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Click here to subscribeBRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, Charles II, James, Duke of York, Naval Reward and the Battle of Lowestoft, Silver Medal, 1665, by John Roettier, armoured bust right, hair short, a mantle around the shoulders, rev antique military trophy, naval battle beyond, GENVS ANTIQVVM, 63mm (MI 505/143; MH 56). Very fine, two tiny edge knocks. The Battle of Lowestoft fought on the 3rd June, 1665
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, Charles II, The Proposed Commercial Treaty with Spain, Silver Medal, 1666, by John Roettier, laureate head of Charles right, rev statue of Charles dressed as Roman General on pedestal with shipping behind, 56mm (MI 517/162). A few surface marks, toned good very fine.
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, Charles II, The Peace of Breda, Silver Medal, 1667, by John Roettier, laureate bust of Charles II right, rev FAVENTE DEO, Britannia seated left at the base of a rock contemplating her navies, BRITANNIA in ex, 53mm (MI 535/185). A few surface marks, very fine.
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, Charles II, Marriage of William III, Prince of Orange and Princess Mary, Silver Medal, 1677, by Nicholas Chevalier, bust of William right, rev bust of Mary left, her hair entwined with strings of pearls, 42mm (MI 568/235; vL III, 222). Intricately executed, a beautiful medal, toned, extremely fine, rare.
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, Charles II, Sir Samuel Morland, Silver Medal, 1681, by John Roettier, laureate bust of Charles II with flowing hair, rev legend IN ADVERSIS SVMMO VITAE PERICVLO IN PROPERIS FELICI INGENIO FREQVENS ADFVIT, lettered edge, SAMVEL MORLANDVS EQ QVR ET BAR, 33mm (MI I 582/257). Darkly toned, very fine with MI number 257 stuck to the reverse. Sir Samuel Morland (1625-1695), diplomatist, mathematician and inventor. The medals are said to have been struck by Morland after his appointment as ‘Master of Mechanics’, and were dedicated to the King. In old age he went blind and invented a machine for writing, and a mechanical calendar of sorts, as well as a pumping system to water his garden. bought Spink, April 1908, and believed ex Helen Farquhar Collection (whose habit it was to stick numbers on gummed paper onto her medals).
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, James II, The Invitation to William and Mary, Dutch Silver Medal, 1688, conjoined busts of William and Mary right, he in armour, she draped, her head slightly turned, rev Religion stands under the eye of providence, hand on Liberty cap, Papal tiara, serpent and other symbols on ground, IAM MIHI ROMA MINAX …, 63mm (MI 634/58; vL III, 348). Extremely fine, though slight obverse edge knocks at 3 and 6 o’clock, very rare.
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, James II, The Landing of William of Orange at Torbay, Silver Medal, 1688, by R Arondeaux, William as Roman Emperor tramples on serpent of discord and joins hands with Britannia, rev boats landing at a fortified harbour, CONTRA INFANTEM PERDITIONIS, 49mm (MI I 639/65; Woolf 3:8). Extremely fine, toned and rare. One reading of this protestant medal is that William of Orange comes to England to restore liberties lost to James, Prince of Wales. Another interpretation is that the medal denounces the Pope, who was at the time widely believed to be the Antichrist, called the Son of Perdition by St Paul.
