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Lot 158
WWI medal group to 895 Private W. Freer - 14th (Service) Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment (Birmingham *Pals*) including 1914-15 Star France and Germany; George V War Medal and the Allied Victory medal (1914-1919).Note: Medals were collected by the late Tom McDonald, volunteer Chairman of the Layup Committee, and later Trustee of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers (Royal Warwicks) Museum St, Johns House, Warwick (1997-2011).
Lot 1506
Retro Gaming - 25 Console games to include 11 x PS2 (Crash Bandicoot The Wrath of Cortex, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon, Medal of Honor Frontline, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, The Getaway, World Rally Championship, etc), 10 x Game Boy Advance Lemony Snicket's ' A Series of Unfortunate Events ', 2 x PS1 (Who Wants to be a Millionaire and Rainbow Six Lone Wolf), Playstation Platinum True Pinball and Nintendo DS Brain Training
Lot 1554
Retro Gaming - Boxed Nintendo Wii Console with 1 x original controller & 20 x games (Call Of Duty World At War, Wii Fit, Zumba, Fifa 11, etc) plus 33 x PC games (Supreme Commander 2, SunAge, Battle Forge, Starcraft, Judge Dredd Dredd Vs Death, Medal Of Honor Allied Assault, Fallout 3, etc), PS3 games (Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 2, Watchdogs, Assassins Creed II, Batman Arkham City GOTY, Far Cry 3, etc)
Lot 1563
Retro Gaming - Xbox 360 console with 20gb HDD, 2 x original controllers, custom headset & 13 games (L.A Noire, Medal Of Honor, Assassins Creed 3, Red Dead Redemption, Rugby World Cup, F1 2010, F1 2012, F1 2014, International Cricket, Brian Lara International Cricket 2007, Fifa 12, Fifa 15 & Rugby World Cup 2011
Lot 509
Collection of 22 football sticker & trading card albums and medal collections to include 3 x 1998 Official England Squad Medal Collections (2 partially complete, 1 complete), 1998 England Squad Medal collection Extra Five (complete), 2 x 2010 Official England Medal Collections (complete), Esso Collection of Football Club Badges (partially complete), Soccer Stars 1977-78 (appears complete), 2 x Shoot Out 2005-2006 albums (appear complete), Merlin Stickers Premier League Sticker Quiz Collection (appears complete), etc, plus a quantity of trading card related games
Lot 688
A coin or medal cabinet formed from a repurposed Oak box on stand, the box with a rectangular lid with chamfered edge above a front and sides with stop-fluted arcading and low-relief carving, converted to rise, the interior fitted with 61 varied recesses, with two trays for 72 coins and two shallow graduated drawers with 60 divisions. The box on turned legs with rectangular stretchers. 82cm high, 67cm wide and 36cm deep. *CR: scuffs to surfaces, slight loss to areas. *BP 22.5% (18.75% plus VAT) plus a lot fee of £8 inc. VAT on each lot.
Lot 697
A Samoa 2021 10 Dollar 'Patronus Charm' 5oz silver coin in presentation case. Three Monaie De Paris proof silver ten euro coins in capsules and presentation cases. Two Albums 'The Harry Potter Medal Collection' containing 104 items. Four 'Hogwarts House Chess Set' coins in presentation packaging, and a Samoa Harry Potter half Dollar. 2 albums and 5 cased coins. *CR: As issued. *BP 22.5% (18.75% plus VAT) plus a lot fee of £8 inc. VAT on each lot.
Lot 345
Two medal groups: Operational Service Medal, with Afghanistan bar, awarded to RGR P.G. Barrett R. Irish 30103357 and a NATO medal with ISAF bar; Campaign Service Medal with Northern Ireland bar, awarded to 24697018 RFMN S.B. Wellings 1RGJ. and a Gulf War 1990 - 91 Medal with 16 Jan to 28 Feb 1991 bar awarded to 24697018 L/CPL S.B. Wellings 1RGJ.
