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Lot 562

A group of five German medals: comprising Memel Medal, Faithful Service Medal, Campaign Medal for Spanish Volunteers in Russia, 12 Years Long Service medal and a 1938 Air Defence Medal, Second Class (5)* Notes Militaria artefacts are reproduced in significant numbers, in particular those from the World War II period and some may use original parts. Intending buyers have ample opportunity for inspection of goods and, therefore must, accept responsibility for inspecting and investigating lots in which they may be interested. We ask that interested bidders closely study the images provided and request additional images and condition reports to satisfy themselves to the authenticity and period of any particular items in the auction. Whilst we seek to describe lots accurately, it may be impractical for us to carry out exhaustive due diligence on each lot. Prospective buyers also bid on the understanding that, inevitably, representations or statements by us as to authorship, genuineness, origin, date, age, provenance, condition or estimated selling price involve matters of opinion. We undertake that such opinion shall be honestly and reasonably held and accept liability for opinions given negligently or fraudulently. Subject to the foregoing neither we the auctioneer nor our employees or agents nor the seller accept liability for the correctness of such opinions and all conditions and warranties, whether relating to description, condition or quality of lots, express, implied or statutory, are hereby excluded. This Condition is subject to Condition 16 (Terms and Conditions) concerning deliberate forgeries and applies save as provided for in paragraph 6 "information to buyers".

Lot 563

A WWII German Eastern Front Medal: together with an Ostvolk Decoration for Merit and an Eastern People Bravery Decoration , Second Class (3)* Notes Militaria artefacts are reproduced in significant numbers, in particular those from the World War II period and some may use original parts. Intending buyers have ample opportunity for inspection of goods and, therefore must, accept responsibility for inspecting and investigating lots in which they may be interested. We ask that interested bidders closely study the images provided and request additional images and condition reports to satisfy themselves to the authenticity and period of any particular items in the auction. Whilst we seek to describe lots accurately, it may be impractical for us to carry out exhaustive due diligence on each lot. Prospective buyers also bid on the understanding that, inevitably, representations or statements by us as to authorship, genuineness, origin, date, age, provenance, condition or estimated selling price involve matters of opinion. We undertake that such opinion shall be honestly and reasonably held and accept liability for opinions given negligently or fraudulently. Subject to the foregoing neither we the auctioneer nor our employees or agents nor the seller accept liability for the correctness of such opinions and all conditions and warranties, whether relating to description, condition or quality of lots, express, implied or statutory, are hereby excluded. This Condition is subject to Condition 16 (Terms and Conditions) concerning deliberate forgeries and applies save as provided for in paragraph 6 "information to buyers".

Lot 564

A WWII German War Merit Medal 1939: together with a Social Welfare Medal, a Police 8 Year Long Service Medal and an Edelweiss Insignia (4)* Notes Militaria artefacts are reproduced in significant numbers, in particular those from the World War II period and some may use original parts. Intending buyers have ample opportunity for inspection of goods and, therefore must, accept responsibility for inspecting and investigating lots in which they may be interested. We ask that interested bidders closely study the images provided and request additional images and condition reports to satisfy themselves to the authenticity and period of any particular items in the auction. Whilst we seek to describe lots accurately, it may be impractical for us to carry out exhaustive due diligence on each lot. Prospective buyers also bid on the understanding that, inevitably, representations or statements by us as to authorship, genuineness, origin, date, age, provenance, condition or estimated selling price involve matters of opinion. We undertake that such opinion shall be honestly and reasonably held and accept liability for opinions given negligently or fraudulently. Subject to the foregoing neither we the auctioneer nor our employees or agents nor the seller accept liability for the correctness of such opinions and all conditions and warranties, whether relating to description, condition or quality of lots, express, implied or statutory, are hereby excluded. This Condition is subject to Condition 16 (Terms and Conditions) concerning deliberate forgeries and applies save as provided for in paragraph 6 "information to buyers".

