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Click here to subscribeMarriage of Charles II and Catherine of Braganza, [1662], a silver medal, unsigned [by J. Roettier], laureate and draped bust of Charles right, rev. draped bust of Catherine right, 43mm, 39.34g (MI I, 489/111; E 224). Lightly cleaned, some minor marks, otherwise about extremely fine £300-£400
Peace of Breda, [1667], a silver medal, unsigned [by J. Roettier], laureate and draped bust of Charles II right, rev. Britannia seated left, ship to left, edge inscribed carolvs secvndvs pacis et imperii restitvtor avgvstvs, 56mm, 75.16g (Pax 269; MI I, 535/185; E 241 var.). About extremely fine and toned £1,000-£1,200
French and Spanish Fleets Defeated off Toulon, 1744, a pinchbeck medal, unsigned, body hanging from gallows, aftermath of naval battle behind, rev. ships approaching fort, lion subduing cockerel in foreground, 38mm (MI II, 584/224; E 582). About extremely fine for type with some original colour, rare thus £200-£260
Earl Spencer, First Lord of the Admiralty, 1799, a copper medal by T. Wyon Sr, bust left, rev. Victory, 38mm (BHM 471; E 913); George III, National Jubilee, 1809, a white metal medal by P. Wyon, 52mm (BHM 652); Benjamin West, Purchase of a Picture for the British Institute, 1815, a copper medal by G. Mills, unnamed, 41mm (BHM 862); Opening of Waterloo Bridge, 1817, a silver medal by T. Wyon, 27mm (BHM 961; E 1091); Death of George Canning, 1827, a copper medal by A. Galle, 51mm (BDM II, 197) [5]. Fine to extremely fine £80-£100
Tribute to the Duke of York, 1800, a white metal medal by T. Wyon Sr, 38mm (BHM 487; E 914); Anglo-French Alliance, 1854, a white metal medal by Allen & Moore, 44mm (BHM 2536; E 1489) [2]. First very fine and very rare, second with some minor corrosion spots otherwise good extremely fine £100-£150
Sir Berkeley Guise, 1811, a white metal medal, unsigned, 45mm (BHM 711; cf. DNW M4, 225); The District Messenger and Theatre Ticket Company Ltd, Award of Merit, a silver award by D.G. Collins, hallmarked Birmingham 1917, 29mm (W –; cf. DNW 36, 627); Serpentine Swimming Club, London, a bronze award medal, unsigned, rev. engraved (1928), 38mm [3]. First about fine, second good fine, last very fine £40-£60 --- Sir Berkeley William Guise (1775-1834), MP for Gloucestershire 1812, advocate of political reform and the abolition of slavery
William IV, Coronation, 1831, a white metal medal, unsigned, 46mm (BHM 1498); William IV, Death, 1837, a white metal medal by T. Halliday, 38mm (BHM 1720); Marriage of the Prince of Wales and Princess Alexandra, 1863, a white metal medal by Dodd & Son, 42mm (BHM 2762); Victoria, Golden Jubilee, 1887, Borough of Evesham, a bronze medal by Brookes & Adams, 38mm (W & E 2037B [this metal not listed]; Edward VII, Coronation, 1902, a bronze medal by J. Carter, 39mm (BHM 3753); a silver medal by G. Frampton, 24mm (BHM 3767); Opening of the Queen Alexandra Dock, Cardiff, 1907, a bronze medal by Spiridion, 51mm (BHM 3945); British Empire Exhibition, 1924, a bronze medal by W. McMillan, 28mm (BHM 4194); FRANCE, Laying of the First Stone of the Tonnay-Charente Bridge, 1841, a copper medal [struck 1842-45], unsigned, 52mm [9]. Very fine or better, first holed at top £100-£150
Majority of Princess Victoria, 1837, a white metal medal by J. Davis, 51mm (BHM 1736); Victoria, Diamond Jubilee, 1897, a silver medal by G.W. De Saulles, 56mm (BHM 3506); a bronze medal by H. Grueber, 38mm (W & E 3128A); Edward VII, Coronation, 1902, a silver medal by G.W. De Saulles, 31mm (BHM 3737); PRUSSIA, Battles of Rosbach and Lissa, 1757, a cast bronze medal, unsigned, 48mm [5]. Varied state; second in case of issue £100-£150
Victoria, Visit to the City of London, 1837, a white metal medal, unsigned [by T. Halliday?], 38mm (W & E 68A; BHM -); Great Exhibition, Hyde Park, 1851, a white metal medal by W.J. Taylor, 38mm (BHM 2459) [2]. First holed at top otherwise both about extremely fine [slabbed NGC AU 55 and AU 58 respectively] £60-£80
