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Union of England and Scotland, 1707, a silver medal by J. Croker & S. Bull, bust of Queen Anne left, rev. arms of Britain upon escutcheon, crown above supported by two cherubs, 34mm, 15.61g (MI II, 296/111; E 425). Lightly cleaned at one time and now re-toned, faint scratch in front of face, otherwise good very fine £200-£260
British Victories, 1758, a pinchbeck medal, unsigned [by J. Kirk?], 43mm (E 662); George III, Recovery From Illness, 1789, a copper medal, unsigned, 29mm (BHM 297); Marriage of the Prince of Wales and Caroline of Brunswick, [1795], a copper medal by C.H. Küchler, incorrectly dated 1797, 48mm (BHM 392); Victories of the Year, 1805, a white metal medal by J. Westwood, 46mm (BHM 599); Death of George IV, 1830, a white metal medal, unsigned [by W. Bain], 46mm (BHM 1367); William IV, Coronation, 1831, a white metal medal by T. Halliday, 46mm (BHM 1479) [6]. Varied state £80-£100
Royal Society of Arts (Inst. 1754), a gold award medal by T. Pingo Jr, Mercury and Minerva (representing Commerce and the Arts) standing before seated Britannia, rev. wreath, named (No. cxcix, To The Revd Charles Hope, mdccxciv, 150,000 Mixed Timber Trees Planted), 44mm, 43.32g (Eimer 9; MI II, 684/401; E 648). Fields brushed, otherwise extremely fine and toned, rare; in fitted case by D. George Collins Ltd, 118 Newgate Street, London £2,000-£2,600
Prince of Wales Appointed Prince Regent, 1811, a white metal medal by T. Wyon Sr & T. Wyon Jr, bare head left, rev. Prince Regent enthroned, flanked by Justice and Britannia, 49mm (BHM 706; E 1015). Minor marks in fields, otherwise about extremely fine, scarce; in contemporary fitted case by T. & J. Bragg, Birmingham £100-£120
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
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, 16.93g (BHM 1070; E 1146a). Small dig at top of reverse, fields lightly brushed, otherwise extremely fine and toned £300-£400 --- Provenance: Sir Gerard Clauson Collection
Marriage of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, 1840, a white metal medal by T. Halliday, 38mm (BHM 1913); Death of the Duke of Wellington, 1852, a white metal medal, unsigned [by J. Hinks], 45mm (BHM 2487); Marriage of the Princess Royal and Frederick William of Prussia, 1858, a white metal medal by J. Moore, 39mm (BHM 2625); Marriage of the Prince of Wales and Princess Alexandra of Denmark, 1863, a bronze medal by T. Ottley, 65mm (BHM 2767); Marriage of Princess Louise and the Marquis of Lorne, 1871, a bronze medal by T. Ottley, 54mm (BHM 2915); Victoria, Golden Jubilee, 1887, a bronze medal by Pinches, 36mm (BHM 3276); Royal Jubilee Exhibition, Manchester, 1887, a white metal medal by Heaton, 45mm (BHM 3346); Victoria, Diamond Jubilee, 1897, a bronze medal by G.W. De Saulles, 56mm (BHM 3506); a bronze medal by The Mint, Birmingham, 39mm (BHM 3550) [9]. Varied state; one cased £80-£100
Visit of Victoria and Albert to Jersey, 1846, a white metal medal by J. Le Gallais, Victoria and Albert ascending harbour steps, rows of maids of honour to left and right, rev. legend within wreath, 51mm (McCammon M1Ji; W & E 498A.2; BHM 2224; E 1410). Lightly brushed, otherwise about extremely fine, scarce £120-£150
William Hogarth, 1848, a bronze medal by L. Wyon for the Art Union of London, 55mm (BHM 2302); British Horological Society, a bronze medal by J.J. Hall, edge named (Awarded to R.A. Meader, for Practical Work, Technical Drawing and Theory in Horology 1912), 70mm (BHM 2639); together with a French restrike bronze medal [3]. First good very fine, second with some light scratches otherwise extremely fine, in fitted case, last extremely fine £80-£100