Lot 65
US Medal of Honor winners John Bud Hawk and Ray Davies signed on two 10 x 8 b/w photos. John Druse Bud Hawk (May 30, 1924? November 4, 2013) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in World War II during the battle of the Falaise pocket. August 20, 1944, Hawk was serving in Europe as a sergeant in Company E, 359th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division. During a German counterattack on that day, near Chambois, France, he was wounded in the right thigh while taking cover behind a tree. A German shell had penetrated the tree trunk. (French apple trees aren't worth a darn, he said in 1994.) Hawk continued to fight and, in order to direct the shots of friendly tank destroyers, he willingly exposed himself to intense enemy fire. For his actions during the battle, he was awarded the Medal of Honor on July 13, 1945. The medal was formally presented to him by President Harry Truman. Raymond Gilbert Davis (January 13, 1915 - September 3, 2003) was a United States Marine Corps four-star-general who had served in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. Davis was decorated several times; he was awarded the Navy Cross during World War II and the Medal of Honor during the Korean War. While serving as the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, he retired with over 33 years' service in the Marine Corps on March 31, 1972. During the 1st Marine Division's fight to break out of the Chosin Reservoir area in North Korea during the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir on December 1, 1950, Lt. Col. Davis led his battalion in and through fierce firefights with the Chinese army from Yudam-ni to Hagru-ri. Lt. Col. Davis led in front of his men all the way, marching his battalion at night over mountains in a driving snowstorm, he rescued and saved Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment from annihilation at the Toktong Pass. This action also opened the blocked mountain pass to Hagaru-ri allowing two trapped Marine regiments to escape and link up with the rest of the 1st Division at Hagaru-ri. He was recommended for the Medal of Honor. The medal was presented to Lt. Col. Davis by President Harry S. Truman in a White House ceremony on November 24, 1952. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 41
Adam Henein (Egypt, 1929-2020)Om Kalthoum bronzesigned 'A HENEIN' and numbered 'A.P. I.IX', executed in 2003154 x 50cm (60 5/8 x 19 11/16in).Footnotes:Provenance:Property from a private collection, CairoPublished:Mona Khazindar (ed.), Adam Henein, Turin, 2005 (another from the edition illustrated, pp.182-183)Exhibited:Adam Henein: Lasting Impressions, Sharjah Art Foundation, 2019 (another from the edition)Peripheral Vision, Barjeel Art Foundation, Sharjah, 2010 (another from the edition)'No one can describe the extent of my pride when I went to Paris, stood in the middle of Europe, and raised my voice in the name of Egypt.' – Umm Kulthum Mona Khazindar (ed.), Adam Henein, Turin, 2005 (another from the edition illustrated, pp.182-183)The present work is an important and monumental tribute by one of the greatest Egyptian sculptors of the century, Adam Henein, to the greatest female singer in Arab music history, Um Kulthum. Born in at the turn of the century, Kulthum was known as the Star of the East (kawkab el-sharq). She is recognized as one of the Arab world's most famous and distinguished performers. Abstract forms, pure volumes and dynamic movement characterise Henein's mature works. 'Um Kulthum' is elegantly striking by its expressive and asymmetrical rendition and the dynamism and movement of its planes. This artwork embodies a sense of simple monumentality and timelessness that is characterised by an allusive simplification of form that is both modern and archaic. The sculpture is elegant, coherent and a characteristic style of its own that is undeniably inspired by both ancient Egyptian Pharaonic art and European Modernism while reflecting the sophistication of the artist.Adam Henein was born in Cairo in 1929 into a family of metalworkers. In 1953, he graduated from School of Fine Arts, Cairo, he went on to receive a two-year grant to study at the Luxor Atelier. The atelier was established a decade earlier by the notable Egyptian artist and scholar Mohamed Nagi to promote Egyptian art education in school circular. In 1954 and 1956 Henein received the Luxor price for his artistic achievements. Two years later, he received a diploma in advanced practices from the Munich Academy in Germany.In 1971, Adam Henein was invited to participate