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Lot 504

Commemorative Medals, Charles I, the Touching Ceremony, small copper token, c. 1635, HE TOVCHED THEM, hand from heaven reaches for four heads, rev. AND THEY WEARE HEALED, entwined rose and thistle, crowned, 21mm. (MI.-; MI. pl. XXXIII, 23), very fine and extremely rare *ex W. V. R. ‘Roy’ Baldwin and O’Connor collections ex Baldwin’s vault Stephen Brogan, The Royal Touch in Early Modern England, p. 87; Helen Farquhar, Royal Charities, pp 120-127

Lot 405

Commemorative Medals, Charles I, Memorial, 1649, silver medal, by Norbert Roettier, c.1695, armoured bust r., love-lock over left shoulder, CAROL. I. D.G.M.B.F. ET. H. REX & GLOR. MEM., rev. legend in 6 lines, REX PACIFICVS VICTVS VINCEBAT HOSTES VICTOR TRIVMPHAT IN CŒLIS, 59mm. (MI.346/199; vL.II, 320; Platt I, type A, p. 260; Foley 292), the start of a die crack over his shoulder and hair (as commonly found), extremely fine and rare The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals

Lot 453

Commemorative Medals, George III, North American Indian Chief’s medal, 1814, by Thomas Wyon Jr., medium size issue, laureate bust of the King r., wearing ermine gown, Garter Collar and George, GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA BRITANNIARVM REX. F:D:, rev. Royal Arms with motto around and plumed helm, Lion and Unicorn supporters, DIEU ET MON DROIT on scroll below, 60mm (Adams 13.1; Jamieson fig.25; BHM.844; Eimer 1061; Breton 21; Reford 120; cf Ford XVI, Stack’s, 17 October, 2006, lots 83-87), original plain suspension loop, good very fine, even grey tone and very rare The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals

Lot 316

Commemorative Medals, Natal, Edward VII, silver coronation medal for Zulu chiefs, plain edge, crowned uniformed bust r., signed ‘J and S’ on truncation (Joseph and Sons of Port Elizabeth), TO COMMEMORATE THE CORONATION OF KING EDWARD VII rev. Royal arms and supporters, badge of two running wildebeests in cartouche below, COLONY OF NATAL JUNE 26TH 1902, 51.5mm. (MYB.305A), suspension loop and ring, blue ribbon, mint strike and rare The medal was issued to Natal Zulu chiefs in appreciation for their loyalty during the Boer War. Had the Zulus rebelled, as they did in 1906, and joined forces with the Boers, the outcome of the war could have been very different. The date on the medal is that originally set for the Coronation; it was postponed by the King’s illness until August 9.

Lot 252

Islamic Coins, Ottoman, ‘Uthman III, gold zeri mahbub, Islambul 1168h/ha, wt. 2.61gms (KM.270), lustrous, good extremely fine and very rare

Lot 266

Islamic Coins, Ghurid, Mu’izz al-din Muhammad b. Sam (567-702h), gold dinar, square in circle type, Ghazna, date not visible, wt. 10.29gms (A.1762), usual flat striking, very fine and rare

Lot 296

Commemorative Medals, German East Africa, Major Hermann von Wissmann (1853-1905), explorer and administrator, silver medal, 1889-90, by Oertel, Berlin, uniformed bust l, wearing pith helmet, rev. Germania flies over the sea towards an African shore, milled edge, 38.5mm. proof-like surface, mint state with light grey tone, rare Hermann von Wissmann was Reichskommissar of German East Africa (1888-1891) and Governor (1895-1896)

Lot 286

Commemorative Medals, British Empire, David Livingstone (1813-1873), Missionary and Explorer, copper proof or specimen of the Royal Geographical Society’s Bearer’s Medal, 1874, by Alfred Benjamin Wyon, bust of David Livingstone three-quarters r., rev. legend in eight lines, PRESENTED BY THE ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON – 1874, 37mm. (Fearon 325.2; Eimer 1637; Storer 2229; cf. Magor 403), numbered “411” on edge, proof-like surface, choice mint state and extremely rare It has long been understood that the Wyon family kept a reference collection of their medals, each with an impressed number on the edge. No key to the numbering system has ever been discovered and it would seem to have followed a random form. Other medals in the present sale also carry “Wyon numbers”. Of the 60 silver Bearer’s Medal medals struck, less than 10 examples are believed extant, four of which are in institutional Collections [British Museum; Livingstone Museum, Zambia; Blantyre Museum, Malawi; and the Royal Geographical Society]. The copper proofs must also be exceedingly rare. Pridmore writes (Pridmore, Major F. and Simpson, D. H., Faithful to the End, SNC, May 1970, pp.192-6), that two obverse dies were needed to complete the order of 60 medals as both fractured, “but lasted long enough to complete the total ordered and a few bronze proofs”. For further reading see also, Roland Hill, David Livingstone’s Bearers’ Medals, OMRS Journal, December 2008, pp.229-38. The W. V. R Baldwin Collection of the Medals of Southern Africa

