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Lot 465
OO Gauge 16 x Tri-ang Railways rolling stock: Includes R.224 B.R Resturant Car, R.216 Rocket Launching Wagon, 2 x R228 Pullman 1st class (Anne & Ruth), R.130 Baggage Car T.C series, R.125 Observation Coach T.C series, R.221 S.R Mainline Composite Coach, R.242 Trestrol Wagon, R.227 Utility Van Maroon, R.212 Bogie Bolster wagon with log load, R.117 Oil Tank Bogie Wagon T.C series, R.344 Track cleaning car, R.238 Depressed center car with transatlantic cable drums load, T.C series stock car and 2 x unboxed crimson/cream coaches. G/VG in G boxes.
Lot 267
After George Walker, Clay Pits, coloured engraving by R. Havell, framed together with an unframed coloured engraving of Cheapside by the same hand, engraved by E Kaufmann, a small map of Norfolk, an 18th century print of Knaresborough, a view of Ravello and a group of framed prints and photographs (9)
Lot 39
François II, King of France (1544-1549-1560), the Peace of Edinburgh, 1560, a 19th century restitutional copper medal, 1560, believed by Jean Baptiste Salmson, copying a (now lost) 16th century jeton, laureate bust left, wearing armour and sash, rev., two cornucopiae from which emerge the busts of François and Mary, the crowned letter F between them, ABVNDANTIA PVBLICA GALLIAR, in ex, PAX CVM ANGLIS, 53.5mm (MI 97/17; BMC [Jones] Vol I, 224). Extremely fine. Provenance: Bt. R. Gladdle, December, 2010.
Lot 42
Thomas Stanley (d. 1571), Assay Master at the Tower Mint, silver medal, c.1562, by Steven van Herwijck [Stephen of Holland (c.1530-1565/7)] and signed on truncation, `STE. H.`, bust right wearing a flat bonnet, gown with raised collar and small ruff, rev., his armorial shield, garnished and with helm, with hart as crest, beaded border to both sides, 44.5mm (MI 105/32; Simonis pl. XXVI, 5). A contemporary cast of superb quality, extremely fine. Thomas Stanley, a goldsmith, was appointed Assay Master at the Tower Mint by Henry VIII in 1545 and oversaw the debasement of the silver coinage and addressed the problem of the accurate preparation of silver to the precise Sterling standard. He became Comptroller of the Mint in 1553 and in 1560 Under-Treasurer (on his death in 1571 the position became Master of the Mint). Provenance: John R. Gaines, part II, Morton & Eden, 8 December, 2005 (lot 46); `Late Collector` sale, Sotheby`s, 12 June 1974, lot 4; Morton & Eden, 21 May 2003 (lot 1104).
Lot 50
Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-1587), a restitutional cast copper medal, 1578, after Iacopo Primavera (active c.1568-1585), bust of Mary to right, wearing close-buttoned dress with small ruff collar, tunic and veil, MARIA STOVVAR REGI SCOTI ANGLI, signed IA PRIMAVE, rev., a design adapted from a medal of Ercole II d`Este, fourth Duke of Ferrara (1508-1534-1559), possibly by Pompeo Leoni (c.1533-1608), Patience stands in a landscape holding palm branch and clock, to right a water mill and castle, SVPERANDA OMNIS FORTVNA, 62mm (for obverse: MI 118/52; CP.14/17; Pollard 2007, II, 621; Kress 543; Pollard, Bargello 621; Maz. 299; for reverse: Pollard 2007, II, 621; Kress 446 ; Pollard, Bargello 514; Arm I, 250, 5), late 18th century. A handsome and pleasantly patinated medal, extremely fine and rare. The widow`s veil suggests a date of 1578, following the death of Bothwell. However it is placed here (1572) following the sequence in Medallic Illustrations. Provenance: Bt. R. Falkiner, 2008; unknown 19th century French collection - ticket sold with lot.
