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Click here to subscribeCrystal Palace Picture Gallery, Prize Medal, 1872, a silver award by W.J. Taylor, Britannia standing facing, flanked by Plenty and Learning, Fame flying left above, rev. wreath, named (Awarded by the Crystal Palace Co. for a picture “Erasmus” painted by M. Dauriac of Antwerp), 63mm, 130.85g (Allen SY-1873/001 var.; BHM -). Brushed, scratched in exergue on obverse, otherwise extremely fine and toned £200-£260
New Buildings at the City of London School Opened, 1882, a bronze medal by J.S. & A.B. Wyon for the Corporation of the City of London, conjoined busts of the Prince and Princess of Wales right, rev. frontal elevation of the School, 77mm (W & E 1461A.1; BHM 3133; E 1690). Extremely fine £200-£260
Opening of the New Council Chamber at the Guildhall, 1884, a bronze medal by J.S. & A.B. Wyon for the Corporation of the City of London, interior of the Chamber, rev. Londinia, attended by Commerce and Magistracy, addressing her council, 77mm (BHM 3177; Taylor 206a; E 1705). Toned, about as struck; in fitted case of issue £500-£700
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, 216.16g (W & E 2000A.2; BHM 3219; E 1733b). Polished, some marks in fields, otherwise about extremely fine; in case of issue £400-£500
700th Anniversary of the Mayoralty of the City of London, 1889, a bronze medal by A. Kirkwood & Sons for the Corporation of the City of London, busts of Richard I and Victoria vis-à-vis in cartouche, rev. St Michael presenting sceptre to kneeling figure of Londinium, St Paul’s behind, 77mm (BHM 3377; E 1752). Virtually as struck; in fitted case of issue £500-£700
Visit of Emperor Wilhelm II to the City of London, 1891, a bronze medal by Elkington & Co. for the Corporation of the City of London, conjoined busts of the Emperor and Empress right, rev. Germania seated to left, Britannia standing to right, each flanked by shield of arms, 80mm (BHM 3412; E 1768). Cleaned, some minor marks, otherwise extremely fine £100-£120
Visit of the Duke and Duchess of York to the City of London, 1893, a bronze medal by G.G. Adams for the Corporation of the City of London, conjoined busts left, rev. Duke and Duchess in biga driven by Cupid, being presented with a cornucopia by Londinia, 76mm (W & E 1763; BHM 3452; E 1780). Lightly cleaned, some edge knocks, good very fine £100-£120
Crystal Palace Picture Gallery, Prize Medal, a bronze award by G.G. Adams, Britannia standing facing, flanked by Plenty and Learning, Fame flying left above, rev. wreath, named (Awarded by the Crystal Palace Co. for a picture “The Apparition” by F.H. Jackson, 1893), 63mm (Allen SY-1893/010, this piece; BHM -). Fields lightly hairlined, otherwise about as struck; in original fitted case by G.G. Adams, London £200-£260 --- Sold with a complete list of the prize medal recipients for the year 1893
Crystal Palace Picture Gallery, Prize Medal, a silver award by G.G. Adams, Britannia standing facing, flanked by Plenty and Learning, Fame flying left above, rev. wreath, named (Awarded by the Crystal Palace Co. for a Painting “Market Place in Capri” by Ferd. Brütt, 1895), 63mm, 108.19g (Allen SY-1873/001 var.; BHM -). Cleaned, some scratches, otherwise very fine £100-£120
Crystal Palace Picture Gallery, Prize Medal, a bronze award by G.G. Adams, Britannia standing facing, flanked by Plenty and Learning, Fame flying left above, rev. wreath, named (Awarded by the Crystal Palace Co. for a picture “Cromwell at Ripley Castle” by R. Lehmann, 1897), 63mm (Allen SY-1873/001 var.; BHM -). Cleaned, otherwise very fine £60-£80
City of London Imperial Volunteers, 1900, a bronze medal by Sir George Frampton for the Corporation of the City of London, Volunteer standing before seated Londinia, rev. flagpole on mound surrounded by ring of trees, radiant sun behind, 76mm (BHM 3684; E 1848). About extremely fine; in case of issue [this damaged and repaired] £150-£180
Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, a silver award medal by L.C. Wyon, motto on central tablet, flanked by standing figures of Avicenna and Galen, rev. legend within wreath, edge named (William Honneyman, Practical Chemistry, 1911), 70mm, 148.49g (BHM 2509; E 1472). Lightly polished, otherwise about as struck, rare; in fitted case by Baddeley Bros, London £300-£400
Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, a silver award medal, unsigned, arms of the Society flanked by standing figures of Avicenna and Galen, rev. wreath, named (William Honneyman, 1911), 57mm, 95.21g (BHM -; E -). Lightly polished, otherwise about as struck, rare; in fitted case by Baddeley Bros, London £200-£260
Bristol Exhibition, 1912, Prize Medal, a copper award by J. Restall, rev. named (Bristol Photographic Club, Portraiture, Awarded to Mrs F. Wild), 64mm; Bristol Exhibition, 1913, Prize Medal, similar, rev. named (Bristol Photographic Club, Awarded to Mrs Wild), 64mm [2]. Extremely fine, second with minor marks on reverse £70-£90