in an Egyptian contemporary art exhibition in Paris at the Musée Galliera. He spent the next two and half decades, from 1971 to 1996 in Paris pushing his practice through sculpture and painting and continued focusing on ancient Egyptian themes and traditional materials. The early 1970s marked an important evolution in Henein's artistic practice, whilst in Paris he was given the opportunity to be exposed to the work of great western modern sculptors and artists whose freedom of interpretation he found to be deeply inspiring.In the late 1990s Henein returned to his homeland. He contributed greatly to his Egypt's cultural landscape, particularly in Aswan where he established the city's annual International Sculpture Symposium. Upon his return to Egypt he was also appointed by the Minister of Culture to head the design team involved in the restoration of the Great Sphinx in Giza. Henein was awarded Egypt's State Medal, the State Merit Award, as well as the Mubarak Award in the arts. His works have been exhibited at the Institu du Monde Arabe in Paris, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, The MATHAF in Doha, The ASB Gallery in Munich as well as in London and Rome.Throughout his vast career Henein produced a significant number of large and small-scale sculptures handling a variety of different mediums such as bronze, granite, plaster, limestone and terracotta. In 2014, the Adam Henein Museum opened its door in Cairo's Al-Harraniya district, which is a priceless gift from the artist himself to his native country. The museum is dedicated to the largest collection of Henein's sculptures as well as featuring some of his paintings.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * AR* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.AR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 45
M'hamed Issiakhem (Algeria, 1928-1985)Women oil on canvas, framedsigned 'Issiakhem' and dated '73' in Arabic (lower left), executed in 197397 x 78cm (38 3/16 x 30 11/16in).Footnotes:M'hamed Issiakhem is considered one of the founding fathers of Algeria's Modern Art Movement. Issiakhem spent most of his childhood in his native town of Relizane. In 1943, after handling a grenade found at an American camp, Issiakhem sustained severe injuries leading to the amputation of his left arm. The explosion also resulted in the death of his two sisters and nephew. Issiakhem started his artistic training at the École des Beaux-Arts, Algiers, from 1948 to 1951, where he studied fine art and miniature painting under the instruction of Eugène Bersier, Paul Nicolaï and Mohamed Racim. He then travelled to Paris, where he studied at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts from 1951 to 1955.After graduating, he left France for Italy, West and East Germany, Spain, Yugoslavia, Belgium, USSR, and other locations, where he resided and worked until the Algerian independence in 1962. In January 1962, he was resident at the Villa Velazquez in Madrid. Returning to Algeria that year, Issiakhem worked as a caricaturist for the daily Algerian publication Alger Républicain. He co-founded the Union Nationale des Arts Plastiques in 1963, and from 1964 to 1966 he was the director of the École des Beaux-Arts in Oran. In 1971, he was professor of graphic art at the École Polytechnique d'Architecture et d'Urbanisme, Algeria.From 1965 to 1982, he designed the imagery for Algerian bank notes and stamps. Issiakhem travelled to Vietnam in 1972 and the following year received a gold medal at the International Fair, Algiers, for the work he created for the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs. In 1977, the artist completed a public commission for a fresco in Algiers Airport. In 1980, he received the first Lion D'Or of Rome from UNESCO for African Art. He died in 1985 after suffering from cancer.Issiakhem exhibited his work internationally including solo exhibitions at Galerie Donilstraz, Leipzig, 1959; Musée des Arts Modernes, Algiers, 1974; Galerie Aurassi, Algiers, 1982; and Musée Sidi-Boussaïd, Tunis, 1985. His participation in group exhibitions and festivals include Galerie Carnot, Algiers, 1949; Galerie André Maurice, Paris, 1951; International Festival for Youth and Students, Warsaw, 1955; Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 1964; and Festival Panafricain de la Culture (where he received the Grand Prix du Jury), 1969. Since his death, retrospectives of Issiakhem's work have been held in Algeria, France and Russia including Syndicat's Gallery, Moscow, 1989; Salle Miro, UNESCO, Paris, 2003; and Musée des Arts Modernes et Contemporains, Algiers, 2009.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