Battle of the Alma, 1854, a white metal medal by Pinches, 41mm (BHM 2539); Battle of Balaclava, 1854, a bronze medal by Pinches, 41mm (BHM 2540); Battle of Inkerman, 1854, a white metal medal, unsigned [by Pinches], 41mm (BHM 2541); Fall of Sebastopol, [1855], a white metal medal by W.J. Taylor, 36mm (BHM -); Treaty of Paris, 1856, white metal medals (2) by T. Ottley, 51mm (BHM 2577-8); a white metal medal by Pinches, 41mm (BHM 2580) [7]. Very fine or better, second holed at top £200-£300
Aylesbury Poultry Show, a silver award medal by T. Ottley, named (To J. Harrison Jun. Esq., Snelton Hall, Derbyshire, class XI, First Prize, Octr 1854), 47mm; together with other poultry-related silver medals (2), by Elkington and Restall, both 20th century and unnamed [3]. Extremely fine, first rare £80-£100
Department of Science and Art, Queen’s Medal, a bronze award by W. Wyon, edge named (Thomas Forsdike. Ipswich. Stage 3B. 1863), 55mm (E 1511); Metropolitan and Provincial Industrial Exhibition, 1866, Prize Medal, a bronze award by J.S. & A.B. Wyon, 51mm [2]. Both extremely fine; in fitted cases, both cases damaged, first stamped ‘T.W. Forsdike 1863’, second stamped ‘T.W. Forsdike 1866’ £60-£80
Preston Agricultural Society, a silvered-bronze prize medal by Ottley, rev. named (Wm Brenton, for Mower, 1877), 54mm; British Dairy Farmers’ Association, a silvered-bronze prize medal, unsigned, edge named (John Skillman, Oct. 1890), 47mm; English Aberdeen-Angus Cattle Association, a silver prize medal, unsigned, rev. named (Royal Counties’ Agricultural Society, 1928, Best Female, Idella of Amport, Vol. 53), 48mm [3]. Good very fine or better, first cleaned; second in fitted case £60-£80
Cambridge University Rifles, a silver medal by Munsey, University arms, rev. cursive CUR dividing winning company, all within wreath, edge named (Capt. Lea. Segt. Penhall. Lieut. Lindsay. Pvt: Pollock. Pvt: Blake. Segt. Fellowes. Lent Term 1881), 51mm. Cleaned, minor edge bruises, otherwise very fine £60-£80
Cambridge University Bicycle Club, a bronze medal by Munsey, University arms, rev. penny-farthing within wreath, edge named (C.U.Bi.C. 4 Mile Race Won by C.A.E. Pollock, Trin: Coll:, Time 14 m: 7 1/5 sc:, June 1882), 51mm. Minor surface deposit, otherwise about extremely fine, scarce £60-£80
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)
Dunlop Agricultural Society, a silver prize medal by J. Cameron & Son, rev. named (Presented to Dunlop Agricultural Society by Mr Allan Kirkwood, for the Best One-Year Old Quey), hallmarked Birmingham 1896, 47mm; Houston & Kilallan Agricultural Society, 1927, a silver prize medal by J. Moore, rev. named (Presented By A.A. Hagart Speirs, Esq., for the Best Animal of the Ayrshire Breed), 45mm [2]. Good very fine and better £60-£80
Edward VII, Coronation, 1902, a white metal medal, unsigned [by J. Carter], 39mm (BHM 3753); Death of Edward VII, 1910, a white metal medal by H.B. Sale Ltd, 39mm (BHM 3984); George V, Coronation, 1911, a white metal medal by J. Fray, 39mm (BHM 4037); George V, Silver Jubilee, 1935, a silver medal by P. Metcalfe, 32mm (BHM 4249); together with assorted other medals and medalets (10) [14]. Varied state, two pierced £80-£100
Lord Faringdon, 1924, a uniface cameograph medal, in white metal, bust left, 74mm. Good very fine; with card base, glass lunette, and brass ring with loop for suspension £80-£100 --- Alexander Henderson, 1st Baron Faringdon (1850-1934), railway financier and Member of Parliament; chairman of the Great Central Railway 1899-1922; deputy chairman of the London and North Eastern Railway 1923-34; MP for West Staffordshire 1898-1906; MP for St George’s Hanover Square 1913-6