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, William and Mary and William III, Adminstration offered to William, Silver Medal, 1689, by J Smeltzing, bust of James II left, hair tied in bag, rev an oak tree broken down stands near a flourishing orange tree, PRO GLANDIBVS AVREA POMA, in ex, POST FVGEM …, 49mm (MI 651/6; vL III, 376; Woolf 8:1). Toned, extremely fine and rare. The reverse legend translates “After the flight of the King the administration was offered to the Prince of Orange 3 January 1689”
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, William and Mary and William III, The Battle of La Hogue, Silver Medal, 1692, by Georg Hautsch, bust of William III between two genii supporting the shields of England and Holland, within a circular temple housing statues of Russel, Ashby, Delaval and Allemonde, rev Fame and Victory supporting tablet which History inscribes under the direction of Time, lettered edge with legend that that translates as “in memory of HENDRICK DE WILDE sailor in the service of the noble East Indian Company, died 2 Sept 1712 in his 42nd year”, 45mm (MI 67/272; vL IV, 98; MH 108). Lightly toned, good very fine and rare. Admiral Edward Russell (1653-1727), 1st Earl of Orford, Commander-in-Chief; Sir John Ashby (c. 1640 – July 12, 1693), Commander of the Blue Squadron; Sir Ralph Delaval, Commander of the Red Squadron (which burnt the Le Soleil Royal); and Admiral van Allemonde Commander-in-Chief of the Dutch fleet.
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, William and Mary and William III, Queen Mary, Death 1694, Dutch Silver Medal, by Jakob van Dishoeke, bust of Mary left, rev sarcophagus with cypress tree at each corner, in front a tablet on which is placed a laureate skull and palms, MERLIORI NATA CORONA, the edge with engraved legend, 49mm (MI 121/365). Unevenly toned, extremely fine and rare.
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, William and Mary and William III, The Peace of Ryswick, Silver Medal, 1697, Peace holding caduceus and reclining at the base of an olive tree, rev Mercury and Peace strive to repair a cracked globe marked EVROPA, with an olive branch, 32mm (MI 161/432; vL IV, 266). Toned, extremely fine and very rare.
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, Queen Anne, The Duke of Marlborough and the Battle of Blenheim, Silver Medal, 1704, by Georg Hautsch, armoured bust right, hair long, and wearing Sash, rev Mars seated, encourages a soldier to massacre his enemies, MIRATVR TELIS AEMVLA TELA SVIS, lettered edge, 37mm (MI 256/50). Extremely fine.
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, Queen Anne, The Battle of Blenheim, the Battle of Ramillies, Silver Medals (2), 1704, 1706, by J Croker, bust of Anne left, rev Britannia amidst trophies, a bound prisoner beside her, and rev two Fames hold map of the conquered provinces, both 34mm (MI 256/49, 284/92; vL IV, 247, V, 33). Both extremely fine, toned. (2)
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, Queen Anne, British Victories, Silver Medal, 1704, by Georg Hautsch, bust of Anne left, rev Britannia sits before palm decorated with three shields, in the distance ships attack Gibraltar, and a Nereid offers Britannia a naval crown, 40mm (MI 270/70; vL IV, 454; MH 135). Extremely fine, beautifully toned with lustre, scarce.
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, Queen Anne, Victories over Louis XV, Continental Silver Medal, 1706, Anne as Minerva overwhelming Louis XV depicted as Roman soldier, rev Victory rushing across a plain with a city in the distance, and, around her, twelve shields commemorating the victories, 42mm (MI 288/97; vL V, 39). Extremely fine, attractively toned and rare. The medal satirises Louis who uses the title MAGNUS yet was defeated by a woman – Queen Anne
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, Queen Anne, Victories over Louis XV, Continental Silver Medal, 1706, Anne as Minerva overwhelming Louis XV depicted dressed as a Roman soldier, rev a tower besieged, PRECVTE ME NE DICATVR …, lettered edge, 42mm (MI 289/98; vL V, 39). Toned, extremely fine/good very fine.
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, Queen Anne, The Union of England and Scotland, a pair of Medals, Silver and Copper, 1707, by John Croker, bust of Anne left, rev the [new] Royal arms within garter flanked by lion and unicorn, 46mm (MI 295/107). Both extremely fine or virtually so, each with some lustre. (2)
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, Queen Anne, The Battle of Oudenarde, Tribute to Prince Eugene and Marlborough, Silver Medal, 1708, by P H Müller, Castor and Pollux on horseback, rev the battle fought before the town of Oudenarde, lettered edge, 43mm (MI 324/150; vL V, 106). About very fine, rare.