Lot 565

A group of four German medals: Luftwaffe Four Years Long Service Medal, Entry Into Czechoslovakia Medal 1938,Olympic games Medal 1936 and Anschluss Medal 1938 (4)* Notes Militaria artefacts are reproduced in significant numbers, in particular those from the World War II period and some may use original parts. Intending buyers have ample opportunity for inspection of goods and, therefore must, accept responsibility for inspecting and investigating lots in which they may be interested. We ask that interested bidders closely study the images provided and request additional images and condition reports to satisfy themselves to the authenticity and period of any particular items in the auction. Whilst we seek to describe lots accurately, it may be impractical for us to carry out exhaustive due diligence on each lot. Prospective buyers also bid on the understanding that, inevitably, representations or statements by us as to authorship, genuineness, origin, date, age, provenance, condition or estimated selling price involve matters of opinion. We undertake that such opinion shall be honestly and reasonably held and accept liability for opinions given negligently or fraudulently. Subject to the foregoing neither we the auctioneer nor our employees or agents nor the seller accept liability for the correctness of such opinions and all conditions and warranties, whether relating to description, condition or quality of lots, express, implied or statutory, are hereby excluded. This Condition is subject to Condition 16 (Terms and Conditions) concerning deliberate forgeries and applies save as provided for in paragraph 6 "information to buyers".

Lot 566

A Second World War German Red Cross Medal: central black enamelled eagle on a red enamel cross, the reverse with legend 'For Merit for the German Red Cross', with ribbon.* Notes Militaria artefacts are reproduced in significant numbers, in particular those from the World War II period and some may use original parts. Intending buyers have ample opportunity for inspection of goods and, therefore must, accept responsibility for inspecting and investigating lots in which they may be interested. We ask that interested bidders closely study the images provided and request additional images and condition reports to satisfy themselves to the authenticity and period of any particular items in the auction. Whilst we seek to describe lots accurately, it may be impractical for us to carry out exhaustive due diligence on each lot. Prospective buyers also bid on the understanding that, inevitably, representations or statements by us as to authorship, genuineness, origin, date, age, provenance, condition or estimated selling price involve matters of opinion. We undertake that such opinion shall be honestly and reasonably held and accept liability for opinions given negligently or fraudulently. Subject to the foregoing neither we the auctioneer nor our employees or agents nor the seller accept liability for the correctness of such opinions and all conditions and warranties, whether relating to description, condition or quality of lots, express, implied or statutory, are hereby excluded. This Condition is subject to Condition 16 (Terms and Conditions) concerning deliberate forgeries and applies save as provided for in paragraph 6 "information to buyers".

Lot 721

Historical Medals. A group of French medals comprising: Marie Louise Imperatrice , Siege De La Bastille, Bonaparte Premier Consul, Josephine Imp et Reine and a bronze Napoleon Medal by Andrieu, together with an 1885 International Inventions Exhibition medal, an 1887 Jubilee medal, an Astor County Medal Rifleman Championship 1932 medal and a Russian icon (9)

Lot 613

George V, Shilling and Sixpence, both 1911 (S 4013-14); Elizabeth II, Sixpences (77), 1959 (36), 1966 (41) (S 4149); together with a 1916m Australian Shilling, a 1967 Canadian currency set and a 1972 United Nations medal [87]. Mostly extremely fine or better £60-£80

Lot 1418

Miscellaneous Tokens and Checks, HERTFORDSHIRE, Hatfield, Marquis of Salisbury [1602], copper, by E. Thomason, arms, rev. motto around crest, 29mm, 9.55g (W 2992; D & W 347/73; cf. DNW T20, 110). About extremely fine £40-£50 --- Provenance: Baldwin Auction, 3 November 2001, lot 210; P. Jones Collection. A card counter believed struck to the order of James Gascoyne-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Salisbury (1791-1868), copying a silver medal of his ancestor, Robert Cecil, 1st Earl (1563-1612)