Lot 51
Elizabeth I, the defence of the Kingdom, silver medalet, c. 1572, crowned bust right, rose behind, chained portcullis in front, QVID NOS SINE TE (the N`s inverted), rev., a castle on a mount, E - R to either side, a sphere below, QUID HOC SINE ARMIS, 23.5mm (MI 120/57; Eim. 47). Very fine, toned and rare. The style of the medalet, as Eimer states, is very much in the style of the milled coinage, c. 1561-1572, of the pioneering Frenchman, Eloye Mestrelle. Provenance: Bt. T. Millett, 2001.
Lot 67
Elizabeth I, Assistance to the United Provinces, Dutch silver jeton, 1586, Elizabeth enthroned presents sword to two Deputies, the Earl of Leicester stands to left, E R EST ALTRIX ESVRIENTIVM, rev., a sword, its tip in clouds from which יְהֹוָה radiates, SERMO DEI QVO ENSE ANCIPI ACVTIOR, 30mm (MI 133/87; vL I, 359; Dugn 3096). Sharp very fine though flatness in striking on the face of Elizabeth. Provenance: Bt. Baldwin.
Lot 68
Elizabeth I, Assistance to the United Provinces, Dutch copper jeton, 1586, Elizabeth enthroned presents sword to two Deputies, the Earl of Leicester stands to left, E R EST ALTRIX ESVRIENTIVM, rev., a sword, its tip in clouds from which יְהֹוָה radiates, SERMO DEI QVO ENSE ANCIPI ACVTIOR, 30mm (MI 133/87; vL I, 359; Dugn 3096). Good very fine and Elizabeth well defined. Provenance: Bt. Spink.
Lot 78
The defeat of the Spanish Armada, Dutch silver jeton, 1588, struck in Middelbourg, arms of Zeeland, crowned and garnished, SOLI DEO GLORIA, rev., two ships in action firing cannon and muskets, VENIT IVIT FVIT - CLASSIS HISP, 33mm (MI 146/113; Eim. 58; vL I, 384, 2; Dugn. 3186; MH 6). Some flatness in striking, a mark between ships where old gilding scratched away, very fine and rare. Provenance: Bt. R. Falkiner.
Lot 125
Elizabeth I, silver oval portrait cliché, c. 1602, unsigned, bust of Elizabeth her head turned slightly to the left, in the style of the Dangers Averted Medal of 1589, wearing elaborate dress with `puffed` arms, ruff collar, jewels in her hair, holding scepter and orb, legend in two lines at top, ELIZABETH DG A F ET HIB / REG I - NA, 44 x 36.5mm (MI 183/186; H & P pl. 28, 6). An excellent portrait, good very fine, toned and small piercing at top, rare. MI records the piece as "rather a medallic portrait than a medal" and "of good workmanship and rare". Provenance: Bt. R. Falkiner.
Lot 138
James I, the Peace or Treaty with Spain, cast silver medal, by Nicholas Hilliard, 1604, with integral decorative openwork border, bust three-quarters right wearing flamboyant plumed hat and falling lace collar over a doublet, IACOBVS DG ANG SCO FR ET HIB REX, rev., the figures of Religion, holding cross and beacon-light facing Peace supporting cornucopia and palm branch, HINC PAX COPIA CLARAQ RELIGIO, 41.5mm (MI 194/15; Eim. 84; Farquhar I, 160; vL II, 19). A good quality cast, some light tooling, good very fine and scarce. This year marks the 410th anniversary of the Treaty. There seems little dispute that the struck gold example in the British Museum is the work of that most famous painter of miniatures, Nicholas Hilliard, as discussed by Barclay. C. and Syson. L., "A Medal Die Rediscovered - A new work by Nicholas Hilliard", The Medal, no.22, Spring 1993, figs. 5 & 9. These cast examples were probably made as cap and coat badges. Provenance: Bt. R. Falkiner.