“We judge the worth of a scientist by the benefits he or she brings to science and society; by this measure Archer Martin was outstanding, and rightfully his contribution was recognized with a Nobel Prize” (James Lovelock, CH, CBE, FRS [1919-2022], writing in 2002) The honours and awards bestowed upon Archer Martin, National Institute for Medical Research, London, awarded the Nobel Laureate Prize for Chemistry, 1952, for his invention, with Richard Synge, of partition chromatography: SWEDEN, Svenska Läkaresällskapet [Swedish Medical Society], Stockholm, Jacob Berzelius Medal, 1951, a gold award medal by P.H. Lundgren after C.G. Qvarnström [1849], bust of Jacob Berzelius right, rev. winged Genius standing, filling a cup held by Isis seated right, sphinx at right, edge named (A.J.P. Martin), edge stamped mjv guld 1951, 56mm, 23ct, 144.35g (Storer 332; Brettauer 99), in blue case of issue, lid gilt-blocked ‘Svenska Läkaresällskapet ät A.J.P. Martin’; SWEDEN, The Nobel Laureate Prize for Chemistry, 1952, a gold award by E. Lindberg for the Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademien [Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, 1902], bust of Alfred Nobel left dividing legends, rev. robed female figures representing Science and Nature, the former holding a scroll and raising a veil over the head of the latter, who holds a cornucopia, tablet below named (Archer J.P. Martin, mcmlii), edge stamped mjv guld 1952, 66mm, 23ct, 204.08g (Storer 2615), in maroon gilt-blocked case of issue, named (Archer J.P. Martin); The Presentation Certificate for the Nobel Laureate Medal, inscribed Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademien har víd sín sammankomst den 6 November 1952 í enlíghet med föreskrifterna í det av Alfred Nobel den 27 November 1895 upprättade testamentet beslutat att överlamna det prís som detta är bortgives för den víktígaste kemiska upptäckt eller förbättríng till A.J.P. Martin och R.L.M. Synge gemensamt, med hälften till vardera, för deras uppfínníng av fördelníngskromatografíen. Stockholm den 10 December 1952. Sigurd Nauckhoff, Kgl. Vet. Ak:s Preses Arne Werttgren Kgl. Vet. Ak:s Sekreterare [The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, at its meeting on November 6, 1952, in accordance with the provisions of the will drawn up by Alfred Nobel on November 27, 1895, decided to award the prize for the most important chemical discovery or improvement to A.J.P. Martin and R.L.M. Synge jointly, with half to each, for their invention of partition chromatography. Stockholm, 10 December 1952. Sigurd Nauckhoff, Prizes, Arne Werttgren, Secretary], in maroon gilt-blocked binding as presented, with the monogram of Alfred Nobel; USA, City of Philadelphia, The John Scott Medal, 1958, a light bronze award medal, unsigned, arms of the city of Philadelphia and supporters, rev. wreath, named (A.J.P. Martin, Ph.D., F.R.S., for inventions in Chromatography and particularly Vapor Phase Chromatography, May 16, 1958), 102mm, in fitted maroon and black display case, lid gilt-blocked ‘John Scott Medal, A.J.P. Martin’; USA, The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, John Price Wetherill Medal, 1959, a plated bronze award medal, unsigned [1925], bust of John Wetherill left, rev. oak wreath, legend at right, named (1959...A.J.P. Martin R.L.M. Synge – A.T. James), 51mm, in fitted blue display case, lid gilt-blocked ‘F.I.’; The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, [1960], C.B.E. (Civil), Commander’s second type neck badge by Garrard & Co, 65mm, in original black fitted case by Garrard & Co Ltd, 112 Regent Street, W1, with instructions for wear; The Royal Society Tercentenary, London, Leverhulme Medal, 1963, a gold award medal, unsigned, by the Royal Mint, crest of the Society, rev. shield with arms of England in upper left quarter, edge named (Dr Archer John Porter Martin, C.B.E., F.R.S., 1963), hallmarked jhj [Jack James, Deputy Master] London 1963, 73mm, 9ct, 279.89g, in original red gilt-blocked case by the Royal Mint; USA, American Pharmaceutical Association, Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Arlington, VA, Kolthoff Medal, 1969, a gold award medal by A. Belskie for Medallic Art Co, New York [1967], bust of Izaak Kolthoff facing, head turned to left, rev. legend, named (In recognition of contributions to Analytical Chemistry, A.J.P. Martin, 1969), 63mm, 10ct, 132.81g, in original black case of issue stamped Medallic Art Co, New York; Institute of Measurement and Control, London, Callendar Medal, 1971, a frosted silver award medal, unsigned, for A.E. Poston, bust of Guy Callendar right, rev. legend, named (A.J.P. Martin 1971), hallmarked Birmingham 1971, 51mm, in blue fitted case by A.E. Poston & Co Ltd, Lonsdale House, Dowgate Hill, London EC4; JAPAN, Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry, Honorary Member, 1971, a silver and partially gilt medal, unsigned, lion couchant to right, legend below, rev. JSAC logo, named (Prof. A.J.P. Martin, 1971), stamped 1000, 73mm, in black fitted case with gilt-blocked legend, hinges of case deficient; JAPAN, Order of the Rising Sun [1972], Second class, set of insignia, comprising neck badge including paulownia flowers suspension, silver-gilt and enamel with red cabochon in centre, 83 x 55mm; star, silver and silver-gilt, with red cabochon in centre, ‘triple hook’ retaining pin, 94mm, complete with neck riband, in rio-nuri lacquered case of issue; The Presentation Certificate for the Order of the Rising Sun, together with a translation in English, inscribed ‘The Second Class of the Order of the Rising Sun is hereby conferred upon Mr Archer John Porter Martin, Englishman, by His Majesty the Emperor of Japan...the Imperial Palace...the Thirty-first of the Third Month of the Forty-seventh Year of Showa’ [31 March 1972], with the seals of office of Eisaku Sato, Prime Minister, and Kazuma Yoshihara, Director of Decoration Bureau; GERMANY, 25 Tagung der Nobelpreisträger, Lindau [25th Meeting of the Nobel Prize Winners], 1975, a heavy cast bronze medal by Marianne Kiesselbach, three naked females, their modesty hidden by shields bearing the signs of the planets, the staff of Æsculapius and a model of the atom, rev. cityscape, arms above, 126mm, in a blue plastic box, inside of lid with label ‘Dr Marianne Kiesselbach, Bildhauerin, 4 Düsseldorf, Moorenstr. 84’; USA, The Mikhail Tswett Medal for Distinguished Research in Chromatography, 1976, a light bronze award medal, unsigned, for Medallic Art Co, Danbury, CT, bust of Mikhail Tswett half-left, rev. oak wreath, tablet named (A.J.P. Martin), 63mm, in dark blue fitted case; ESTONIA, 75th Anniversary of the Discovery of Chromatography, Tallinn, 1978, a bronze award medal, unsigned, bust of Mikhail Tsvet facing, head turned to right, rev. names of the cities associated with Tsvet, named (A.J.P. Martin), 70mm, in wooden case with glazed lid; USA, Merck & Company and the University of Connecticut, Randolph Major Medal, 1979, a light bronze award medal, unsigned, for Medallic Art Co, Danbury, CT, bust of Randolph Major half-right, head facing, rev. wreath, named (A.J.P. Martin 10-5-79), 76mm, in white card box of issue; Chromatography Society Discussion Group, Martin Medal, 1983, a silver-gilt award medal by Tower Mint [1978], bust of Archer Martin left, rev. wreath, named (Dr Archer Martin F.R.S.), hallmarked London 1983, 45mm, in red leatherette case of issue; AUSTRIA, Österreichische Gesellschaft für Mikrochemie und Analytische Chemie [Austrian Society of Analytical Chemistry], Fritz Pregl Medal, 1985, a bronze award medal by W. Gosser [1931], bust left, rev. legend, named (Archer J.P. Martin, in Würd...