Lot 1424

Miscellaneous Tokens and Checks, LONDON, Bank, John Ashby, copper, 35mm (Hawkins p.145, no.1; W 2767); Doctors Commons, John Shaw, bronze Calendar medal, 1895, by R.E. Daish, 38mm; Great Russell Street, William Till, 1834, copper, edge plain, 29mm (W 3076); together with other London tokens, tickets, etc (21), from Covent Garden, Old Kent Road, Oxford Street, St Paul’s, and a ticket for Bannister’s Circus [24]. Last fair, others fine to very fine £80-£100

Lot 1442

Historical Medals, Preston’s Artists’ Repository, Liverpool, 1794, a white metal medal by T. Wyon, city arms and supporters, rev. legends in and around wreath, 38mm, 17.12g/12h (W 2974; D & W 342/7a; Bell, ST p.36; Waters, Notes, p.8). About extremely fine £80-£100 --- Provenance: P. Jones Collection

Lot 1443

Historical Medals, ‘Map of France’, c. 1795, a white metal medal, unsigned, foot and slogans in quadrilateral, rev. legend, comma after flourish, 32mm, 11.40g/12h (DH Middlesex 229). An early strike with only the merest hint of the die flaw on reverse, about extremely fine £120-£150

Lot 1444

Historical Medals, Norwich Loyal Military Association, 1797, a copper medal, unsigned, soldier bearing arms in front of a row of tents, Castle and Cathedral in background, rev. arms of Norwich flanked by military ensigns, 32mm, 14.65g/6h (DH Norfolk 3; BHM 443). About extremely fine £70-£90 --- Provenance: K.J.J. Elks Collection

Lot 1466

LONDON, Finsbury Circus, London Institution, 1807, 30 Guinea Subscription, brass, by W. Wyon, number (1081) engraved below lion, 43mm, 32.18g (W 2670; D & W 156/434); London Institution, 1807, copper, number (500) engraved below arms, 43mm, 46.55g (W 2671; D & W 157/435) [2]. First good fine, second good very fine but wiped £60-£80 --- Provenance: Bt H. Simmons February 2007. The recipient of the first medal was Jeremiah Harman (1763-1844), Higham House, Woodford, Essex, banker and art collector, principal partner in the firm of Harman & Co, Adams court, Old Broad street, a director of the Bank of England from 1794 to 1827 and its Governor from 1816-18 (for another medal awarded to him see DNW 249, 1145); the recipient of the second medal was Thomas Pollock, chemist and druggist, 129 Fenchurch street

Lot 1470

LONDON, Piccadilly, Royal Academy Antique School, ivory, legend above 1768, rev. named (B.E. Ward, Admitted 30th Decr. 1876), 52mm, 11.86g (W 1033; D & W 63/143). About extremely fine, very rare £200-£260 --- Bernard Evans Ward (1857-1933), b London, was a renowned painter of the Victorian era who won a gold medal for some of his works exhibited at the Royal Society of British Artists. Together with a contemporary art teacher, Elíseo Abelardo Alvarez Calderón (1847-1911), he founded the St John's Wood Art School, at 7 Elm Tree road, N.W., in 1878; among the teachers they hired was Vanessa Bell, sister of Virginia Woolf and herself part of the Bloomsbury group of artists. After a lawsuit had cost him his fortune, Ward emigrated to the USA, living firstly near Cleveland, Ohio, then by the early 1920s in Florida, before returning to Akron, Ohio, where he died in August 1933 at the age of 76. Prospective buyers please note: ivory is covered by CITES legislation and in all probability this item cannot be exported from the UK

Lot 1476

YORKSHIRE, York, oval silver Attorney’s Medal of Admission, 1813, by Younge & Deakin, frontal elevation of the Law Courts, rev. the attornies medal of admission to the courts, not transferable, named (Mr John Melton), 44 x 35mm, 26.56g (D & W 100/402; cf. DNW 176, 312). Obverse edge knock at 9 o’clock, otherwise about very fine, very rare £240-£300 --- Provenance: Spink Auction 160, 9-10 October 2002, lot 1104