Lot 140
James I, the Peace with Spain, cast bronze medal, 1604, laureate and armoured bust right, the armour decorated and sash over right shoulder, IACOBVS DG MAG BRIT FRAN ET HIB R, rev., Peace with palm branch faces Religion with beacon-light, HINC PAX COPIA CLARAQ RELIGIO, wide rim around, 38.5mm (MI 194/16). An unusual rare and probably not contemporary medal, extremely fine. Provenance: Bt. S. Lipton, June 2001; ticket states ex Archduke Sigismund Collection (Hess, Luzern, 1933-34).
Lot 163
James I, silver oval portrait medal by Simon de Passe, circa 1616, in imitation of engraving, signed signed SP (in monogram) fe, in border cartouches to left and right, bust of the King three-quarters right wearing high lace ruff and Collar of the Garter over ermine robe, in cartouche above a crown dividing I - R and on scroll below "Jacobus DG Mag Britt Fra & Hybe Rex", rev., crowned Royal shield with lion and unicorn supporters, helm crested with crown and lion above, motto in scroll below, "BEATI PACIFICI", IACOBVS DEI GRATIA MAGNÆ BRITANNIÆ FRANCIÆ ET HYBERNIÆ REX, 55.5 x 43mm (MI 214/61; Farquhar I, 159; H&P pl 27,10). Good very fine and very rare.
Lot 164
Queen Anne (1574-1619), oval silver portrait medal, by Simon de Passe, circa 1616, in imitation of engraving, signed SP (in monogram) fe, in border cartouches to left and right, bust of the Queen three-quarters left, her hair high and adorned with jewels, high collar, wearing pearl necklace and earring, crown dividing initials A R above, and on scroll below "Anna DG Mag Britt Fr & Hyb Regina", rev., crowned shield of Anne with wildmen supporters, motto in scroll below, "La mia Grandezza dal Eccelso", ANNA DEI GRATIA MAGNA BRITANNIÆ FRANCIÆ ET HYBERNIÆ REGINA, 55.5 x 43mm (MI 215/63; Rosenheim 590). Obverse somewhat rubbed, nearly very fine, reverse very fine, very rare. Provenance: Bt. Spink.
Lot 236
Endymion Porter (1587-1649), diplomat and royalist, black basalt medal, believed Wedgwood, after the bronze medal by Jean Warin (1635), his bearded bust right, wearing lace collar, ENDYMION PORTER R CAROLI A CVBICVLIS ÆTAT SVÆ 48, 71.5mm (cf MI 276/78; pl. XXIII, 3; cf BMC [Jones] 298; R & S, p. 282), late 18th century and without mark. As made. Reilly & Savage list an oval example and the Wedgwood Catalogue of 1779 mentions "E. Porter". Provenance: Bt. D. Fearon, October, 2013.
Lot 254
Charles I, the declaration of Parliament, silvered electrotype of the oval medal of 1642, by Thomas Rawlins and in the British Museum; a ship in full sail to left, in exquisite detail, rev., PRO RELIGIONE GREGE ET REGE, the two Houses of Parliament, with the King and Speaker, wide wreath border, 55 x 51mm (MI. 293/110; Platt p. 154, type A). Much as made, good very fine. Platt records three examples of original medals, all in Museum collections. Provenance: Bt. R. Falkiner, June, 2009.
Lot 260
Charles I and Henrietta Maria, the final meeting at Kineton, Gloucestershire, pewter medal, 1643, by Thomas Rawlins, the King and Queen enthroned beneath sun and moon, a dragon slain beneath their feet, CERTIVS PYTHONEM INVICTI, rev., legend and date in twelve lines, XIII IVL / CAROL ET MARIÆ M B F ET H R R IN VALLE KEINTON AVSPICAT OCCVRRENT ET FVGATO IN OCCIDENT REBELLIVM VICT ET PAC OMEN OXON MDCXLIII, signed with horizontal "R" below, 36.5mm (MI 306/130; pl XXVI, 15; Platt p. 209, type A). Seemingly cast from a struck example, excessively rare. The meeting took place on 13 July, the same day as the decisive Royalist victory by Lord Wilmot over Sir William Waller at the Battle of Roundway Down, near Devizes, Wiltshire. Six specimens are now known, three in silver and three in pewter. MI listed just two, one of which reputedly destroyed in a fire in 1879 is, in fact, in the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (together with another in pewter). A cast silver example, previously in the collection of Helen Farquhar, Glendining`s, 25 April 1955, lot 218 (part), was again offered for sale by Glendining`s [English Collector], 16 March 1989, lot 63a (£820), and is now in a private collection. A pewter example was sold by Buckland, Dix & Wood [now Dix, Noonan, Webb], 8 December, 1994 (lot 576), and is also in a private collection. This piece had been in a private collection for about 25 years prior to being sold. Provenance: Baldwin Auction, 10 May, 2013 (lot 3005).