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, Queen Anne, The Capture of Sardinia and Minorca, 1708, pair of Medals, Silver and Copper, by J Croker, bust of Anne left, rev Victory with palm branch and flag, 40mm (MI 329/157; vL V, 95; MH 146). First very fine, the second extremely fine with some mint redness, but a few spots on the obverse. (2)
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, Queen Anne, The Citadel of Lille Captured, Silver Medal, 1708, by J Croker, crowned bust of Anne left, rev Victory stands by plan of the citadel, and holds city shield, 44mm (MI 338/169; vL V, 119). Extremely fine. with an old collector’s and stock tickets
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, Queen Anne, The City of Tournai Captured, pair of medals, Silver and Copper, 1709, by J Croker, bust of Anne left, rev Pallas seated by military trophies, the city beyond, 39mm (MI 354/190; vL V, 141). Silver good very fine and toned, the copper choice extremely fine, with mint redness. (2)
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, Queen Anne, The Siege and Capture of Tournai, Silver Medal, 1709, by Martin Brunner, Genius of Tournai stands by Victory with Discord at their feet, rev panorama of city under fire from flaming bombs, SOLVTA CATENIS INSVRGIT, lettered edge, 44.5mm (MI 356/192; vL V, 141). Extremely fine and extremely rare. MI records the British Museum specimen in pewter only, however by the time the Plates were issued they had additional specimens in both silver and copper.
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, Queen Anne, The Battle of Malplaquet, pair of medals, Silver and Copper, 1709, by J Croker, crowned bust of Anne left, rev the attack on the French encampments in woodland, Victory flies above, 47mm (MI 359/197; vL V, 145). Silver very fine, the copper better. (2)
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, Queen Anne, The Campaign of 1709, Silver Medal, by P H Müller, bust of Anne with lovelocks left, rev Mars and Hercules seated with shields depicting the victories at Malplaquet and Mons, above Fame crowns a pedestal decorated with a medallic view of Tournai, 43mm (MI 366/207; vL V, 152). Very fine and very rare.
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, Queen Anne, The Capture of Douay, Continental Silver Medal, 1710, unsigned, the sun eclipsed by the globe, DEFECTVM LVMINE VIDIT, rev two soldiers play dice, holding counter marked DOVAY, others marked MONS, RUSEL, DORNIC, ARRAS and PARIS, 44mm (MI 371/216; vL V, 165). Extremely fine.
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, Queen Anne, The Peace of Utrecht, large Copper Medal, 1713, by John Croker, laureate bust of Anne left, rev Britannia seated left holding spear and olive branch, naval scene to her left, men ploughing and sowing to her right, 59mm (MI 399/256; vL V, 230); together with the smaller Silver Medal, 1713, by John Croker, rev Anne as Britannia, holding spear, shield and olive branch, 34mm (MI 400/257). First extremely fine with some original redness, the second nearly extremely fine. (2)
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, George I, The Naval Action off Cape Passaro, Silver Medal, 1718, by John Croker, laureate bust right, rev rostral column amidst pile of naval trophies and surmounted by statue of the King, 45mm (MI 439/42; MH 150). Evenly toned, extremely fine.
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, George I, The Naval Action off Cape Passaro, Silver Medal, 1718, by G W Vestner, busts of Charles VI and George I within laurel wreaths, a winged caduceus between them, rev Jupiter on his eagle and Neptune on a conch attack a fleet, 44mm (MI 440/43; MH 151). Toned, extremely fine and very rare.
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, George I, The Escape of Princess Clementina from Innsbrück, Silver Medal, 1719, by Otto Hamerani, bust of the Princess left, rev the Princess makes good her escape in a chariot, Italian landscape behind, 48mm (MI 444/49; Woolf 36:1). Light wear to high points, otherwise nearly extremely fine. Princess Clementina Sobieski (1703-1735) was betrothed to Prince James Stuart. George I was averse to the marriage and to please him the Princess was arrested and imprisoned in Innsbrück Castle. Eventually she escaped to Bologna and was married to James, at that time in Spain, by proxy.