Lot 1488

Jernegan’s Lottery, 1736, a silver medal by J.S. Tanner, Minerva standing between trophies and emblems of arts and sciences, rev. Queen Caroline watering a grove of palm trees, 39mm, 20.41g (MI II, 517/72; W 1714; E 537). Good very fine, toned £90-£120 --- Provenance: DNW Auction 37, 8 September 1998, lot 947; P. Jones Collection

Lot 1489

Jernegan’s Lottery, 1736, a white metal medal by J.S. Tanner, from the same dies as previous, 39mm (cf. MI II, 517/72; cf. W 1714; cf. E 537). Die flaw in obverse field, about very fine, not listed in this metal in the standard references; perhaps a trial or later strike £40-£50 --- Provenance: DNW Auction 52, 28-9 November 2001, lot 562; P. Jones Collection

Lot 1490

Capture of Portobello, 1739, a pinchbeck medal, unsigned, 37mm (Adams PBvi 18-BB); another, signed I.W., 37mm (Adams PBvb 6-J); Opening of the Thames Tunnel, 1843, a white metal medal by J. Taylor, 63mm (BHM 2134); Joseph’s Flight Into Egypt, a white metal medal by Thomason, undated, 73mm [4]. Varied state £80-£100

Lot 1491

Sir Robert Walpole, a cast copper satirical medal after L. Natter, undated [c. 1741], 49mm (MI II, 562/194); Robert Walpole, Earl of Orford, 1742, a copper medal, unsigned [after L. Natter], 40mm (MI II, 567/201; E 567); Duke of Marlborough, 1742, a copper medal by J.A. Dassier, 55mm (Eisler 331; MI II, 568/202; E 568) [3]. First scratched in obverse field, second with faint graffiti below bust, otherwise all very fine £100-£150

Lot 1492

John Barnard, 1744, a copper medal by A. Dassier, 55mm (Eisler 339; MI II, 587/230; E 586); Admiral Lord Anson, 1747, an iron medal by T. Pingo, 43mm (Eimer 38; MI II, 634/325; E 616); Death of William Beckford, 1770, a copper medal, unsigned [by J. Kirk?], 43mm (BHM 141; E 732) [3]. Good very fine or better, second possibly a later striking £100-£150

Lot 1493

Royal College of Surgeons, 1767, a specimen striking in copper of the award medal by T. Pingo, arms within wreath, rev. Galen standing right, looking at skeleton, rocky landscape behind, 48mm (Eimer 41; BHM 110; E 720). Extremely fine, scarce £100-£120

Lot 1494

Death of the Marquis of Granby, 1770, a silver medal by L. Pingo, armoured bust right, rev. com militvr amor within radiant wreath, 40mm, 26.76g (Eimer 46; BHM 146; E –). Fields hairlined, light scratches on obverse, otherwise good extremely fine, extremely rare; in contemporary fitted case £150-£180

Lot 1497

Siege of Gibraltar/Battle of La Hogue, 1782/1692, a mule silver medal formed of two cast plates joined by a silver rim, obv. of the medal by L. Pingo (cf. E 796), rev. of the medal by J. Roettiers (cf. E 346), 49mm. Very fine; loop for suspension, a most unusual item £80-£100

Lot 1498

Marriage of the Duke of York and Princess Frederica of Prussia, 1791, a copper medal by F. Loos Jr, conjoined busts left, rev. Hymen standing facing, holding garland linking two shields, 46mm (BHM 348 [unlisted in copper]; E 843 [unlisted in copper]). Collector’s number in obverse field and traces of cleaning, otherwise extremely fine, rare £80-£100