![Charles II, a silver-gilt Royalist badge, unsigned [possibly by T. Rawlins], cuirassed draped bust three-quarters left, with](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/299f2892-81e3-41fd-9e85-aeb000b01359/60e48cc4-775d-4a1e-9737-af3a016e7b03/468x382.jpg)
Lot 102
Charles II, a silver-gilt Royalist badge, unsigned [possibly by T. Rawlins], cuirassed draped bust three-quarters left, with long hair, wearing falling plain collar and medal suspended from a riband, lions’ heads on shoulders, carolvs secvndvs, rev. arms within Garter, crown between CR above, in imitation of engraving, 25 x 20mm, 3.93g (MI I, 439/6; Farquhar 2 p.276; E 206). A little wear to gilding, about very fine with suspension loops £400-£600
![Charles II, a silver Royalist badge, unsigned [possibly by T. Rawlins], crowned armoured bust left, with long hair, wearing f](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/299f2892-81e3-41fd-9e85-aeb000b01359/3b65a0e1-fde6-4863-9dc3-af3a016daf7a/468x382.jpg)
Lot 107
Charles II, a silver Royalist badge, unsigned [possibly by T. Rawlins], crowned armoured bust left, with long hair, wearing falling plain collar and medal suspended from a riband, C2 R in fields, all in ornate border, rev. from the same die, 29 x 24mm, 3.85g (MI I, 446/23). Struck from two thin sheets soldered together, with integral suspension loop, about very fine, toned, rare £200-£300
Lot 108
General George Monck, c. 1660, an oval cast and chased silver-gilt medal, unsigned, bust left, george d albemarle around, rev. armorial shield surmounted by ducal coronet, wreathed border both sides, 37 x 29mm, 9.32g (Platt II, p.223, type F [F1, this item]; cf. MI I, 466/65; cf. E 218). Very fine and extremely rare; with integral triple-loop for suspension, and carefully pierced several times below the portrait to facilitate sewing to a supporter's coat £1,500-£2,000 --- It seems highly probable that the present piece, which has a companion in the Ashmolean Museum, was worn by a senior officer in Monck's army.
Lot 11
Tribute to Henrietta Maria of Bourbon, 1628, a silver medal by N. Briot, similar to last, 29mm, 5.90g (Platt I, p.119, type A; MI I, 249/23; E 110); Birth of Prince Charles, 1630, a silver medal, unsigned (attributed to N. Briot), similar to lot 15, 30mm, 3.88g (Platt I, p.127, type A; MI I, 253/34; E 115) [2]. Fine or better, second creased £100-£150
![The Trial and Acquittal of John Lilburne, London, 1649, a struck silver medal, unsigned [by D. Ramage after T. Simon], draped](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/299f2892-81e3-41fd-9e85-aeb000b01359/6d808bc9-f8f0-4ae8-96b3-af3a0170ebb7/468x382.jpg)
Lot 113
The Trial and Acquittal of John Lilburne, London, 1649, a struck silver medal, unsigned [by D. Ramage after T. Simon], draped bust left, iohn lilborne saved by the power of the lord and the integrity of his ivry who are ivges of law as wel as fact oct 26 1649, rev. myles petty ste iles abr smith ion king, etc around central rose, 34mm, 12.87g (Platt II, p.202, type A [A1, this item]; MI I, 385/3; E 177). Nearly very fine, rare £1,000-£1,200 --- John Lilburne (1614-57), a Puritan who converted to the Quaker religion in the year before his death, fought for the Parliamentarians in the Civil War and was present at Edge Hill and Marston Moor, although between these two engagements he had been captured by royalists while in the parliamentary garrison at Brentford. An agitator for the the freeborn rights of Englishmen, he spent most of the later 1640s incarcerated in the Tower for denouncing his former military commander, the Earl of Manchester, as a royalist sympathiser. A campaign to free him spawned a new political party, the Levellers, which had a strong following in the New Model Army although Lilburne had begun to see the reality of life under Cromwell’s diktat and his supporters actively agitated for King Charles’s son, in exile in France, to finance the Leveller movement. Parliament passed a motion for Lilburne to be tried for high treason, as the King had been, but unlike the case of the monarch, a jury of 12 would decide Lilburne’s fate. The trial, which started on 24 October 1649, lasted two days and the jury, whose names are on the reverse of the medal, found him not guilty. For the next two years Lilburne remained politically inactive, but after a dispute concerning the ownership of collieries in his native County Durham, he was sentenced to pay a fine of £3,000 to the state and was banished for life.
