrett Carpenter (1861-1930), artist and long-time headmaster of Rochdale School of Art. His publications include ‘Suggestions for the Study of Colour’, published by Rochdale Art School, 1915 and ‘Colour: A Manual of its Theory and Practice’ published by Batsfords in 1933.
Local, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, Cambridge University, Symphony Chorus, a frosted silver award medal by Peters, arms, rev. CUSC within wreath, named on outer silver band (1872 W.H. Madden Clare Coll.), 50mm, 80.00g. Virtually mint state, set in glazed lunettes joined by a silver band, very rare £80-£100
Local, CUMBRIA, Barrow-in-Furness Municipal Secondary Schools, a silver award medal, unsigned, edge named (Herbert S. Haworth 1910), 39mm, 27.80g; Clergy Daughters’ School, Casterton, Lund Memorial Prize, silver award medals (2), one signed Elkington & Co, female head left, revs. wreath, edges named (Grace Mary Kelk 1912) and (Ydris E.H. Roberts 1923-4), first hallmarked Birmingham 1909, both 41mm, 31.90g, 30.80g; [3]. Very fine to extremely fine, first with integral suspension and loop £80-£100 --- Casterton is a village in Cumbria near Kirkby Lonsdale
Charles II, Landing at Dover, 1660, a contemporary (?) copy in white metal of the medal by J. Roettiers, bust right with long hair within ornate laurel branches, rev. warriors representing England, Scotland and Ireland with sceptre, sword and three crowns, greet the King approaching in a ship, in the distance Dover Castle with the eye of Providence above, 57mm (cf. MI I, 457/48; cf. E 211). About very fine £80-£100
Obsequies for George III, 1820, a bronze medal, unsigned, 45mm (BHM 1006); a white metal medal, unsigned, 34mm (BHM 1008); Obsequies for the Duke of York, 1827, a white metal medal, unsigned [by T.W. Ingram], 34mm (BHM 1292); Death of George IV, 1830, a bronze medal, unsigned, 51mm (BHM 1391); Obsequies for George IV, 1830, a white metal medal by T. Halliday, 45mm (BHM 1411) [5]. Varied state £80-£100 --- Provenance: Royal Berkshire Collection
AUSTRIA, Archduke Karl, 1916, a uniface bronze plaquette by H. Kautsch, 68 x 59mm; an iron medal by R. Bachmann, undated, 50mm; Archduchess Marie Therese, 1916, bronze medal by A. Hartig, 65mm; Coronation of Karl I, 1916, a bronze plaquette by H. Kautsch, 75 x 55mm; Karl I, 1917, an iron medal by R. Schmidt, 50mm [5]. Very fine or better £100-£150
RUSSIA, Elizabeth, Coronation, 1742, a silver medal, unsigned, crowned bust right, б м елиÑавеÑ‚ÑŠιмпеÑ€аÑ‚ ιÑамодеÑ€ вÑеÑ€оÑ, rev. пÑ€омÑ‹ÑлÑŠбожιй чрезÑŠвÑŠрнÑ‹Ñ…ÑŠподÑŠданнÑ‹Ñ…ÑÅ , Elizabeth standing, being crowned by angel in cloud, kneeling figure of Russia to right, two columns to right with crowned monograms of Peter I and Elizabeth on bases, коÑ€онована вмоÑквÑÅ 1742 годÑÆ’ in exergue, edge plain, 59mm, 102.12g (Diakov 86.2 var). Nearly extremely fine and extremely rare £4,000-£5,000
Victoria, Golden Jubilee, 1887, a bronze medal by A. Scharff, for the Corporation of the City of London, conjoined crowned busts of the young and Jubilee heads of the Queen, rev. Britannia seated in car drawn by two lions, Justice and Prudence at sides, 80mm (W & E 2340.1; BHM 3284; E 1732). Extremely fine £1,000-£1,200
Opening of London Bridge, 1831, a copper medal by B. Wyon, bust of William IV right, rev. view of the bridge, 51mm (BHM 1544; E 1245); Tenth Anniversary of the Signing of the Armistice, 1928, a bronze medal by C.L.J. Doman, the Cenotaph, rev. Britannia and wounded warrior walking left, 76mm (BHM 4132; E 2008a) [2]. Fine and about extremely fine £80-£100
BELGIUM, Queen Elisabeth, 1949, a cast bronze medal by H. Dropsy, 120mm (Dropsy Exh. Cat. 1964, –); SPAIN, La Toreador, c. 1920, a cast bronze maquette, unsigned [in the style of G. Contaux], 178mm [2]. Very fine and better, latter with gilt highlights of the bullfighter’s clothes £50-£70 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---
Maidenhead Working Men’s Club, Industrial Exhibition, 1880, Reward of Merit, a silver medal, 31mm; Newbury Art & Industrial Exhibition, 1884, a bronze medal, rev. named (Mrs A.C. Bazett), 42mm; Victoria, Golden Jubilee, 1887, Windsor & District Sports & Pastimes, a bronze medal by J. Moore for Dyson & Son, 38mm (W & E –); Abingdon School, Gymnastics Medal, 1910-11, a bronze award, edge named (Charles Marsh Read), 51mm; Reading, Dig For Victory Competition, 1940, a silver medal, rev. named (Presented to Mr C.J. Harman by the Mayor of Reading, Councillor W.E.C. McIlroy, J.P.), 45mm; Berkshire County Council, Clean Milk Advisory Scheme, 1940, a silver (?) medal, rev. named (Tuberculin Tested Section, Won By Mrs Charles Salt), 50mm; Berks Bucks Oxon Compt. Musical Festival, a silver medal, 33mm [7]. Good very fine or better; all cased £80-£100 --- Provenance: Royal Berkshire Collection