Lot 261
Charles I, Peace or War, silver medal, 1643, by Thomas Rawlins, laureate bust of the King right, CAROLVS DG ANG SCO FR ET HIB REX, rev., sword and olive branch crossed, crowned C - R to either side, IN VTRVMQVE PARATVS, 29.5mm (MI 308/134; Eim. 142; BMC [Jones] 177; Platt, pp. 205-06). Extremely fine, unusually sharp and well toned.
Lot 281
Giles Strangways (1615-1675), imprisonment in the Tower of London, 1645-1648, large silver medal, 1648, by John Roettier, signed IAN. R . F, struck after the Restoration, draped bust right, ÆGIDIVS STRANGWAYS DE MELBVRY IN COM DORCESTER ARMIGER, rev., view of the White Tower of London flying Royal Standard, sun bursting from clouds above, DECVSQVE ADVERSA DEDERVNT, in ex., INCARCERATVS SEPT 1645 LIBERATVS APR 1648, 60.5mm (MI 333/177; Eim. 153; Platt II, pp. 291-92). Nearly extremely fine, small rim knock on reverse. Provenance: Morton & Eden, 20-21 May, 2003 (lot 1155).
![Charles I, Death and Memorial, cast gilt-silver medal, 1649, by Thomas Rawlins], bust left, hair long, in falling collar and](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10119/2911356/284-2014918142824_468x382.jpg)
Lot 284
Charles I, Death and Memorial, cast gilt-silver medal, 1649, by Thomas Rawlins], bust left, hair long, in falling collar and decorated armour, two roses above, plain in field, SVCCESSOR VERVS VTRISQVE, rev., a hammer striking a diamond placed on an anvil, INEXPVGNABILIS, 42.5mm, (MI 340/187; cf Eim. 157; Platt I, type A, pp. 244-45), with integral ring for suspension. Very fine with original gilding, an extremely rare variety. This variety is made up of a combination of two medals, this obverse being found with the "Salamander Medal" (see following two lots); whilst the reverse is usually paired with a similar obverse, though it has a changed legend and the initials C - R before and behind the bust.
Lot 304
The Phoenix Medal, the death of Charles I and the accession of Charles II, silver medal, 1649, by Thomas Rawlins, laureate bust right, signed "R" below, CAROLVS I DG MAG BR FR ET HI REX, rev., a phoenix, wings spread, rises from the flames, CAROLVS II DG MAG BRIT FRAN ET HIBER REX - EX CINERIBVS, beaded border to both sides and diagonally milled edge, 31mm (MI 352/211; MI Plate XXX/12; Platt I, p. 253). Good very fine, perhaps better, grey tone and an exceptional rarity. Platt writes, "An excessively rare medal, known only in silver". MI lists two specimens, one in the Hunterian Collection, the other in the Bavarian Royal Collection, Munich [now housed in the Münchner Residenz]. The British Museum subsequently acquired their specimen in 1899 and it appears in the Plates to MI. The medal is hard to date, old obverse die medal displays a slight central die flaw from the top to bottom and another, more marked, extending from the beak of the phoenix to the edge (between HIBER and REX). The reverse is in a somewhat differing style and no other medals of the period have a milled edge. The dies may have broken, this would explain its rarity, but the theme of the medal with the name of Charles II linked with the image of a phoenix would not have been popular in Cromwellian England. Thomas Rawlins was believed to have moved to France by 1648 and although he returned to England in 1652 he was no reinstated as Chief Engraver at the Mint till after the Restoration in 1660. Provenance: Bt D. Fearon, January, 2014; A. Morris Collection; ex. Glendining`s. 22 January, 1996 (lot 555)
Lot 311
Charles I and Henrietta Maria, silver Royalist Badge, attributed to Thomas Rawlins, bust of Charles almost full-face, in armour and wearing Garter George on a ribbon, C - R to either side, rev., bust of Henrietta Maria, nearly full-face, wearing pearl necklace, lovelock on her right shoulder, M - R to either side, `civic` wreath border both sides, suspension loop and ring attached, 35 x 26.5mm (MI 357/222; Platt I, p. 199, type C; Farquhar I, 211). Very fine and very rare. Derek Allen attributed the medal to Thomas Simon. Provenance: Spink Auction, 26 September, 2012 (lot 832).