Lot 1499

Battle of the Nile, 1798, a white metal medal by T. Wyon Sr, seated Victory holding plaque depicting bust of Nelson, lion to right, pyramid behind, rev. shield and foul anchor, 38mm (BHM 450; E 892). Extremely fine £80-£100

Lot 1500

Battle of Copenhagen, 1801, a white metal medal, unsigned, Justice standing beside column, portrait medallions of Admirals Parker and Nelson in front, rev. view of the battle, 39mm (BHM 510; E 933). Minor marks in fields, otherwise extremely fine, rare £150-£180

Lot 1501

George Cooke, 1805, a copper medal by T. Webb, 53mm (BHM 570; E 973); Church and King, 1807, a white metal medal by P. Kempson and S. Kindon, 42mm (BHM 630); George III, Grand National Jubilee, 1809, a filled brass medal, signed M & P (perhaps N. Marchant and L. Pingo), 51mm (BHM 655) [3]. First two scratched, last with two carbon spots on obverse, otherwise about extremely fine or better; second and third pierced, last with ring and ribbon attached £100-£150

Lot 1502

Nelsonic Crimson Oakes Society (Founded 1808), a silver medal, unsigned [perhaps by B. Patrick], bust of Lord Nelson left, rev. masonic symbols, 54mm (BHM 640; W 2187; E 986). Polished, otherwise good very fine, rare; pierced at top for suspension £150-£180

Lot 1504

Death of Princess Charlotte, 1817, a copper medal by T. Wyon Sr after P. Turnerelli, 51mm (BHM 943), together with a uniface bronze cliché of the obv.; Death of Princess Charlotte, 1817, a white metal medal, unsigned [by T. Halliday?], 39mm (BHM 949); Death of the Duke of York, 1827, a copper medal by B. Pistrucci, 60mm (BHM 1283; E 1189); Prince Alfred, 1850, a copper medal by L.C. Wyon, 32mm (W & E 599.4; BHM 2385; E 1443) [5]. Varied state £150-£200

Lot 1506

George III, Death, 1820, a white metal medal by T. Wyon Sr, 40mm (BHM 1001); William IV, Accession, 1830, a white metal medal by E. Thomason, 55mm (BHM 1423); William IV, Coronation, 1831, a white metal medal by T.W. Ingram, 55mm (BHM 1484); Death of Sir Robert Peel, 1850, a white metal medal by T. Pinches after H. Weekes, 45mm (BHM 2398) [4]. Good very fine or better £100-£150

Lot 1507

Tables of the Kings of England, c. 1821, a white metal medal by T. Halliday, names of monarchs in whorls around central circles on both sides, 39mm (BHM –; E –). Extremely fine and extremely rare £120-£150

Lot 1509

Foundation of the City of London School, 1834, a silver medal by B. Wyon, façade of building, rev. youth with seated figure of Knowledge, 58mm (BHM 1680; E 1279; Taylor 120a). About as struck, very attractively toned; in original fitted case by Wyon, 287 Regent Street, London £300-£400

Lot 1510

Chronology of the Kings of England, 1837, a white metal medal by W.J. Taylor, names of monarchs in whorls around central circles on both sides, 44mm (BHM –; E –). Extremely fine and extremely rare £150-£180

Lot 1511

Victoria, Coronation, 1838, a white metal medal by T. Halliday, 54mm (BHM 1821); International Exhibition, 1862, a white metal medal by G. Dowler, 36mm (BHM 2729); Quincentenary of the Battle of Shrewsbury, 1903, a copper medal, unsigned [by Robinson & Co], 38mm (BHM 3897); Battle of Jutland, 1916, a white metal medal by Spink, 45mm (obv. as BHM 4117, rev. as obv. of BHM 4124) [4]. Extremely fine or better £100-£150

Lot 1515

The English Numismatic Medal, c. 1845, in white metal, by W.J. Taylor for W. Webster, table of monarchs from William I to Victoria with the coin denominations they issued on both sides, 45mm (BHM –). Extremely fine, scarce £100-£120

