World Medals, Compagnie Universelle du Canal Maritime de Suez, Opening of Suez Canal, silver medal, 1869, by Oscar Roty, seated female figures holds aloft the light of Progress to the standing figure of Industry, beyond, a sketched route of the Suez Canal, rev. legend in centre and around, inscriptions, 42mm. (Divo 606; BM. Acq 1983-1987 p.25, 147), matt surface, extremely fine; Ismael Pasha (1863-1979), Khedive, Opening of Suez Canal, French white metal medal, 1869, bust three-quarters l., rev. panorama of canal, outer Arabic legends both sides, 37mm., integral suspension loop, obverse lacks brightness, very fine (2) *bt. Baldwin Islamic Coin Auction 14, 8 July 2008 (lots 279 & 280) The Compagnie Universelle du Canal Maritime de Suez was formed in 1858. French private investors were the majority of the shareholders, with Egypt also having a significant stake, however, in 1875, a financial crisis forced Isma’il to sell his shares to the British Government for £3,976,582. The company operated the canal until 1956, when it was nationalized by Colonel Nasser.
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World Medals, Compagnie Universelle du Canal Maritime de Suez, Opening of Suez Canal, similar silver medals (2), 1869, by Oscar Roty, on thick and thin flans, seated female figure holds aloft the light of Progress to the standing figure of Industry, beyond, a sketched route of the Suez Canal, rev. legend in centre and around, inscriptions, 42mm. (Divo 606; BM. Acq 1983-1987 p.25, 147), matt surface, extremely fine (2) *bt. Baldwin Islamic Coin Auction 4, 8 May 2002 (lot 466); Baldwin Islamic Coin Auction 5, 29 October 2010 (lot 494). See footnote to previous lot 467.
World Medals, Farouq (1920-1965; King 1936-1952), Extension to the Aswan Dam, silver medal, AH.1307 (1939), panoramic view of the dam, rev. legend in Arabic, 51mm., very fine, scarce; with a silvered medal for the New York World’s Fair, 44mm., in box of issue, spotted, extremely fine (2)
World Medals, France, Napoleon III, Visit of Queen Victoria to France, Reception by Napoleon III at Boulogne, silver medal, 1855, by Albert Barre, bust of Napoleon III r., rev. seated female figure inscribes a column at her side with the date of Victoria’s visit, Royal Yacht beyond flying Royal ensign, 61mm. (Divo 266), surface brushed and scuffed, very fine
World Medals, USA, George III, the Lion and Wolf Indian Chief’s Medal, solid silver, c.1777, GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA, young bust of King to r., wearing armour, his hair tied behind en queue, curls above his ear, wearing armour with five studs above the sash and one below, rev. a lion reclines on a mound, to right, a snarling wolf, behind, in somewhat ghosted image, trees left and right, a church and houses between, 60.5mm., wt. 41.96gms. (Adams type 10.1, obv. 1, rev. A; Jamieson Fig. 11; John J. Ford Collection, part XVI, Stack’s, 17 October, 2006 (lot 50 - $22,000); Betts 436), with original decorated loose suspension loop, even grey tone, good very fine, with no sign of die flaw on reverse, extremely rare *ex Baldwin’s vault and with stock ticket for £50 John Adams, Indian Peace Medals, Crestline, California, 1999, discusses these medals at some length and concludes that they were almost certainly distributed at the bequest of General [Gentleman Johnny] Burgoyne (1722-1792). In an earlier publication, Paul Edmond Beckwith, American Indian Peace Medals, Washington, 1907, writes ‘In 1765 a treaty was made with the British and Pontiac, and his chiefs were presented by Sir William Johnson, at Oswego, with the medals known as ‘the lion and wolf medals.’ A large number of these were distributed…’. However, Alan M. Stahl, Coinage of the Americas Conference, ANS, New York, 1997, confirms Adams’s conclusions. The Adams ‘Modern Census’ lists just 17 ‘Lion and Wolf’ medals, of which one (see Ford catalogue) is now thought not to exist. Only 7 are of this variety. This medal does not feature on the census.
World Medals, USA, George III (1760-1820), Indian Chief’s Medal, large size and undated, solid silver, GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA, young bust of King r. wearing armour, his hair tied behind en queue, double row of curls above his ear, wearing armour with six studs above the sash and one below, rev. crowned oval shield of arms within Garter and with Lion and Unicorn supporters, DIEU. ET. MON. DROIT on scroll below, 79mm., wt. 109.19gms. (Adams type 7.1; Jamieson Fig. 14; John J. Ford Collection, part XVI, Stack’s, 17 October, 2006 (lot 59 - $14,000); Eimer 736a; cf.Betts 600), with original decorated and shaped loose suspension loop, even light grey tone, single slight edge bruise, extremely fine and very rare *ex Baldwin’s vault and with stock ticket for £25 The Adams ‘Modern Census’ lists 86 medals of this type, however only 24 of this variety and of these 11 are shells (ie the medal is hollow). This medal does not feature on the census. The price of £50 matches item 11 on a Baldwin list of 1943/4, ‘Prices Quoted to Montagu - Alterations for Ferguson’ and it is probably one and the same piece. The Ferguson mentioned would be J. Douglas Ferguson (1901-1981), who for over 50 years was known as the ‘Dean of Canadian Numismatics’. In 1971 he established the J. Douglas Ferguson Historical Research Foundation. The cataloguers speculate that Montagu could be George Charles Montagu, 9th Earl of Sandwich (1874–1962). Montagu compiled British and Foreign Medals Relating to Naval and Maritime Affairs, Greenwich 1937 (for the then newly-opened National Maritime Museum).
Islamic Coins, Safavid, Shah Sultan Hussein, silver 20 shahi, type B, Zarb Dar al Sultane Isfahan 1112h, special couplets on obverse and reverse for presentation or decorative purposes, wt. 36.68gms. (A.V2673; KM.-), slightest traces of mount at 12 o’clock, boldly struck and one of the finest examples of the large decorative coins, an even, mid-grey toning, about extremely fine for issue and very rare *ex Sunrise Collection, Heritage Auctions, January 7 2013, lot 21759
PAIR OF SILVER ENAMELLED TROUT MOTIF EARRINGSeach with an enamelled section in the form of a trout 25mm long, with nine carat gold screw fittings, each fish marked SILVER to the reverse, note: one front is loose from fitting, 5.7g gross; along with two fish motif pins, a pike motif example, 46mm long, with 'No. 40, T.S. Brown' engraved to the reverse, the other in the form of a leaping trout, 32mm long, with 'AP Brown' to the reverse; and Ola Gorie of Orkney Scottish silver brooch in the form of an otter with a fish to its mouth, 47mm long, marked OMG St SIL to the reverse, 5.3g (4)
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