Lot 328
Charles I, cast oval silver Royalist Badge, on a thick flan, bust of the King three-quarters left, long flowing hair, wearing a decorative falling lace collar and the ribbon of the Garter George, incuse legend, CAROLVS PRIMVS, rev., engraved with the Royal Arms, within a Garter and crowned, with C R to either side, striated field, raised rim to the edge, 34 x 23.5mm (MI - ; Eim. - ; Platt I, p. 178, type C). Good very fine, and a wonderfully visual piece. The portrait, three-quarters left, is not found on any other badges. Not listed in MI or MI plates, it is properly published by Platt for the first time. Helen Farquhar does not note it, nor did she have one in her collection. There were no examples in the Montagu or Murdoch Collections nor, more recently, Heckett or the "English Collector". Provenance: ?? Auction, (lot 921)
![Charles I, pattern silver Unite or Shilling, by Abraham Vanderdoort [van der Doort], mm. lis, armoured bust left, long hair f](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10119/2911356/336-2014918143015_468x382.jpg)
Lot 336
Charles I, pattern silver Unite or Shilling, by Abraham Vanderdoort [van der Doort], mm. lis, armoured bust left, long hair falling over lace collar, wearing ribbon of the Garter George, rev., crowned royal arms in garnished oval shield, between crowned C - R, FLORENT CONCORDIA REGNA, 5.23g, 28mm (MI 374/269; SCBI Brooker 1240; North 2655; Platt - ). Strictly fine, has probably been a cherished pocket-piece. J.G. Booker Collection. Ex.``Clarendon`` Collection, pt. II, Bonhams Auction, 17 October, 2006 (lot 1269) Captain VIvian Hewitt Collection (dispersed in private sales by Spink & Son, c. late 1960s - early 1970s). Provenance: Bt. eBay, September 2007.
Lot 405
Charles II, Restoration, small heart-shaped silver locket, crowned bust left with long hair, C - R to either side, the base engraved in two lines, empty of content, 27 x 21mm (cf Heckett 143; for portrait type), integral twisted silver wire suspension loop. Much as made, toned and nearly extremely fine, very rare. Provenance: Bt. T. Millett.
![Charles II, Restoration, small heart-shaped silver locket [1660], applied bust of Charles right, C - R engraved to either sid](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10119/2911356/406-2014918143255_468x382.jpg)
Lot 406
Charles II, Restoration, small heart-shaped silver locket [1660], applied bust of Charles right, C - R engraved to either side, plain base and empty of content, 23 x 19mm (cf MI pl.XL, 18; Heckett 137), small integral suspension loop. Very fine and rare. Provenance: Ex Greta S. Heckett Collection, Sotheby, 25 May, 1977 (lot 137); ex George Thorn Drury Collection, Sotheby 29 November, 1965 (lot 10, part).