Lot 246

Islamic Coins, Ottoman, Mahmud I (1143-1168h), gold sultani, Jazair 1166h, wt. 3.45gms (KM.20; Pere 540), good very fine and rare

Lot 101

Islamic Coins, Umayyad, temp. ‘Umar II, silver dirham, Sijistan 99h, wt. 2.37gms (Klat 441), fine to very fine and rare

Lot 421

Commemorative Medals, James, Duke of York and Lord High Admiral of England, the Battle of Lowestoft, silver medal, 1665, by John Roettiers, draped and armoured bust of James r., IACOBVS DVX EBOR ET ALBAN DOM MAGN ADMIRALLVS ANGLIÆ, rev. scene of the action, with the Royal Charles prominent, NEC MINOR IN TERRIS, date below, 3 IVNII 1665, 77mm. (MI.504/142; Eimer 228; vL.II, 505; MH 55; Farquhar p. 241; Weiss Fig. 10), both a magnificent naval and portrait medal, extremely fine and extremely rare James distinguished himself at the Battle of Lowestoft, fought on 3rd June, 1665, where he commanded the English fleet of over 100 vessels facing a Dutch fleet of similar size, commanded by Lt. Admiral Jacob van Wassenaer Obdam, at which 24 Dutch ships were captured or destroyed. The medal shows the Royal Charles engaging with the Eendragt. The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals

Lot 342

Commemorative Medals, Medals of the Z.A.R, Paul Kruger (1825-1904; President 1883–1900), arrival in France, silver medal, 1900, unsigned, hyena running l. attacks two birds, LA GUERRE DES BOERES, in exergue “L’assassin dit, vous êtes à moi, car je suis grand et vous êtes petits”, rev. French crest topped with battleaxe amid lightning flashes, “Vive Transvaal L’acceuil du président Krüger en France” on scroll, 38mm. (Hern 142), tone somewhat uneven, mint state, very rare *ex William Gilbert Collection, private purchase, 24 April, 1939; Manville (Appendix) states that A. H. Baldwin’s purchased his collection, c. 1945.

Lot 455

Commemorative Medals, Victoria, The Art Union of London, Sir Alfred Gilbert’s silver medal, for the Golden Jubilee of the both the Queen and the Art Union, 1887, elaborate crowned bust to right, rev. winged figure, representing Art, stands on the stern-castle of the Ship of State, ART SAILETH THOUGH LIFE FAILETH, 64mm. (BHM. 3246; Beaulah 30; ‘This Golden Year’, Royal Academy 1977, no. 136; Eimer 1735), a wonderfully sculpted medal, extremely fine and extremely rare Sir Alfred Gilbert, RA, MVO, DCL (1854-1934) 30 silver medals were allocated for both the years 1887 and 1888. The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals

Lot 460

Commemorative Medals, France, Louis XV (1710-1715-1774), Chamber of Justice established, silver medal, 1716, by J. C. Roettiers and (rev.) Jean Duvivier, laureate and draped bust r., rev. Hercules slaying Cacus in his lair, behind him the stolen oxen, VINDEX AVARAE FRAUDIS, 41.5mm. (Divo 10; Jacquiot 759), an original striking, good very fine and very rare The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals

Lot 461

Commemorative Medals, France, Louis XV (1710-1715-1774), Foundation of the Military Academy in Paris [l’École Militaire de Paris], silver medal, 1769, by Benjamin Duvivier, laureate and armoured bust of King r., LUDOVICVS XV REX CHRISTIANISS, rev. façade of the academy, CRESCENTI AD MILITIÆ DECUS NOBILITATI, and in ex. PALÆSTRA EX ÆDIFICATA, 63.5mm. 161.089gms (Nocq 159, bust 4B; Trésor III pl L, 6; cf.Divo 175), a contemporary struck medal, a few light scuffs and handling marks, about extremely fine and very rare Henry Nocq, Les Duvivier, Paris 1911, no. 159, describes the medal as dated 1768 [MDCCLXVIII], however, in a footnote, he refers to an example in the Musée Monnétaire (catalogue no. 147) as dated 1769. Although founded in 1750, after the War of the Austrian Succession, the academy did not open till 1750, with the buildings depicted on the medal, designed by Ange-Jacques Gabriel. It served as a college for cadet officers from poor noble families, changing its name in 1777 to the École des Cadets-gentilshommes where, in 1784, the young Napoleon Bonaparte was accepted. The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals

Lot 413

Commemorative Medals, Charles II, Restoration, “Felicitas Britanniæ”, massive silver medal, 1660, by John Roettier, draped and armoured bust to r., hair long and over shoulders, CAROLVS. SECVNDVS. D. G. . MAG. BRIT. FRAN. ET. HIB. REX, rev. Britannia seated on shore by cliffs receives an olive branch from Justice, attended by Pallas and Hercules, with lion and holding club, Fame behind him and an infant genius above, legend in inverted letters in exergue, FELICITAS BRITANNIÆ 29 MAII 1660, 85.5mm. (MI.460/53; Eimer 212; vL. II, 464, Farquhar pp. 252-255, illus.), a most handsome medal, extremely fine and extremely rare MI. states, with full justification, ‘This is one of the beautiful medals executed by John Roettier…’. The date, 29th May, was the King’s birthday and the day that he arrived in London. The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals

Lot 507

Commemorative Medals, Oliver Cromwell, Subservience of France and Spain, cast gilt silver satirical medal, 1655, of Dutch manufacture, armoured and laur. bust of Cromwell l., rev. the French and Spanish ambassadors compete to pay homage to Cromwell, who kneels, buttocks exposed and head on Britannia’s lap, 47mm. (MI.420/60; vL II, 395; Eimer 194), very fine, a contemporary cast of this extremely rare medal

Lot 80

Islamic Coins, Umayyad, temp. ‘Abd al-Malik, silver dirham, Jayy 81h, wt. 2.93gms (Klat 255.b), brilliant, about uncirculated, rare as such

Lot 400

Commemorative Medals, John Campbell, Earl of Loudon (1598-1663), gilt-silver portrait medal, 1645, by Abraham Simon, signed A.S. on truncation, bust of Campbell, to l., wearing skull cap, plain collar and doublet, rev. legend, IOHAN COM LOVDOVN SVMMVS SCOTIÆ CANCELLARIVS 1645, 36mm. (MI.321/157; Eimer 148; CP 97/5; Platt II, p. 63; Foley 276), contemporary suspension ring, the gilding a little flakey especially reverse, very fine and very rare Campbell was a member of the General Assembly of 1638 and opposed the imposition of the new prayer book by Charles I and Archbishop Laud. He also opposed the King’s interference with the traditions of the Scottish nobility; became a leading spokesman for the Covenanter movement and was one of the seven Scottish nobles who signed a letter to the King of France requesting his aid. The discovery of this letter led to his arrest for treason and committal to the Tower but with the support of the Marquis of Hamilton he was released and permitted to return to Scotland. In 1641 he was appointed to be the Lord Chancellor of Scotland and was also First Commissioner of the Treasury and President of the Privy Council, positions he held till he was deposed at the Restoration in 1660. He was Chancellor of St. Andrew’s University. Bt. Seaby, 20 January, 1981. The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals

Lot 92

Islamic Coins, Umayyad, temp. al-Walid I, silver dirham, Bizamqubadh 91h, wt. 2.84gms (Klat 163), good very fine and very rare

Lot 108

Islamic Coins, Umayyad, temp. Hisham II, gold dinar, no mintname 123h, wt. 4.23gms (A.136), traces of original lustre, extremely fine, a rare date