Victoria, Coronation, 1838, a copper medal by B. Pistrucci, diademed bust left, rev. Victoria seated left, being offered the crown by Britannia, Scotia, and Hibernia, 36mm (BHM 1801; E 1315). About extremely fine; in contemporary fitted case by R & S Garrard, Jewellers to the Royal Family, Panton Street & Haymarket [hinge broken] £200-£260
Great Exhibition, Hyde Park, 1851, For Services, a copper award medal by W. Wyon, bare head of Prince Albert left, rev. wreath, edge named (Lord Bishop of Manchester), 48mm (Allen HP-A050; BHM 2465). Extremely fine £120-£150 --- James Prince Lee (1804-69), first Bishop of Manchester (1848-69); Manchester Local Committee Chairman for the Exhibition
Victoria, Golden Jubilee, 1887, a silver medal by L.C. Wyon after Sir J.E. Boehm and Sir F. Leighton, crowned bust left, rev. enthroned figure of Empire surrounded by standing figures representing Science, Letters, Art, etc, Mercury and Time below, 77mm, 221.18g (W & E 2000A.2; BHM 3219; E 1733b). Fields lightly hairlined, otherwise good extremely fine; in case of issue [clasp broken] £1,500-£1,800
900th Anniversary of Westminster Abbey, 1965, gold, silver, and bronze medals, unsigned [by M. Rizzello], view of the Abbey, rev. crowned head of Edward the Confessor facing, nine other heads of historical figures around, each 57mm (E 2107) [3]. About as struck; in case of issue £4,000-£5,000 --- Each medal is numbered ‘374’ on the edge; the gold medal is 22ct and weighs 127.76g
College of Arms, Quincentenary, [1984], a silver medal by N. Mainwaring, 63mm; Battle of Waterloo, 175th Anniversary, [1990], a silver medal after B. Pistrucci, 63mm (E 2166); Society of Antiquaries, 300th Anniversary, 2007, a silver medal, unsigned [by M. Holland], 58mm (E 2221); together with other medals in silver (1) and base metal (6), and a brass spoon [10]. Mostly as struck; six cased £200-£300
Hearts of Oak Benefit Society (Est. 1842), a silver award medal for Services by W.J. Taylor, named (Mr John Dolling), 50mm; Society of Biological Chemistry, a bronze award medal by Elkington, named (F.W. Warren, 1900), 44mm; The National Utility Poultry Society, a bronze award medal by Elkington, named (Laying Trials, 1925-26, Section VI, J.J. Berry, Rhode Island Reds, 989 Eggs, Score Value 987), 51mm; Photography, a bronze award medal, unsigned, named (1930, F.G. Burroughs), 45mm; Confectioners Bakers and Allied Trades Exhibition, London, an oval silver award medal by Mappin & Webb, named (L. Hanneman & Son, London S.E. 5, 1935), hallmarked Birmingham 1935, 51 x 40mm [5]. Last very fine, others extremely fine; fourth in maroon fitted case £70-£90 --- The collection in the following 91 lots was formed by Dr Edith Greenwood (†1987), who began collecting medals while working as a doctor in Berlin in the 1950s. She became a consultant opthalmologist and moved to Zurich, where she was employed in the city’s Kantonsspital, while continuing to acquire medals. Dr Greenwood moved to England upon retirement but had ceased to collect by the late 1970s. Upon her death the collection was left to her son, who enjoyed it for many years but now sadly wishes to part with it on account of his advanced years
Sir John Pope-Hennessy, 1888 [struck 1890], a bronze medal by L.-O. Roty, bust right, rev. seated female figure of Mauritius waving to a departing steamer, arms of Mauritius at left, 69mm (Roty Compagnonnage p.91; Coll. R. Marx 26; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.271, 75; BDM V, 232; BHM 3360; E 1746). Extremely fine £90-£120 --- Sir John Pope-Hennessy, KCMG (1834-91), b Ballyhennessy, co Cork; educ. Queen’s College, Dublin; MP for King’s County, 1859-65; Governor of Labuan 1867-71; Governor of the Gold Coast 1872-3; Governor of the Bahamas 1873-4; Governor of Barbados and the Windward Islands 1875-6; Governor of Hong Kong 1877-83; Governor of Mauritius 1883-9; MP for North Kilkenny 1890-1
The Edinburgh Sir Walter Scott Club, a bronze award medal by G.E. Oliver, named (Essay Competition, Presented to Edinburgh Institution, Robert Bruce, 1901-2), 52mm; George V, Coronation, 1911, a silver medal by A. Halliday for Elkington, 38mm (W & E 5075A.7); Forward, 1912, a specimen silver-gilt award plaque by Elkington, un-named, 54 x 38mm; Battle of Jutland, 1916, a bronze medal by Spink, 45mm (BHM 4124; E 1951a); Red Cross Long and Efficient Service, a plated award medal by P. Metcalfe, named (Minnie E.C. Scott), 38mm; together with other medals, in silver (2, for hockey and tennis) and bronze [8]. Very fine and better; first in case of issue by G.E. Oliver, Engraver & Medallist, Edinburgh £70-£90