![Charles II, Restoration, small heart-shaped silver locket [1660], applied bust of Charles right, C - R engraved to either sid](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10119/2911356/407-2014918143257_468x382.jpg)
Lot 407
Charles II, Restoration, small heart-shaped silver locket [1660], applied bust of Charles right, C - R engraved to either side, base with cupid firing arrow to right, empty of content, 23.5 x 19mm (cf MI pl. XL, 18, obv.; Heckett 138, this piece). Very fine and rare. The Heckett catalogue describes the base (with imagination) as "stamped with a figure of St. Michael (?)". Provenance: Ex Greta S. Heckett Collection, Sotheby, 25 May, 1977 (lot 137); ex Helen Farquhar Collection, Glendining, 25 April, 1955 (lot 268, part).
Lot 411
Charles II, Restoration silver cliché badge, crowned bust left, long hair falls over robe, wearing Garter Collar, C - R to either side, 19.5mm (unpublished; cf MI 447/26; pl XLI, 8). An unusually well made piece with a good portrait, good very fine and extremely rare. Provenance: Lockdales Auction 89 (lot 1481).
![Charles II, marriage to Catherine of Braganza, small heart-shaped silver locket [1662], crowned bust of Charles right, C - R](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10119/2911356/436-201491814346_468x382.jpg)
Lot 436
Charles II, marriage to Catherine of Braganza, small heart-shaped silver locket [1662], crowned bust of Charles right, C - R engraved to either side, base with bust of Catherine of Braganza to left, her hair layered, empty of content, 20 x 15mm, (cf MI pl.XLVI, 10; Millett 2004, 245; Heckett 143), small integral suspension loop. Very fine and rare. Provenance: Bt. Spink.
Lot 442
Charles II and Catherine of Braganza, marriage or complimentary silver medal, 1662, by John Roettier, heads of each to right, he laureate, signed R below truncation; she with love-lock falling to shoulder, 35mm (MI 489/110). Extremely fine, pleasant tone, though two slight edge bruises on obverse at 4-5 and 8 o`clock, rare. Provenance: Baldwin Auction, 25 September, 2006 (lot 1261).
Lot 458
Admiral Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter (1607-1676), ships burnt in the Medway, 1667, a cast bronze complimentary medal, by Pieter van Abeele, bust of de Ruyter facing in armour and cravat, wearing Collar and Order, MICHIEL ADr DE RVYTER R L ADM V HOLL E WESTV Ec, rev., garnished shield of arms, ANNO 1667, 72mm (MI 526/174, obv.; MH 578; Frederiks 22/22). Almost very fine and darkly patinated. The medal a cast of a silver piece made in two separate halves and united at the rim. Provenance: Peuss Auction, 31 October 2013 (lot 1241).
Lot 467
Charles II, The Peace of Breda, "Favente Deo", silver medal, 1667, by John Roettiers, laureate bust right, CAROLVS SECVNDVS DEI GRATIA MAG BRI FRAN ET HIB REX, rev., Britannia seated on rocks by the sea-shore, holding spear and shield, the fleet sails beyond, FAVENTE DEO, in ex, BRITANNIA, lettered edge, CAROLVS SECVNDVS PACIS ET IMPERII RESTITUTOR AVGVSTVS, 56.5mm (MI 535/186; Eim. 241; MH 64; vL II, 522). Very fine. Provenance: Bt. R. Gladdle.
![The Peace of Ryswick [Rijswijk], Dutch silver medal, 1697, by R. Arondeaux, a crowd of plenipotentiaries atand around the Tem](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10119/2911356/577-2014918143932_468x382.jpg)
Lot 577
The Peace of Ryswick [Rijswijk], Dutch silver medal, 1697, by R. Arondeaux, a crowd of plenipotentiaries atand around the Temple of Janus and close the door, in front a sow laid by altar, CÆSA FIRMABANT FOEDERA PORCA, rev., an aerial view of the palace and gardens of Ryswick, fourteen shields of arms of participating states around, 50.5mm (MI 169/453; vL IV, 273; Pax 378). Extremely fine, the reverse especially so. Provenance: Sworders Auction, 6 February, 2007 (lot 212).