Lot 288

Commemorative Medals, British Empire, Meyer & Charlton Gold Mining Co Ltd, The Re-Opening of Gold Mining Industry Transvaal, May 4th 1901, gold medal, unsigned, the mine’s headgear and wheel, rev. legend in 7 lines, 38mm. 31.23gms (Laidlaw 0580), choice mint state and exceedingly rare The Meyer and Charlton gold mine was on the outskirts of Johannesburg and the headgear and wheel depicted still survive. The mine was not a popular choice to celebrate the re-opening of the industry following the Boer War. The mine was owned by the brothers George and Leopold Albu, who being of German Jewish origin, had been known for their pro-Boer stance. The envelope in which the present medal was kept states (in W.V.R.B’s hand that “only six appeared to have been given …. one to Kitchener”. The ceremonies had been overseen by Lord Kitchener and the medal presented to him still exists, contained in a special case. However Laidlaw believes around twenty medals could have been struck. The medal’s envelope also states “This specimen belonged to Mr W. Wyburgh Commissioner of Mines”. Wyburgh was also the President of the South African League. A group of medals pertaining to Prince Louis Napoleon, Prince Imperial, who was commissioned as an officer in the British Army and killed in a skirmish with Zulu warriors during the Zulu Wars, on 1 June, 1879. Medals relating to the Prince form a small chapter in the medallic history of South Africa. The W. V. R Baldwin Collection of the Medals of Southern Africa

Lot 576

Commemorative Medals, South Africa/St. Helena, Boer War: Prisoner of War Camp, hollow bronzed medal, 1900, by J. L. Lefranc (a French POW on St Helena), images relating to South Africa including Kruger and arms of the ZAR, hatching on flags, divided by barbed wire, rev. the prison on the island, depicted as a high rocky landscape, 46mm (Hern 298; Laidlaw 0209), much as made, good very fine and very rare An American ship, SS Milwaukee, landed the first 514 prisoners on St. Helena on 11 April, 1900, including General Piet Cronje, his wife and military staff. Eventually the number of prisoners rose to about 5000 and the camps were named Broadbottom and Deadwood. J. L. Lefranc was an ex-lieutenant of the French Cavalry, also held in St. Helena. See also lot 337.

Lot 450

Commemorative Medals, George III, Golden Jubilee, gilt-silver medal, 1809, by J. Barber, for Rundell, Bridge and Rundell, King enthroned holding sceptre and orb; Britannia, with shield, stands behind, BRITONS REJOICE, rev. within oak wreath tied with national flowers and below trident, IUBILEE, legend around, FIFTIETH YEAR OF KING GEORGE THE THIRD’S REIGN, and floral emblems, 70mm.(BHM.641; Eimer 992), light and slightly matt surface, extremely fine and very rare The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals

Lot 452

Commemorative Medals, George, Prince Regent [later George IV], Treaty of Paris, Peace in Europe and Centenary of the Accession of the House of Hanover, gilt-silver medal, 1814, by T. Wyon, Jr., for Rundell, Bridge and Rundell, laureate and draped bust turned to l., GEORGE PRINCE OF WALES REGENT, rev. Britannia, holding Liberty cap on pole, seated between Peace and Victory, Hanoverian horse below, JUBILEE IN HONOUR OF THE PEACE 1 AUG: 1814, 69mm. (BHM.829; Eimer 1055), fitted with circular suspension loop, light matt surface, extremely fine and very rare The medal signed T. WYON JUN. S: 1814 The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals

Lot 323

Commemorative Medals, George V, The Union of South Africa and Opening of the First Parliament, gold medal, 1910, by the Soho Scientific Instrument Co [London], half-length bust of the King three-quarters left, GEORGIVS V DG BRITT OMN REX FD IND IMP, rev. branch draped with shields of Provinces, TO COMMEMORATE THE UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA AND THE OPENING OF THE FIRST PARLIAMENT BY HRH THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHT – VISCOUNT GLADSTONE GOVERNOR OF NL – GENL BOTHA FIRST UNION PREMIER, 45mm., 58.90gms (BHM 4020), mint state with full brilliance, extremely rare

Lot 245

Islamic Coins, Ottoman, Ahmad III (1115-1143h), silver abbasi or onluk, Ganja 1115h, wt. 5.39gms (Pere -; KM (Azerbaijan) 11), very fine and very rare

Lot 132

Islamic Coins, Abbasid, temp. al-Mahdi, silver dirham, al-Yamama 166h, rev. Hajjar in lower field, wt. 2.83gms (Lowick 573; A.215.1), good very fine and rare

Lot 248

Islamic Coins, Ottoman, Mahmud I, silver kurus, Gümüshane 1143h, wt. 25.83gms (KM.212; Pere 568), a soft but unusually even strike, about extremely fine for issue and very rare, especially in this grade

Lot 273

Islamic Coins, Qajar, Nasir al-din Shah (1264-1313h), silver 5000 dinars (5 krans), Tehran 1311h, crown above legend wreath surrounding, rev. sun and lion within wreath (KM.915), very fine and very rare