Lot 114
The Trial and Acquittal of John Lilburne, London, 1649, an oval struck silver-gilt medal, unsigned [by D. Ramage after T. Simon], draped bust left, iohn lilborne, rev. october 26 1649, family arms in shield, 25 x 22mm, 5.24g (Platt II, p.202, type B; MI I, 386/4; E 178). Some light scratches above shield, very fine and very rare £1,200-£1,500 --- These medals were attributed to Simon by Vertue, and the portraiture (bust punch) is certainly Simon’s work. Hawkins was sceptical, however, and rightly so. Later studies show that these medals were almost certainly the first major work of David Ramage (cf. DNW 160, 411), incorporating as they do punches for symbols also used on Ramage’s trade tokens. This would have been a private commission, probably sponsored by Lilburne himself.
Lot 115
Cromwell, Lord General, 1650, a round uniface copper restrike (c. 1738 or later) of the oval medal by T. Simon, armoured bust three-quarters right, oli cromwell milit parl dvx gen, 36mm (Platt I, p.336; Lessen p.93, Gp B and pl. xvi, 6; MI I, 388/7; E 180a). Die flaw partly tooled out, very fine or better £150-£200 --- The die is thought to have broken before any medals could be struck from it, a view supported by the absence of a reverse. It is believed to have been taken to Holland in 1720 where restrikes in gold, silver and copper were produced, normally on round flans. Oval strikings are considered to have been made later (see M. Lessen, ‘The Cromwell Lord General Medal by Simon’, BNJ 1979, pp.87-98).
Lot 116
Battle of Dunbar, 1650, a small uniface oval silver restrike medal, mid-18th century, after T. Simon, bust of Cromwell left, battle scene in background, signed t.simon.f below, the lord of hosts word at dvnbar septem y 3 1650, 26 x 22mm, 7.59g (Platt I, p.327, type K; MI I, 391/13; E 181b2). Good very fine £100-£150
Lot 118
Battle of Dunbar, 1650, a large silver restrike medal, late 19th century (?), after T. Simon, bust of Cromwell left, battle scene in background, signed tho.simon.fe below, the lord of hosts word at dvnbar septem y 3 1650, rev. view of the Long Parliament, 34 x 28mm, 16.71g (Platt I, p.328, type M, this item; Lessen, BNJ 1981, pp.123-4 and pl. xiv; Henfrey pl. i, 1; MI I, 392/14; E 181, note). Good very fine; suspension loop added £120-£150
Lot 119
Battle of Dunbar, 1650, a large cast silver medal by T. Simon, bust of Cromwell left, battle scene in background, signed tho.simon.fe below, the lord of hosts word at dvnbar septem y 3 1650, rev. view of the Long Parliament, 34 x 29mm, 9.35g (Platt I, p.329, type O [O1, this item]; Lessen, BNJ 1981, p.119; Henfrey pl. i, 1; MI I, 392/14; E 181a2). About fine £120-£150
Lot 12
Demands of Charles I for an Increase in Naval and Military Forces, a copper medal by N. Briot, draped bust right wearing radiate coronet, signed b below, carolvs d g mag brit fr et hib rex. rev. regit vnvs viroque, crossed sceptre and trident united by a cord, rose below, undated, 28mm (Platt I, p.120, type A; MI I, 250/26). About very fine £150-£200
Lot 120
Battle of Dunbar, 1650, a large oval silver restrike medal, mid-18th century, after T. Simon, bust of Cromwell left, battle scene in background, signed t.simon.f below, the lord of hosts word at dvnbar septem y 3 1650, 32 x 27mm, 9.91g (Platt I, p.329, type P; MI I, 392/14; E 181). Struck on a cast flan, nearly very fine, cleaned £80-£100
Lot 122
Admiral Blake, Naval Reward, 1653, an oval gilt-bronze medal by A. Simon, bust three-quarters right in stiff ruff, armour and scarf across the breast, without legend, rev. naval engagement, in foreground, a sinking ship, signed a simon on stern, wreath border both sides, 50 x 43mm (Platt II, p.342, type B [B1, this item]; cf. MI I, 401/31). With integral loop for suspension, good very fine, extremely rare £1,500-£2,000 --- Medallic work by Abraham Simon is infrequently met with.