Lot 588
William, Duke of Cumberland (1721-1765), The Battle of Culloden, gold medal, 1746, by Richard Yeo, bust of Cumberland to right, in armour and draped, GULIELMUS GEOR II R FIL DUX CUMBRIÆ, rev., Cumberland as Hercules tramples upon Discord, while raising the seated figure of Britannia, PERDVELLIB EX ANG FVGAT AD CULLOD DEBELLAT 16 APR 1746, 50.5mm 93.1g (MI 613/278; Eim. 604; Woolf 55:2). A few minor abrasions to obverse, extremely fine and very rare. Provenance: Sworders Auction.
Lot 6
The pretender Perkin Warbeck (c. 1474 - executed 1499), medallic coin or jeton, c. 1494, probably Continental manufacture, mm. leopard passant gardant both sides, crowned arms of England between crowned lis and crowned rose, DOMINIE SALVVM FAC REGEM, rev., crown and rose over and below lis and leopard, 23.5mm, 3.90gms [60.186 grains] (MI 21/3; North 1758; S. -; C. Blunt, `The Medallic Jeton of Perkin Warbeck`, BNJ 25 (1949-51), pp. 215-216). An excellent example of this coin, good very fine, toned and extremely rare. Perkin Warbeck, claiming to be Richard, Duke of York, the brother of Edward V, tried to invade England three times. He was finally captured near London and was executed in 1499. It is believed that around fifteen examples of the Warbeck coin are known, most probably emanating from the Burgundian Low Countries. They carry the royal arms of England and, although anonymous, have generally been accepted as being associated with Warbeck. The date, 1494, the legend, on one side a version of the writing on the wall at Belshazzar`s feast (seemingly a threat to Henry VII) and on the other the Latin equivalent of `O God, save the King` (a reference to the pretender) and the general resemblance of the obverse to a description of a seal of Warbeck`s strengthen the attribution. The average weight of the extant examples is around 60 grains, in contrast to the 48 grain standard for the contemporary English Groat. As all surviving specimens were struck from single pair of dies, it suggests that they were not a serious exercise in finance, but they may well have been struck in the run up to Warbeck`s `invasion` of England in July 1495. The specimen now in the Fitzwilliam Museum was bequeathed to Cambridge University in 1589 (C E Blunt, BNJ 1950 pp.215-6). Provenance: Ex T. Hollis, Sotheby, 14 May 1817 (lot 302); ex H R Willett, Collection of Patterns purchased privately by J. D. Cuff; J. D. Cuff, Sotheby`s, 8 June 1854 (lot 958); ex E. W. Rashleigh, Sotheby, 21 June 1909 (lot 774); ex B. Roth, Sotheby, 19 July 1917 (lot 243); L. E. Bruun, Sotheby, 18 May 1925 (lot 546); T. B. Clarke Thornhill, Glendining, 24 May 1937 (lot 429); Spink Numismatic Circular, July 1942 (no.15405 - £40-0-0); Spink Auction, 31 March, 2004 (lot 56).
Lot 9
Henry VIII, complimentary medal, 1542, half-length figure three-quarters right holding sword and orb, rev., the English Lion to left, its paw grasping the orb, PACERE SVBIECTIS Z DEBELLA` SUP`BOS, 33mm (MI 44/38, and note). Very fine. This restitutional medal is noted in MI [1885] as a "modern copy" of a medal believed to be unique (Pembroke Collection). H. E. Pagan does not attribute it to the well-known forger and producer of fantasies, Edward Emery (BNJ 40, 1971, "Mr. Emery`s Mint"). Provenance: R. Falkiner, June, 2008.
Lot 14
Edward VI, Coronation 1547, a coin-like gold medal, perhaps a Pattern Half-Sovereign or Crown, Tudor rose on stalk, crowned, with rose and caul frosted, E - R to either side, EDWARD VI REX ANG FRANC HIBER ZC, rev., legend and date in five lines, IN INSIGNIA POTENTISSIMI REGIS ANGLIE 1547, rosette and pellet stops, 27.5mm, 4.6gm (MI 55/3, this piece, recorded when owned by J. Rashleigh; Wilson & Rasmussen 4; obv. as rev. of North 1950-1). Trace of die flaw from rose, above R (of E - R) and through R of EDWARD, extremely fine and good colour. Provenance: Ex. Pembroke Collection, Sotheby`s, 31 July, 1848 (lot 156); ex. E. W. Rashleigh Collection, Sotheby`s, 21 June, 1909 (lot 817); ex. Spink Auction, 22 November, 1994 (lot 401); ex. Dix, Noonan, Webb Auction, 8 October, 2002 (lot 1144), where die flaw referred to as "hairline striking crack".