Prince of Wales Appointed Regent, 1811, a copper medal, unsigned, uniformed bust of Price Regent left, rev. legend in wreath, 38mm (BHM 709); National Jubilee Celebrations for the Treaty of Paris, 1814, medals (2), in copper by J. Westwood, similar to last, rev. Temple of Corcord erected in Hyde Park, 42mm (Pax 780; BHM 826), in white metal, unsigned (by W. Wyon), similar to last, rev. inscription, 45mm (BHM 830) [3]. Extremely fine or nearly so £100-£120
Execution of Archbishop Laud, 1645, a silver medal by J. Roettier [struck c. 1680], bust right, cherub ascending to heaven carrying archbishop’s mitre, two other cherubs below holding royal regalia, 58mm, 83.27g (MI I, 315/147; E 145). Fields lightly brushed, otherwise good very fine and toned £600-£800 --- Provenance: Royal Berkshire Collection
FRANCE, Compte de Chambord, c. 1870, a cast bronze medal, uncertain signature, bust three-quarters right, set in a crowned collar, 290 x 178mm. Very fine, patinated £60-£80 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---
FRANCE, L’Intransigeant, 1925, an Art Deco bronze award medal by G. Contaux after Cassandre, futuristic head right with mouth open wide, rev. wreath and pillars, unnamed, 60mm (cf. Baudey/Bricher 1992, 128; cf. DNW 40, 780). A significant and rare Art Deco medal, extremely fine and nicely patinated; in contemporary case [of issue?] £100-£150 --- Adolphe-Jean-Marie Mouron, aka. Cassandre (1901-68), graphic artist, stage designer and painter; his design was chosen for the official poster publicising the 1925 Paris Expo. The medal was sponsored by L’Intransigeant, a newspaper
Local, HAMPSHIRE, Winchester College, King’s Medal, 1902, a matt silver award by G.W. de Saulles, bust of Edward VII left, rev. tomb of William of Wykeham, edge named (James Steuart Wilson 1908), 49mm, 51.10g (BHM 3720). Extremely fine or better, scarce £100-£120 --- Sir James Steuart Wilson (21 July 1889 – 18 December 1966) was an English singer, known for tenor roles in oratorios and concerts in the first half of the 20th century. After the Second World War he was an administrator for several organisations including the Arts Council of Great Britain, the BBC and the Royal Opera House.
Institute of Civil Engineers, Telford Prize, a gilt-silver medal by J.S. & A.B. Wyon, bare head of Thomas Telford left, rev. view of the Menai suspension bridge, edge named (Francis Douglas Fox M.A., Assoc. M. Inst. C.G., Session 1899-1900), 58mm, 97.49g (BHM 1328; E 1206). Gilding slightly worn on high points, otherwise about extremely fine £200-£260
Local, LONDON, Battersea Polytechnic, a silver and enamelled award medal, unsigned, rev. named (Annual Athletic Sports Victrix Ludorum I. Tanner 1934), 50mm, 52.10g; Mill Hill School, c. 1833, a silver prize medal by W. Wyon, classical figures of student and teacher by altar, rev. legend in wreath, edge named (James H. Hill Howard 1849), 47mm, 40.60g; St John’s Wood Collegiate and Preparatory School, a silver award medal, unsigned, named (George Todd 1867), 51mm, 60.60g; Whitgift School Croydon, a silver award medal, unsigned, rev. named (A.R. Hinks, 1888), 38mm, 32.90g [4]. Very fine to extremely fine £100-£120
Landing of William III at Torbay, 1688, a cast silver medal by G. Bower, armoured and draped bust right, rev. equestrian figure leading army assembled on a beach, fleet at anchor in background, 50mm, 22.62g (MI I, 639/64; E 297). A sharp and well cast example, minor surface marks, otherwise good very ï¬ne £300-£400 --- Provenance: Ex DNW 15th March 2011 Provenance: Bt B. Brady May 1984
Local, LONDON, London School of Economics, Hutchinson Medal, a silver award medal by A. Wyon, bust of Adam Smith right, rev. wreath, edge named (Marion Phillips 1908), 44mm, 46.70g. Nearly extremely fine, sometime cleaned, rare £80-£100 --- Born in Melbourne, Australia in 1881, Marion Phillips arrived in the UK in 1904, After doing post-graduate work at the London School of Economics, she worked on the Royal Commission into the Poor Laws, researching public health, medical relief and the treatment of destitute children. An advocate of women’s suffrage, she became the first female MP to represent the seat of Sunderland at the 1929 General election.
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