Lot 1516

Joshua Reynolds, 1845, a copper medal by A.J. Stothard for the Art Union of London, bust left, rev. detail from Reynolds’ painting The Infant Hercules, 58mm (BHM 2207; E 1399). Extremely fine £80-£100

Lot 1517

Great Bell of York Minster, 1845, a white metal medal by J. Davis, conjoined heads of Victoria and Albert left, rev. the Great Bell, 44mm (W & E –; BHM 2222; E –). About extremely fine, very rare £100-£120

Lot 1518

William Hogarth, 1848, a copper medal by L.C. Wyon for the Art Union of London, bust right, rev. detail from Hogarth’s painting Canvassing for Votes, 55mm (BHM 2302; E 1427). Small corrosion spot behind bust, otherwise extremely fine £80-£100

Lot 1519

Voyage of the Junk Keying, 1848, a white metal medal by Allen & Moore, junk sailing right, rev. legend in 10 lines, 27mm (BHM 2322). Lightly brushed, otherwise extremely fine £150-£180

Lot 1520

Highbury Academy, a silver medal, unsigned, legends both sides, 32mm. Very fine; pierced for suspension £40-£60 --- Provenance: P.D. Greenall Collection, Baldwin Auction 16, 30 October 1997, lot 415 (part); P. Jones Collection

Lot 1521

Death of the Duke of Wellington, 1852, a white metal medal, unsigned [by J. Hinks], bust left, rev. weeping willow branches around plaque on plinth, 45mm (Eimer 153; BHM 2487; E 1470b). A few minor marks, otherwise extremely fine with mint bloom, rare £60-£80

Lot 1522

William Wyon, 1854, a copper medal by L.C. Wyon for the Art Union of London, bust right, rev. Britannia and four sea-horses, 56mm (BHM 2535; E 1480). About extremely fine £100-£120

Lot 1523

Christ’s Hospital, Newgate, Marker’s medal by L. Pingo, in silver, crowned bust of Edward VI right, rev. open bible, edge named (William Menzies, 1858), 35mm (Eimer 66a; MI I, 61/16; E 29; Grimshaw p.32, no.90). Very fine, dark-toned £50-£70 --- Provenance: Bonhams Auction, 9 December 1998, lot 212 (part); P. Jones Collection

Lot 1524

Sir David Wilkie, 1861, a copper medal by L.C. Wyon for the Art Union of London, bust right, rev. detail from Wilkie’s painting The Village Politicians, 55mm (BHM 2704; E 1549). Good extremely fine £80-£100

Lot 1525

Sheffield Sunday School Union Golden Jubilee, 1862, a copper medal, unsigned, 38mm (Grant III, p.320; cf. DNW 193, 1175); Incorporation of the Town of Barrow [-in-Furness], 1867, a copper medal, unsigned, 38mm; Victoria, Golden Jubilee, 1887, Australia, a bronze medal by Stokes & Martin, 32mm (W & E 2389B.2; BHM 3319); West Ham School Board, a silver award medal, unsigned, named (C. Doughty...1893), 35mm; Plymouth Exhibition, 1904, a bronze medal, unsigned [by J.A. Restall], 39mm (Allen Pt 4; cf. DNW M2, 2293); Arts & Crafts Exhibition, Shrewsbury, a silver award medal, unsigned, named (A. Tipton, 1906), 38mm; Currant Bread Competition, a silver award medal by J.A. Restall for T. Ottley, named (Second Prize Awarded to A.W. Mills, Aylesbury 1910), hallmarked Birmingham 1908, 39mm; The Royal Agricultural Show, Shrewsbury, 1914, a white metal medal, unsigned, 38mm (W & E 5497A.2; BHM 4105) [8]. Very fine and better, but first two lacquered and sixth has been wiped £120-£150 --- Provenance: P. Jones Collection, additionally: first P.D. Greenall Collection, Baldwin Auction 16, 30 October 1997, lot 415 (part), second Baldwin Auction, 22 March 2001, lot 307 (part), third Croydon Coin Auction 167, 9 January 2001, lot 741, fifth Baldwin Auction, 3 November 2001, lot 300, seventh P.J. Preston-Morley Collection, DNW Auction 54, 19 June 2002, lot 604 (part) [from A.C. Eimer May 1982]