Oscar Wilde, 1989, an oval cast bronze medal by Danuta Solowiej-Wedderburn for BAMS, bust facing, head turned to right, rev. swallow from Wilde’s The Happy Prince, 101 x 75mm (Attwood 63; E 2163). Extremely fine and as made, rare £120-£150 --- Provenance: P. Bagwell-Purefoy Collection, Simmons Mailbid Sale 98, 26 May 2021, lot 25 18 specimens made
AUSTRALIA, Victory of HMAS Sydney over SMS Emden, 1914, a silver medal, signed AW, rev. named (A. Rumley, Stoker), 32mm; a Mexico 8 Reales, 1895mm, Chihuahua, with mount added at top by W. Kerr, Sydney, rev. named (A. Rumley), 63 x 39mm [2]. Very fine, each with loop and ring for suspension; an interesting pair £80-£100
AUSTRIA, Carinthian State Exhibition, Klagenfurt, 1885, a white metal medal by A. Scharff, arms, rev. goddess welcoming visitors, 54mm (BDM V, 363). A few minor marks, otherwise good extremely fine £60-£80 --- Provenance: WAG Auction 63 (Dortmund), 18 September 2012, lot 2824; R. Jewell Collection [from P. Bosco April 2014]
CANADA, Ontario College of Pharmacy (Inc. 1871), Council Medal, an engraved silver award medal, unsigned, shield and crest, rev. wreath, named (Presented to Francis C. Bone, St Catharine’s, February 4th 1885), 42mm. Virtually as struck, attractive; in fitted case by P.W. Ellis & Co, Toronto £100-£150
FRANCE, Removal of Napoleon’s Remains to Les Invalides, [1840], a gilt-copper medal by J.-P. Montagny [struck 1842-5], laureate head of Napoleon right, rev. France standing right, greeting soldiers carrying coffin, church in background to left, 53mm (Bramsen 1986; BDM IV, 130). About extremely fine £80-£100
FRANCE, Maison Froment-Meurice, Service Exécuté pour le Sultan, 1869, a copper award medal, unsigned, named (Edouard Osterberg), 50mm; Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1878, a silver award medal by J.-C. Chaplain, head of Ceres left, rev. Fame blowing trumpet, cherub below holding tablet, named (Osterberg), 68mm (Maier 65; PBE 48; BDM I, 402; Jones, Art of the Medal, 313) [2]. Extremely fine, a rare pair worthy of further research; in fitted case, lid gilt-blocked ‘1869-1878’ £150-£200 --- Froment-Meurice, one of the most famous silver and goldsmiths of the 19th century, established by François-Désiré Froment-Meurice (1802-55). The workshop closed in 1907.
FRANCE, Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1889, a silvered-bronze award medal by L.A. Bottée, Marianne crowning seated artisan, Exposition pavilion and Eiffel Tower below, rev. Fame seated on branch of tree, blowing trumpet, named (Société de Basalte Artificiel, Céramique de Cotroceni), 62mm (PBE 9; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, 15; BDM I, 231). Edge bruise at top, otherwise good very fine; in contemporary fitted case by Le Medaillier, 9 rue Berger, Paris [interior lining slightly damaged] £70-£90 --- Provenance: DNW Auction 176, 26 May 2020, lot 373
FRANCE, Société Technique de l’Industrie du Gaz en France, a silver award medal, unsigned, cherub holding two torches, rev. wreath, named (Congres de 1901, The Gas Light and Coke Company, Londres, 23 Juillet 1901), 55mm. Extremely fine and attractively toned; in original fitted case £70-£90 --- Provenance: Sir Gerard Clauson Collection
HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE, Charles V, 1541, a cast gilt-silver medal, signed W.S. (?) [after H. Reinhardt], bust facing three-quarters right, rev. crowned arms, collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece around, pillars of Hercules at sides, 43mm, 24.04g (Habich 1999). Remains of mount at top, minor damage to reverse legend at 10 o’clock, otherwise very fine, rare £200-£260
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