AUSTRIA, Centenary of the Schemnitz Mining Academy, 1870, a bronze medal by C. Radnitzky, 70mm (BDM V, 15); BELGIUM, Leopold I, Silver Jubilee, 1856, a bronze medal by L. Wiener, 75mm (BDM VI, 493); GERMANY, Westphalia, a bronze prize medal, unsigned and undated, 37mm; Capture of Lille, 1914, a bronze medal, unsigned, 50mm [4]. First very fine, others extremely fine or better, second lightly cleaned; latter two cased £100-£150
BRACCIANO, Paolo Giordano II Orsini, Created Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, 1623, a copper medal by J.J. Kornemann, bust left, rev. inscription and date, 33mm (Wurzbach-Tannenberg 6997); PAPAL STATES, Death of Cardinal Consalvi, 1824, a bronze medal by G. Cerbara, 53mm [2]. Very fine, first rare £60-£80
FRANCE, Entry of the Legate into Paris, 1660, a brass medalet, unsigned, 25mm; Count of Anglès, 1818, a copper medal by A. Galle, 41mm; Birth of the Duke of Bordeaux, 1820, a copper medal by J.-P. Montagny, 52mm (BDM IV, 128); Felix de Beaujour, 1827, a bronze medal by J.-J. Barre, 46mm (BDM I, 130); Charles X, a uniface brass cliche, unsigned and undated, 45mm; School of Design, a bronze prize medal by A. Caqué, rev. named (Ch. Barnier, 1847), 41mm; Unveiling of the Statue of Marshal Drouet at Reims, 1849, a copper medal by A. Garnier, 50mm (BDM VII, 340); Universal Exposition, Paris, 1855, a white metal medal by A. Caqué, 50mm; together with a Monneron token and modern copies of medals by Brenet and Jaley [10]. Varied state; one cased £100-£150
FRANCE, Capture of Tournai and Courtrai, 1667, a restrike bronze medal [struck after 1880], unsigned, 89mm; Birth of the King of Rome, 1811, a restrike bronze medalet [struck after 1880], unsigned, 19mm; July Revolution, 1830, a bronze medal by A. Caqué, 51mm; Napoleon III, a copper medal by A. Caqué, undated, 51mm; Association for the Advancement of the Sciences, 1872, a silvered-bronze medal by O. Roty [struck after 1880], 68mm; Heroes of Verdun, 1916, a bronze medal by C. Pillet, 68mm [6]. Varied state; second in fitted case £100-£150
FRANCE, Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, a restrike bronze medal by B. Duvivier [struck after 1880], 41mm; Landing of Louis XVIII at Calais, 1814, a copper medal by B. Andrieu & N. Brenet, 40mm (Bramsen 1406); Constitutional Charter, 1814, a copper medal by B. Andrieu, 40mm (Bramsen 1468); Society for the Amelioration of Prisons, 1819, a copper medal by J.-J. Barre & R. Gayrard, 41mm (BDM II, 226); Birth of the Duke of Bordeaux, 1820, a copper medal by F. Caunois, 68mm (BDM I, 362); a copper medal by R. Gayrard, 38mm (BDM II, 226); together with assorted French medalets in silver (2), base metal (6) [14]. Varied state £150-£200
FRANCE, Fernand Chapsal, 1920, a bronze plaquette by O. Vencesse (?), 70 x 48mm; Professor Moure, 1926, a bronze medal by F. Cogné, 66mm; General Weygand, 1935, a bronze medal by G. Prud’homme, 68mm; AUSTRIA, Coronation of Ferdinand I, 1838, a silver medalet, unsigned, 19mm; GERMANY, Goethe Centenary, 1932, a uniface bronze medal by A. Hartig, 76mm [5]. Very fine or better £60-£80
INDIA, Pindaree & Mahratta Confederacy Defeated, 1818, a silver medal by W. Wyon [after P. Rouw] for Mudie, bare head of Lord Hastings left, rev. Victory in chariot drawn by two winged lions, 41mm, 39.63g (Pudd. 818.1; BHM 974; E 1108). Some contact marks, otherwise very fine, rare in silver £300-£400
INDIA, Defenders of Indian Empire during the Sepoy Mutinies, 1857, a white metal medal by Pinches, Justice standing left with one foot on dead tiger, chained captive to left, rev. legend in and around wreath, 63mm (Pudd. 857.1; BHM 2601; E 1515). Very fine; pierced at top and suspension loop added £80-£100
INDIA, International Exhibition, Calcutta, 1883-84, a copper medal by J.S. & A.B. Wyon, crowned and veiled bust of Victoria left, rev. India seated and Britannia standing, receiving symbolic offerings from four figures representing parts of the Empire, 76mm (Pudd. 883.2.1). Extremely fine £200-£260
PAPAL STATES, Hadrian VI (1522-3), a copper medal, unsigned and undated, a later striking, 40mm (Spink 456); Julius III, 1550, a copper medal, unsigned, a later striking, 45mm (Spink 513); Innocent X (1644-55), a copper medal, yr VII, signed G M (?), 30mm (Spink 1121) [3]. Good very fine or better £80-£100
PAPAL STATES, Dogma of the Immaculate Conception, [1856], yr XI, a silver medal by I. Bianchi, bust of Pius IX left, rev. Pope standing in the Basilica di S. Giovanni in Laterano, reading Doctrine of Immaculate Conception to audience; above in clouds, Virgin and four angels, 44mm, 35.00g (Mazio 704; Rinaldi 50). Nearly extremely fine £100-£120 --- The medal commemorates the announcement of the Doctrine on 8 December 1854. Although the Pope would normally be seated for such ceremonies, Pius was forced to stand up because, unexpectedly, a ray of sunlight shone in his face. It was a cloudy winter’s day in Rome so the appearance of the sunbeam was interpreted as a heavenly confirmation of the dogma
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