Lot 16
Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-1587), silver counter, 1551, unsigned, Victory standing left holding wreath and palm branch, MARIA D G R S, rev., crowned M above 1551 within laurel wreath, 28.5mm (vide MI vol. I, p. 59 note; cf. Van Mieris III/289; Graham Goddard, `Mary, Queen of Scots - and Hungary`, Coin and Medal News, vol. 22, No. 10, Oct. 1985, p.25). A fascinating and unique medal, sharp extremely fine. This piece appears to have been originally struck for use in the household of Queen Mary of Hungary (1522-1558), the original H in the obverse legend having been altered to an S and the date 1552 altered to 1551. Provenance: Ex collections of the Dukes of Atholl (private sale to Spink`s); Bt. Spink October 1985; Spink Auction, 29 March, 2006 (lot 284)
Lot 17
Edward VI, Christ`s Hospital, presentation medal, 1791, in richly gilt-silver, after a portrait by William Scrots, bust three-quarters left on stippled background, wearing feathered cap doublet and Garter Chain and George, EDVARDUS SEXTUS R, signed GS [Guillaume Scrots] and hallmarked below truncation, facing bust of king, rev., engraved `Presented by David Pike Watts Esquire to Matthew Cotton Esquire`, 56 x 39.5mm (cf Grimshaw 89), London hallmark 1791, maker John Huston, shaped suspension loop. Extremely fine and rare. The medal is similar to the Marker`s medals of the period and is clearly after a painting by William Scrots, a painter of the Tudor court to whom several portraits of Edward VI are attributed. The medal`s benefactor, David Pike Watts, was the adopted son of the vintner Benjamin Kenton, and inherited his business and fortune. Given to good works, he was a patron of Christ`s Hospital, and many other institutions. He was the artist John Constable`s uncle. The Pike Watts Mausoleum, in the Church of the Holy Cross, Ilam, Staffordshire, contains Francis Chantrey`s magnificent monument. By 1833 the recipient, Matthew Cotton, is recorded in the post of Receiver and Wardrobe Keeper at Christ`s Hospital. Provenance: St. James`s Auction 17, 24 May, 2011 (lot 854)
Lot 107
A .577/450? Martini Henry Mark I rifle, 49½? overall, barrel 33¼? with ordnance inspector?s marks at breech, and stamped ?N.S./N.E.P? to the left of the rearsight, frame marked with crown over ?V R/ Enfield/ 1872/ I?, butt with traces of Enfield storekeeper?s mark and Indian characters, with chequered butt plate, sling swivels, and steel cleaning rod. Good Working Order and basically Good Condition (slightly worn overall), together with a P1856/ 58 Enfield sword bayonet, with bushed muzzle ring, in its scabbard. Basically Good Condition (wear overall). Plate 34
Lot 110
A good .577? prize Volunteer Snider rifle, 55? overall, barrel 36½? with London proofs, stamped ?Steel? and with target rearsight, the hinged breech block engraved ?W Morton, 8 Railway Appch, London Bridge?, the line engraved lock marked with crown over VR and ?1874 Tower?, the walnut fullstock with regulation brass mounts, sling swivels and steel ramrod, the butt with circular silver plaque engraved ?1877/ Won by/ R H Barton/ No 2 Company/ Hon Artillery Co?. Very Good Working Order and Condition,the bore excellent, the barrel and bands very nicely reblued. Plate 34 Note: Robert Harvey Barton, No 2 Coy HAC, 24th July 1876, aged 28, left in 1880
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