Lot 123
Major-General John Lambert, 1653, a small uniface oval silver portrait medal, by J. Stuart after Thomas Simon, bare head left with short, curled hair, lambert behind, 25 x 22mm (Platt II, pp.182-3, type E; MI I, 405/39 var.). Extremely fine, toned and very rare, contained in its original shagreen case, this with an old inked label, ‘M G Lambert’ £300-£400 --- John Lambert (1619-84) was a leading Parliamentary general during the Civil War and the principal architect of the Protectorate, the form of republican government which existed from 1653 to 1659. He first distinguished himself in encounters with the Royalists at Bradford in March 1644, and he fought bravely in the major Parliamentary victory at Marston Moor in July. A major-general at the age of 28, he helped Henry Ireton draw up the “Heads of the Proposals,” a draft constitution aimed at reconciling the conflicting interests of the army, Parliament and the king. At the beginning of the second phase of the Civil War in 1648, Lambert was commander of the troops of northern England. He routed the Scottish Royalist invaders at Preston in August and, on 22 March 1649, he captured Pontefract, the last Royalist stronghold in England. Second in command under Cromwell during the campaigns against the Royalists in Scotland in 1650 and 1651, Lambert was also at Worcester on 3 September 1651, when the future Charles II was defeated in the final battle of the Civil War. Lambert was a key figure during the Commonwealth but in 1657 outspokenly opposed the proposal that Cromwell be made king. In June 1662, he was sentenced to death for his part in the Civil War but was granted a reprieve and spent the rest of his life in prison.
Lot 124
Lord Protector, 1653, a cast silver medal by T. Simon, armoured and draped bust of Cromwell left, signed tho:simon:f below, olivervs dei gra reipvb angliæ sco et hib & protector, rev. pax qværitvr bello, lion séjant displaying arms, 39mm, 7.78g (Platt I, pp.338-9, type B [B4, this item]; Lessen type 5; MI I, 409/45; E 188b). A later cast, worked in fields, otherwise nearly very fine £100-£150
Lot 126
Lord General/Lord Protector, c. 1650-8, a struck copper medal, c. 1730, probably by J. Dassier after T. Simon, armoured bust three-quarters right, ts below, oliv d g r p ang sco et hib pro, rev. pax qværitvr bello, lion séjant displaying arms, 34mm (Platt I, p.340, type C; Lessen, BNJ 1979, p.95, (1b); MI I, 410/46; E 189). On a thick flan, very fine £120-£150 --- Simon’s bust puncheon was used for this medal, which is considered to be by Jean Dassier of Geneva, made while he was in England c. 1730.