Tit-Bits Magazine, 1902, a silver Award of Merit by J.A. Restall, named (W. Newman Flower for success in Competitions, June 1903), 57mm (cf. DNW 123, 539); Franco-British Exhibition, White City, 1908, a bronze award medal by F. Bowcher for Vaughton, named (Mrs Isabella Morland King), 51mm (Allen Pt 3; BHM 3960; E 1903b); Hertfordshire and North Middlesex Competitive Musical Festival, a silver award medal by Wright & Son, named (Constance K. Newell, May 6th 1909), 39mm (cf. DNW M11, 1223) [3]. Extremely fine; second in maroon gilt-blocked case of issue, last in red case of issue £70-£90 --- Sir Walter Newman Flower (1879-1964), publisher and author, Blandford Forum, Dorset; educ. Whitgift School, Croydon; joined Harmsworth Press 1896, moving to Cassell & Co, magazine publishers, 1906, of which he was later proprietor; commissioned Winston Churchill’s A History of English-Speaking Peoples and published Churchill’s The Second World War
The medal awarded to the winner of the world’s first massed start cycle race, September 1907 Weekly Despatch, a silver award medal by D.G. Collins for Bladon, two cyclists racing left, a third behind, railway viaduct and trees in background, rev. wreath, named (100 Miles Cycle Race at Brooklands, Sept. 7 1907, won by F. Smith), hallmarked Birmingham 1907, 40mm. Extremely fine and toned, very rare; set in an ornamental loop mount incorporating a cycle wheel, original blue ribbon and suspender bar inscribed ‘Weekly Despatch 100 Miles Cycle Race Sept. 7th. 1907’, and in red case of issue by Bladon, Masonic Jeweller, 16 Clerkenwell rd, London E.C. £100-£150 --- Brooklands, the famous 2.7 mile purpose-built banked motor racing track near Weybridge, was the brainchild of the entrepreneur Hugh Fortescue Locke King (1848-1926), who created it on his inherited estate. Opened on 17 June 1907, the track held its first race meeting on 6 July. On 7 September it witnessed the world’s first massed start cycle race, run over a distance of 100 miles. At the time cycle racing was, like car and motorcycle racing, banned from the UK’s public roads. Between the Wars several massed start cycle races were also staged at Brooklands. The 1907 event is commemorated in a present-day exhibition at the Brooklands Museum
Southampton Camera Club, a silver award medal, unsigned, for J.W. Wood, named (S.C.C., Dr C.P. Weekes, 1921), 44mm; Liverpool Philatelic Society, a silver award medal by Elkington, named (E.F. Payne, 1925, Sierra Leone), hallmarked Birmingham 1924, 51mm [2]. Extremely fine, toned; in cases of issue, former by J.W. Wood & Co, Medallists, 24 Portland street, Southampton £50-£70 --- E.F. Payne was a noted collector and student of British colonial stamps between the Wars
The Gardening Illustrated Medal, 1923, a bronze award medal by Vaughton, un-named, 44mm; The National Gardens Guild, a silver award medal by T. Fattorini, un-named, hallmarked Birmingham 1929, 37mm; Littleborough Agricultural Society, a silver and enamel award medal by A.C. Bloxham, named (Class F, G.N. Houthvesen, 1930), hallmarked Birmingham 1930, 32mm; Daren Bread, an oval silver award medal by A.C. Bloxham, named (Semi-National Exhibition, 2nd Prize Daren Class 24, L. Hanneman & Son, Newport, 1932), hallmarked Birmingham 1932, 41 x 33mm; Newark Agricultural Society, a silver award medal by Mappin & Webb, un-named, hallmarked Birmingham 1933, 38mm; Amateur Gardening, a bronze award medal, unsigned, un-named, 39mm [6]. Very fine and better; first three in cases of issue £60-£80
London, Midland & Scottish Railway, The General Strike, 1926, a bronze medal by E. Gillick, 51mm (BHM 4210; E 2003); 10th Anniversary of the Signing of the Armistice, 1928, a plated bronze medal by C.L.J. Doman, 76mm (BHM 4132; E 2008); City of London, a uniface bronze medal by C.L.J. Doman, 63mm (BHM –; E –) [3]. About extremely fine and better; first in brown case of issue. last in green card box of issue £60-£80