Lot 122

Islamic Coins, Umayyad, Abbasid Revolution, temp. ‘Abd Allah b. Mu’awiya, silver dirham, Jayy 129h, wt. 2.83gms (Klat 270a; Wurtzel 3), good very fine and rare

Lot 314

Commemorative Medals, Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts, VC, KG, KP, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE, KStJ, VD, PC (1832-1914), created an Earl, a pair of medals, silver and bronze, 1900, by Emil Fuchs, bust full-face, rev. Fame stands on ship’s prow, 31mm. (Hern 142; BHM.3670; Miller 23; cf Eimer 1847, note), matt surface, virtually as struck, rare (2)

Lot 197

Islamic Coins, Fatimid, al-Mu’izz (341-365h), gold dinar, Misr 360h, month of Muharram, wt. 4.18gms (Nicol 357), good very fine and rare

Lot 203

Islamic Coins, Fatimid, al-Zahir (411-427h), gold dinar, al-Mansuriya 424h, wt. 4.10gms (A.714.1; Nicol 1563), a full round strike with complete outer legends, very fine and rare

Lot 419

Commemorative Medals, Thomas Wriothesley, (1607-1667), 4th Earl of Southampton, Lord High Treasurer, 1660-1667, cast silver medal, by Abraham and Thomas Simon, 1664, bust left wearing skull cap and gown, his hair over his collar, the field slightly stippled, rev. THOMAS COMES SOVTHAMPTONÆ SVMNVS ANGLIÆ THESAVRARIVS & MDCLXIIII, 42mm. (MI.502/137; Eimer 227: Hill & Pollard [1978], pl 30, 4; Platt II, 326; Foley 449), an excellent and contemporary cast portrait, extremely rare *bt. Spink, 13 February, 1984. The cataloguers believe this to be a contemporary cast of excellent quality, though there is some softness of detail and the signature on the truncation is weak. The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals

Lot 259

Islamic Coins, Mukramid, Abu Muhammad (429-430h), gold dinar, ‘Uman date illegible, Mukram omitted from legends, wt. 3.67gms (cf. A.305 footnote), fine and rare

Lot 148

Islamic Coins, Abbasid, al-Mu’tadid, donative silver dirham, no mintname 280h, wt. 2.98gms (Ilisch D.111.6; A.242.A), good very fine and rare

Lot 251

Islamic Coins, Ottoman, ‘Uthman III (1168-1171h), gold zeri mahbub, Islambul 1168h/ha, wt. 2.58gms (KM.270; Pere 595), traces of original lustre, extremely fine and very rare

Lot 289

Commemorative Medals, British Empire, Louis Napoléon, Prince Imperial (1856-1879), his birth celebrated, large copper medal, 1856, by J. Gavelier and André Vauthier-Galle, a ceremonial cradle against a background of bees, rev. Napoleonic eagle supports sleeping baby, angel supporters, 77mm (Divo 301), excepting a little flatness to the eagle’s head, extremely fine and rare The medal commemorates the gift of the magnificent ceremonial cradle (depicted on the medal) from the City of Paris to Napoleon III and Empress Eugénie. The cradle was designed by Victor Baltard (1805–1874) and he also oversaw its creation. Today it is to be found in the Carnavalet Museum, Paris. The W. V. R Baldwin Collection of the Medals of Southern Africa

Lot 186

Islamic Coins, Idrisid Contemporary, Ma’zuz (bin Talit, 223-224h), silver dirham, Warga 212h, wt. 1.98gms (Eustache -; cf. A.433, which gives the ruler’s dates as ten years later), horn silver, good very fine and excessively rare as the first recorded example of this issue cf. footnote to Album number 433 for further information regarding this nebulous ruler. A new mintname for the ruler.

Lot 531

Commemorative Medals, Exploration: Voyage of HMS Challenger, 1872-1876, and the ‘Report on the Scientific Results of the Challenger Expedition, 1886-1895’, large bronze medal, by William S Black and William Birnie Rhind, Neptune holds wreath around head of Britannia, rev. armoured knight by naval trident, throws down gauntlet, name inscribed on the edge, W. C. M’INTOSH, 75mm. (BHM.3487 [R2]), about extremely fine and rare William Carmichael McIntosh, FRS, FRSE (1838-1931), was a botanist and Marine Zoologist, Professor of Natural History, St. Andrews University. He was one of the world’s premier specialists invited to conduct the investigations into the expedition’s finds and publish them in the the various Challenger Reports. He appears (No. 71) on Glenn Stein’s ‘The Challenger Medal Roll (1895)’. Only 120 medals believed issued by the Challenger office in Edinburgh.