Lot 127
James Ashe, 1656, a small uniface oval silver portrait medal, by J. Stuart in imitation of a 17th century medal, bare-headed bust left, with long hair, iacobvs aschevs æt 56, 36 x 30mm (MI I, p.422). Extremely fine and very rare, contained in a contemporary shagreen case £300-£400 --- When making his series of restitutional medals, it would seem that Stuart was misinformed and copied a Dutch medal of one James Pasch, aged 36, and made him into James Ashe, aged 56. Ashe was an important figure in the history of Bath, being elected MP in 1640 and again in 1656. He was later appointed Recorder for the City. He married Margerey Harrinton in 1652.
Lot 128
Elizabeth Claypole, Memorial, 1658, a pewter medal by T. Simon, bust right, hair swept back and falling as curls to the side, wearing a single strand of pearls, signed ts on truncation, 35mm (Platt II, p.38, type A [A6, this item]; MI I, 430/74). Very fine £200-£300 --- Elizabeth Claypole (1629-58) was the second and favourite daughter of Oliver Cromwell. She married John Claypole in January 1646 and they had four children, the youngest of whom died an infant. Elizabeth herself became very ill and her premature death at Hampton Court undoubtedly hastened that of her father, who succumbed less than a month later.
Lot 129
Elizabeth Claypole, Memorial, 1658, a copper medal by J. Kirk after T. Simon, bust right, hair swept back and falling as curls to the side, wearing a single strand of pearls, rev. ann [sic] cleypole daughter of oliver cromwell within wreath, 34mm (Platt II, p.38, type C; MI I, 430/75; E 197); Cromwell, Memorial, 1658, a silvered copper medalet by J. Kirk for the Sentimental Magazine, bust left, rev. olivar cromwell 1658, 26mm (MI I, 435/86); together with a similar copper medalet for Queen Charlotte, 1773 [3]. Extremely fine, first and last with traces of original colour £150-£180 --- The name Ann in the reverse inscription instead of Elizabeth would appear to be Kirk’s mistake.
Lot 13
Demands of Charles I for an Increase in Naval and Military Forces, 1628, a silver medal by N. Briot, crowned small square-topped shield within collar of the Thistle, all surrounded by the Garter, carolvs d g ang sco fran et hib rex fidei def, rev. regit vnvs viroque, crossed sceptre and trident united by a cord, date in exergue, 28mm, 5.29g (Platt I, p.120, type B [B1, this item]; MI I, 250/27; SCBI Brooker 1260; N 2676). Nearly extremely fine and attractively toned £500-£700 --- Often catalogued as a pattern shilling, this medallion was struck to commemorate the King’s petitioning of parliament to increase expenditure on the army and navy.
Lot 131
Death of Oliver Cromwell, 1658, a large struck silver medal, late 17th century (?), unsigned (of Dutch origin), after T. Simon, armoured bust left, olivar d g rp ang sco hiberniæ protector, rev. non defitient oliva sep 3 1658, shepherd with his flock under an olive tree, landscape in background, 49mm, 47.29g (Platt II, p.26, type C [C1, this item]; Lessen, BNJ 1982, dies 1/2; Henfrey pl. v, 5; MI I, 435/85; v. Loon II, 420; E 200). Extremely fine, toned £1,000-£1,200
Lot 132
Cromwell, Memorial, 1658, a struck silver-gilt medal, c. 1731, by J. Dassier, laureate draped bust left, signed i · dassier · f ·, olivarius cromwell, rev. infant genii surrounding decorated and inscribed monument, 38mm, 31.28g (Platt II, pp.29-30, type A; Eisler I, 265/35; MI I, 435/87; E 203). Only peripheral traces of gilding, good very fine £400-£500 --- Part of Dassier’s Kings and Queens of England series
![Cromwell, Memorial, 1658, a copper medal by J. Dassier [struck c. 1731], similar to last, 38mm (Platt II, pp.29-30, type B; E](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/299f2892-81e3-41fd-9e85-aeb000b01359/1b35cf3f-239d-4a49-92cc-af3a0171badb/468x382.jpg)
Lot 134