Eastman Kodak, c. 1950, a bronze award medal for 25 Years’ Service by J.R. Pinches, named (Norman L. Ryott), 76mm (MJP p.91; cf. DNW 47, 1004); BELGIUM, The Gevaert International Photographic Competition, 1912, a bronze medal by C. Stoeving for Awes Munze, Berlin, 60mm (cf. Simmons FPL 13, 8; cf. DNW 250, 496) [2]. Extremely fine; first in blue fitted case and card box of issue, second in maroon card box £40-£60
AUSTRIA, Anton Ritter von Schmerling, 1890, a bronze medal by A. Scharff, bust right, rev. Minerva crowning a bust of Maria Theresa, Schmerling and a student standing at right, 66mm (Hauser 7810; Wurzb. 8254; Horsky 7627). Light spotting and obverse surface marks, otherwise good very fine £60-£80 --- Anton Ritter von Schmerling (1805-93), Austrian statesman; the medal commemorates his 25th anniversary as curator of the Theresianischen Akademie, Vienna
AUSTRIA, Kaiser Jubiläums- und 5. Österr. Bundesschiessen in Wien [Kaiser’s Golden Jubilee and 5th Austrian Federal Shooting Festival], 1898, a silver medal by A. Scharff, bust of Franz Joseph I right, rev. robed female carving date onto a tree, 37mm (Hauser 5211; Wurzb. 2594; Horsky 3894). Trifling edge nicks, otherwise very fine and toned £120-£150
AUSTRIA, Ausstellung ‘Das Kind’ unter dem Protektorat von Erzherzog Ferdinand Karl, Wien [The Child under the Protection of Archdukes Exhibition, Vienna], 1907, a bronze medal by H. Schaefer, 60mm (Hauser 3088; Wurzb. 2107); Erste Internationale Jagdausstellung ‘Pferde’, Vienna, 1910, a bronze medal by W. Hejda for Brüder Schneider, 50mm (Hauser 3127; Wurzb. 2666), and Internationale Trophäen Concurrenz, an octagonal bronze plaque by A. Hofmann for Präge Schneider, 50mm (Hauser 3126; Wurzb. 2667); Internationale Postwertzeichen Ausstellung, Wien [International Stamp Exhibition, Vienna], 1911, a plated bronze Souvenir medal by A. Hofman, 29mm (Hauser 3136); Internationale Wintersport-Ausstellung, Wien, 1912, an octagonal bronze plaque, unsigned, 45mm [5]. Very fine and better, first lightly lacquered £70-£90
BELGIUM, Exposition Internationale, Brussels, 1897, a plated bronze award medal by J. Lagæ for Wolfers, un-named, 70mm (ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.175; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.16, 79; BDM III, 267-8; cf. DNW 130, 1732); Exposition Universelle, Brussels, 1910, a light bronze award medal by G. Devreese, un-named, 71mm (Willenz 105; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.74, 19; BDM VI, 320; cf. DNW 147, 1876); Aéro-Club de Belgique, c. 1920, a bronze award plaque by E.-P. Blin, un-named, 67 x 45mm; Union des Anciens Étudiants de l’Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1921, a plated bronze award medal by P. Bonnetain, un-named, 35mm [4]. First extremely fine, others very fine and better £60-£80 --- The first medal has the appearance of being in silver, but in the opinion of the cataloguer probably isn’t
BELGIUM, 75è Anniversaire de l’Indépendance de la Belgique, 1905, a bronze medal by G. Devreese for A. Michaux, 70mm (Willenz 44; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.75, 47; BDM I, 574); Namur Attacked/Troops at Ostende, 1914, a bronze medal by P. Theunis for A. Mauquoy, 70mm (BDM VIII, 234; BM Acq. 1983-7, pl.17, 19; cf. DNW M10, 1472); Inauguration des Installations Maritimes de Bruxelles, 1922, a plated bronze plaque by G. Devreese, 73 x 71mm (Willenz 242) [3]. Second extremely fine, others very fine £70-£90
BELGIUM, L’Armée Belge Participe à la Garde du Rhin, 1919, a bronze medal by P. Dubois for A. Mauquoy, 70mm (cf. DNW M1, 1618); Voyage au Congo du Prince Léopold, 1925, a plated bronze plaque by G. Devreese, 79 x 45mm, edge stamped 126 (Willenz 279); Amedée Begault, 1927, a bronze medal by P. Bonnetain for the 8th International Congress of Actuaries, 60mm [3]. About extremely fine, but second brightly polished £70-£90 --- Amedée Begault (1859-1949), internationally renowned actuary and mathematician; b. Tournai; co-founder of the Association des Actuaires Belges, January 1895
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