Lot 1526

Metropolitan Amateur Regatta (Est. 1866), Metropolitan Junior Eight Oared Challenge Cup, a silver award medal by J. Pinches, arms over crossed oars, rev. trophy, un-named, 57mm (MJP p.109). Fields brushed, otherwise extremely fine; in case of issue by John Pinches, 21 Albert Embankment, London £100-£120

Lot 1527

Bellahouston Academy, Glasgow, a silver award medal by D. Cunninghame, named (Mathematics, Rebecca G. Abercrombie, Session 1882-83), 38mm (Brodie 531); Scottish Arboricultural Society, a silver award medal, unsigned, named (Adam Spiers, for Exhibit of Timbers, Edinburgh, 1907), 35mm (Brodie 156, this piece) [2]. About extremely fine, first cleaned in the past, second has been lacquered £50-£70 --- Provenance: P. Jones Collection, additionally: first Bonhams Auction, 9 December 1998, lot 212 (part), second N.G. Brodie Collection, DNW Auction 41, 3 June 1999, lot 156 [from J. Whitmore May 1987]

Lot 1528

Foundation of the Huguenot Masonic Lodge, 1885, an oval silver medal, unsigned, lit candle in candlestick, seven stars around, rev. legend and date in eight lines, 35 x 29mm. Light hairlines in fields, extremely fine £60-£80

Lot 1529

Victoria, Golden Jubilee, 1887, a bronze 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 (W & E 2000A.2; BHM 3219; E 1733). Minor spotting, otherwise about extremely fine; in original fitted case [catch broken] £100-£150

Lot 1532

Edward VII, Coronation, 1902, a copper medal by E. Fuchs for Elkington, crowned conjoined busts of Edward and Alexandra right, rev. Britannia seated right regarding Westminster Abbey, shield inscribed 9 aug, 63mm (W & E 4205C.3; BHM 3772 var.; E 1870a var.). About extremely fine, rare; in black case of issue by Elkington & Co Ltd £100-£120

Lot 1534

London College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, an oval silver award medal, unsigned, microscopes and chemical apparatus, rev. legend, named (Awarded to William Collins Faull, for Proficiency in Botany, July 1909), 56 x 40mm. Extremely fine and attractively toned £60-£80 --- Provenance: P. Jones Collection. William Collins Faull, FRCS (1888-1936), b St Ives, Cornwall, received his medical education at St Mary's Hospital and, after seeing service in the Great War as a 2nd Lieutenant, acted as house surgeon at Northampton General Hospital before emigrating to South Africa. He registered there in January 1925 and practised at 1 Edmund's road, Durban, in partnership with Dr E.W. Dyer. He was a surgeon at Addington Hospital, Durban, from 1932 to 1936. He married Elizabeth Butchart Watt, MA, of Arbroath, Angus, who survived him. He died suddenly of coronary thrombosis on 13 May 1936 at 7 Elms road, Clapham, three days after his return to England

Lot 1538

Royal Geographical Society of London, Patron’s Medal, 1952, a silver award by Mary Gillick and after W. Wyon, bust of Elizabeth II right, rev. Britannia standing left, flanked by sextant and globe, edge named (Douglas Warren, 1982), 55mm (E 1229, footnote). Virtually as struck, toned; in red gilt-blocked Royal Mint case with royal monogram £100-£150

Lot 1539

Miscellaneous British medals and medalets, in silver (1), base metal (81) [82]. Varied state, silver medal ex-mount £100-£150 --- Provenance: D.L.F. Sealy Collection