Lot 76

Islamic Coins, Umayyad, temp. ‘Abd al-Malik, silver dirham, al-Furat 80h, wt. 2.93gms (Klat 502), brilliant, uncirculated, very rare as such

Lot 47

Ancient Coins, Roman Empire, Carausius (AD 286-293), denarius, IMP CARAVSIVS P F AVG, laur, dr. and cuir. bust r., rev. VIRT CARAVSI AVG, lion stg l., in ex. RSR, wt. 3.52gms., (RIC. 591 var.) has been pierced in ancient times, otherwise fine, extremely rare

Lot 265

Islamic Coins, Buwayhid, Abu Kalijar (415-440h), gold dinar, Suq al-Ahwaz 420h, wt. 4.29gms (A.1584 for type; Treadwell-, unrecorded), brilliant, good extremely fine and very rare Struck in fine gold and not part of the large debased issue dated 421h.

Lot 215

Islamic Coins, Fatimid, al-Mustansir, gold dinar, Sur 487h, wt. 3.24gms (A.719.2; Nicol 1952), full round flan, good extremely fine and rare as such

Lot 79

Islamic Coins, Umayyad, temp. ‘Abd al-Malik, silver dirham, Shaqq al-Taymara 81h, wt. 2.86gms (Klat 203), much brilliance, good extremely fine and rare

Lot 481

Commemorative Medals, Italy, Aviation, ‘Crociera Aerea del Decennale’, a massive American Art Déco bronze medal, 1933, by Onorio Ruotolo (1888-1966), struck by the Medallic Art Co., New York, head of General Italo Balbo in flying helmet and goggles, facing a line of Fascist eagle-topped fasces, dedication from the Italians of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, rev. a powerful sun-god directing light and holding wreath, 94.5mm., extremely fine, rare *ex Stephen Martin collection, DNW auction, 1 July, 2008 (lot 2505) On the 10th anniversary of the Mussolini government General Italo Balbo (1896-1940), the then Minister of Aviation, led a mass formation of twenty-five flying boats to the Chicago Worlds Fair, then on to New York before returning to Rome.  Onorio Ruotolo was an Italian born American sculptor and poet. The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals

Lot 94

Islamic Coins, Umayyad, temp. al-Walid I, silver dirham, Abarqubadh 94h, wt. 2.87gms (Klat 20), good very fine and very rare

Lot 454

Commemorative Medals, George IV, Accession, 1820, gilt-silver medal, unsigned, by Rundell, Bridge and Rundell, laureate and draped bust turned to l., with classical armoured breast-plate, rev. ACCESSIT XXIX IAN MDCCCXX, within oak wreath, Hanoverian horse below, 69.5mm. (BHM.1010, R4; Eimer 1123), light matt surface, extremely fine and very rare The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals

Lot 416

Commemorative Medals, Charles II, Restoration, “Moses”, silver medal, 1660, by Thomas Rawlins, Moses approaches the Israelites, making bricks while being beaten by their Egyptian taskmasters, CVM. DVOLICATVR. ONVS. REDIT. MOYSES, rev. legend in eight lines within wreath, IN. ÆTER: MEMOR: CAROLI. II.…, 31mm. (MI. 462/56; Eimer 217; vL.II, 464), extremely fine and rare *ex Spink Auction 8, 27 February, 1980 (lot 415 - unnamed but D. Fearon, bt. Spink, December 1966) MI attributes the medal to Thomas Simon. One of only three recorded specimens The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals

Lot 264

Islamic Coins, Sajid, al-Fath b. al-Afshin (315-317h), gold dinar, Ardabil 316h, wt. 4.60gms (A.A1480; Bern 353Ka), weak outer legends, otherwise very fine and rare