Cromwell and Tommaso Aniello, c. 1700, a struck copper medal by F. St Urbain, bust of Cromwell left, olivar d g r p ang sco et hib &c pro, rev. thomas aniello de amalphi, bust of Aniello left, signed sv on truncation, 46mm (Platt I, p.346, type C; Henfrey pl. v, 2; MI I, 432/79; E 199). Nearly extremely fine, tan patina £200-£300 --- Tommaso Aniello (1620-47), aka Masaniello, a fisherman from Naples with a reputation for smuggling, was chosen to lead a protest against a new tax on fruit, levied by the Neapolitan nobility in July 1647 to raise money to pay the tribute demanded by Spain. The insurrection against the nobles was successful, and Masaniello’s mob of almost 1,000 citizens ransacked the armouries and opened the city’s prisons. Despite reaching an agreement with the viceroy of Naples, the Duke of Arcos, who confirmed upon him the title ‘captain-general of the Neapolitan people’ on 13 July 1647, Masaniello continued to stir unrest and was arrested three days later, only to be assassinated by a group of grain merchants said to be in the pay of the nobles. His head was cut off and brought by a band of roughs to the viceroy and his body buried outside the city. But the next day the populace, angered by the alteration of the measures for weighing bread, repented; his body was dug up and given a splendid funeral, at which the viceroy himself was represented. Masaniello shared no obvious similarities to Oliver Cromwell, other than a rapid rise to power at about the same time (Platt I, p.347).
Lot 135
Thomas Simon, a uniface cast base metal portrait medal, c. 1750, possibly by J. Stuart for Vertue, bust of Simon three-quarters left, 50 x 38mm (Nathanson p.9; Vertue p.57, pl. xxv; MI I, 512/155). Very fine or better, with faded ink inscription on reverse, very rare £150-£200 --- Unfortunately, the likeness on this medal is not attributable to any particular artist or portrait.
![Charles II, Restoration, 1660, a cast silver medal, unsigned [by T. Rawlins], armoured and draped bust right, carolvs ii d g](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/299f2892-81e3-41fd-9e85-aeb000b01359/fa3cb9c1-c383-4449-b431-af3a0171ecc6/468x382.jpg)
Lot 136
Charles II, Restoration, 1660, a cast silver medal, unsigned [by T. Rawlins], armoured and draped bust right, carolvs ii d g magnæ brit fra et hib rex, rev. tandem riverescet, three crowns on leafless oak-tree, sun above, 34mm, 14.76g (MI I, 453/38; E 215b). Suspension loop removed at 12 o’clock, some wear to gilding, fine or better £100-£150
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Charles II, Embarkation at Scheveningen, 1660, a hollow cast silver medal by P. van Abeele, armoured bust almost full-face, hair long, wearing silk cravat and the Garter George from a heavy chain, carolvs ii d g magnæ brit fra et hib rex, rev. in nomine meo exaltabitvr cornu eius, Fame flying over fleet under sail, with trumpet and banner, beneath a shell inscribed s m is uit hollant van scheveling afgevaren naer sijn conincrijken, ao 1660 juni 2, edge signed pva f, 70mm, 70.98g (Platt p.357; MI I, 455/44; v. Loon II, 462; MH 42; E 210). Usual air-hole in edge, extremely fine, an attractive specimen £1,200-£1,500 --- On the 2nd of June Charles II and his court embarked at Scheveningen following his restoration to the English throne. The King sailed on board the Naseby which as a result of this journey was renamed the Royal Charles.
Lot 138
Charles II, Landing at Dover, 1660, a silver medal by J. Roettiers, bust right with long hair within ornate laurel branches, carolvs ii d g magn britann franc et hibern rex, inner legends devm providentia atq misericordia vivo and anno reseratæ salvtis 1660 die 29 maii, rev. si devs est cvstos qvis mevs hostis erit, 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, 63.62g (Platt II, p.357; MI I, 457/48; MH 1919/46; v. Loon II, 464). A few minor marks in fields, otherwise extremely fine, lightly toned and very rare, a most attractive medal £1,200-£1,500
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