Lot 1543

ALGERIA, Capture of Constantine, 1837, a copper medal by V.M. Borrel and A.A. Caqué [struck 1842-5], laureate bust of Louis Philippe left, rev. soldier in Roman dress holding dagger and crown, fortress in flames to left, 52mm. Extremely fine £100-£120

Lot 1544

ALGERIA, Occupation, 1838, a copper medal by A.A. Caqué, laureate bust of Louis Philippe right, rev. standing Minerva presenting winged allegory to seated Algeria, 57mm. About extremely fine £100-£120

Lot 1546

ALGERIA, Battle of D’Jemma Ghazouat, 1846, a copper medal by A.C. Jouvenel, bust of Abd al-Qadir left, rev. legend in 18 lines, 57mm (Escande 24; BDM III, 90). Minor spotting, otherwise about extremely fine £120-£150

Lot 1547

AUSTRIA, Bau der Karlskirche und Heilung der Pest, Wien [Construction of Karlskirche and Curing the Plague, Vienna], 1716, a copper medal by B. Richter and D. Warou, 42mm (Montenuevo 1442; BDM V, 119, and VI, 375); ENGLAND, Golden Jubilee of the Numismatic Society of London, 1887, a bronze medal by Lydia Gay for J. Pinches, 58mm (BHM 3344; E 1729; MJP p.170); FRANCE, La Siège de Metz, 1552, a lead medal, unsigned, 51mm (Jones I, 227; Maz. II, 408); together with obv. clichés of medals of Pomponne de Bellièvre, 1601, by N.G. Jacquet, and of Marco Polo, both 57mm (these two pierced for suspension); PAPAL STATES, Gregory XIII, Holy Year, 1575, a restrike bronze medal by G. Bonzagi, 38mm (Modesti 710) [6]. Fine to very fine £60-£80

Lot 1548

AUSTRIA, Maria Theresa, 1745, a copper medal by J. Dassier, 55mm (Eisler 263; BDM I, 516); FRANCE, Maurice of Saxony, an oval cast bronze plaque, unsigned [after J. Dassier], 61 x 49mm, Montesquieu, 1753, a copper medal by J.A. Dassier, 60mm (Eisler 357; BDM I, 511) [3]. Very fine or better £100-£150

Lot 1549

BELGIUM, Independence, 1830, a copper medal by A.A. Caqué, 51mm; Death of the Duke of Orléans, 1842, a copper medal by L.J. Hart, 73mm (BDM II, 433); Visit of Queen Victoria to Belgium, 1843, a copper medal, unsigned, 42mm; Opening of the Brussels-Paris Railway, 1846, a copper medal by L.J. Hart, 73mm (BDM II, 434) [4]. Very fine or better but last pierced at top, first rare £80-£100

Lot 1551

BELGIUM, Marriage of the Duke and Duchess of Brabant, 1853, copper medals by L. Wiener (2), both 33mm (BDM VI, 493), Leopold I, Silver Jubilee, 1856, a copper medal by L.J. Hart, 59mm, Leopold I, Silver Jubilee, 1856, a copper medal, unsigned, 28mm, Meeting of Leopold I and William III of the Netherlands at Liège, 1861, a copper medal by L. and C. Wiener, 70mm (BDM VI, 494), Leopold I, Return to Brussels, 1862, a copper medal by A.C. Jouvenel, 60mm (BDM III, 90), Hainaut Agricultural District, a copper medal by L. Wiener, undated, 43mm, Catholic Workers Association, Silver Jubilee, 1892, a gilt-bronze medal, unsigned, 51mm, Brasschaat, 75th Anniversary, 1906, a gilt-bronze medal, unsigned, 51mm; MEXICO, Maximilian and Carlota, 1867, a fantasy silver medalet, unsigned, 18mm [10]. Very fine or better £100-£150

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