Lot 526

Commemorative Medals, Masonic, a Georgian Masonic Jewel, in gilt-silver, of openwork design, by Thomas Harper, 1810, six pointed star, central sun in majesty, DEO REGI FRATRIBUS HONOR FIDELITAS BENEVOLENTIA, globe and pair of dividers above, TH in circle and “T. Harper Fleet Street Fecit” on scroll below, further legends on reverse, 81.5 x 52mm. (cf.Harris 16-17a), London hallmark (1809), extremely fine and very rare *ex W. V. R. “Roy” Baldwin Collection. ex Baldwin’s vault Thomas Harper, himself a Mason, established a reputation as one of the best makers of Masonic Jewels in London. He was first initiated in 1761 into Lodge No. 24 in Bristol, but on moving to Charlestown, South Carolina, he was the first Junior Warden of Lodge No. 190. He was a most influential member of the Grand Master’s Lodge No. 1 on the Atholl register, now No. 1 on the register of the United Grand Lodge of England and he was honoured in September 1785, at the age 50, with Grand Rank. Thomas Harper was in practice as a silversmith whilst in America, however he first registered his mark at Goldsmiths’ Hall on May 27th 1790.

Lot 181

Islamic Coins, Muwahhidun (Almohads), Abu ‘Abd Allah Mahammad (595-610h), gold dinar, no mint or date, wt. 4.62gms (A.482; Haz.506), superb calligraphic style, extremely fine and rare

Lot 242

Islamic Coins, Ottoman, Sulayman I, gold sultani, Quchaniya 926h, wt. 3.45gms (A.1317; Pere 175), very fine and rare

Lot 302

Commemorative Medals, Field-Marshall Sir George Stuart White (1835-1912), complimentary silver medal, 1900, by Emil Fuchs, uniformed bust r., rev. in facsimile of hand-writing, ‘Honiste, Parta / George S. White / 1900’ (BHM. 3671; Eimer 1847; Miller 24), matt surface, extremely fine and rare White, who was commander of British troops in Natal, was the successful defender of Ladysmith. He was later Governor of Gibraltar (Miller, Scott, The Medallic Work of Emil Fuchs, The Medal in America, vol. 2, New York, 1997).

Lot 463

Commemorative Medals, France, Seraphin Emile Vernier (1852-1927), sculptor and medallist, portrait of a young lady, uniface cliché striking, in gilt metal, 1895, a proof impression (numbered ‘8’), she faces r., her hair loosely tied up and with flowers to the front, 63.5mm. matt surface, softly worked, extremely fine and rare The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals

Lot 428

Commemorative Medals, Charles II, Christ’s Hospital, foundation of the Mathematical and Nautical School, large silver medal, 1673, by John Roettiers, bust of the King to r., hair short, wearing a mantle over ornate armour, CAROLVS. SECVNDVS. D.G. MAG. BRI. FRAN. ET. HIB. REX, rev. a Bluecoat boy encouraged by the allegorical figure of Arithmetic, stands with Astronomy and Mathematics and Mercury, a ship sails to left, INSTITVTOR. AVGVSTVS. 1673, 72.5mm (MI 556/217; Eimer 251; Farquhar 257), extremely fine and very rare *Believed ex Spink Auction 8, 27 February, 1980 (lot 449 - un-named but H. Jessop) MI [1885], states ‘This ‘glorious medallion’, as Evelyn calls it, is one of the finest, rarest and most valuable of all the works of John Roettier’. The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals

Lot 436

Commemorative Medals, William III, the Battle of La Hogue, silver medal, 1692, by Jan Boskam, armoured bust of William right, hair long, mantle around shoulders, GVLIELMVS.III. D.G. MAG. BRITT. FR. ET. HIB. REX. F.G, signed in monogram, JBF, rev. Lion and Unicorn chase the French Cock, naval battle beyond, two ships exploding and one sinking, IMPERIVM PELAGI. NOBIS, 55mm. (MI.53/248; Eimer -; MH.84; vL.IV, 96.2), extremely fine and rare The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals

Lot 174

Islamic Coins, Sulaymanid, Sulaymanid b. Muhammad (c. 290h), silver dirham, no mint or date, wt. 2.77gms (A.F434), very fine and extremely rare

Lot 780

A RARE ROYAL WORCESTER EATHERNWARE PLAQUE, DATED 1880 painted in the Barbotine manner by G Siéver, signed and dated with the head of a young woman, the back in turquoise majolica glaze, 40.5cm diam, oval impressed mark, incised artist's monogram, date 80 and title Agnes La jouvencelle According to the 1881 census, Louis Gustave Siever (born 1854), a native of Grenoble who is described as an "artiste-painter" lodged with the family of Samuel Ranford, one of the factory's finest porcelain decorators, at 9 College Yard Precincts, Worcester. ++In fine condition

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