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, George II, The Second Treaty of Vienna, Silver Medal, 1731, by Ehrenreich Hannibal, laureate bust of the King left, rev Neptune on a conch chariot, driven by four hippocamps, calms the four stormy winds, 48mm (MI 496/39; Knyp 3201). Extremely fine. The medal attributed to John Croker in Medallic Illustrations (text)
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, George II, Jernegan’s Lottery, Silver Medal, 1736, by John Sigismund Tanner, Minerva standing amidst arms and emblems of the Arts and Sciences, rev Queen Caroline waters a grove of palms, 38mm (MI 517/72; Betts 169). Lightly toned, good very fine.
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, George II, William, Duke of Cumberland, the Rebels Repulsed, Silver Medal, 1745, by A and J Kirk, The Duke on horseback left, rev the Duke as a Roman warrior presents an olive branch to Anglia, a fallen enemy lies before them, 34mm (MI 606/264; Woolf 53:1). Very fine with good detail, rare.
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, George II, The Concord of Holland, England and Germany, Silver Medal, 1746, by Martin Holtzhey, female figure of Holland standing three-quarters right, rev water pouring from three urns representing the Scheldt, Rhine and Thames, 35mm (MI 619/291; vL Suppl XXII, 207). Toned, extremely fine and rare.
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, George II, William, The Duke of Cumberland and William IV, Prince of Orange (1711-1751), Silver Medal, 1747, by T Pingo [obverse], armoured bust of Cumberland right, rev bust of William left, wearing Sash and Badge of Order, 32mm (MI 634/326; vL supl XXII). Light wear to high points and light surface marks, otherwise very fine and rare. When the the French army entered Flanders in April 1747, William was appointed General Stadtholder of the United Provinces and Commander of the Dutch army. The Duke of Cumberland was to command the British army
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, George II, The Peace of Aix-La-Chapelle Proclaimed, Silver Medal, 1749, by John Kirk, laureate head right, rev Britannia seated by rock, holding olive branch and cornucopiae, on the sea before her two ships, PAX COMMERCII NUTRIX, 35mm (MI 651/354). About extremely fine, lightly toned.
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, George III, Christian VII (1749-1766-1808), Visit to England, Silver Medal, 1768, by John Westwood, bust left wearing Sash and Star of Order, rev legend in ten lines, detailing his marriage, 37mm (BHM 130, R3). Nearly very fine and extremely rare. Christian VII had married George III’s sister, Princess Caroline Matilda, in 1766 (see also lot 1439)
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, George III, Christian VII (1749-1766-1808), Visit to England, Silver Medal, 1768, by Lewis Pingo, bust right wearing Sash of Order, rev clasped hands between cornucopiae, 40mm (BHM 129, R2; Eimer, Pingo 36), fine and rare; Danish Silver Medalets (4), by Carl Einhörning, of Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, wife of Frederick V, 1782, and of Prince Frederick (1753-1805), undated (3), all similar, fine and better. (5)
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, George III, The Church and King Club, Manchester, Silver Medal, 1790, robed figure of a king in front of church and pillar, rev legend in sixteen lines, 45mm (BHM 344; Eimer, Pingo p 27). Lightly toned, extremely fine. The Club, whose members were the “responsible and opulant neighbouring gentlemen” in Manchester, was founded to commemorate the defeat of the Dissenters in Parliament. The attribution to Lewis Pingo (BHM) is seriously doubted by Eimer.
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, George III, Naval Victories Celebrated, Silver Medal, 1797, by John Milton, laureate head of George III right, rev crown, orb and sceptre upon a cushion, on a pedestal inscribed HOWE / St VINCENT / DUNCAN, 32mm (BHM 439). As struck, beautifully toned and extremely rare in silver.
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, George III, George III, Golden Jubilee, Silver Medal, 1810, published by N Hyde, uniformed bust left in periwig, rev Britannia with three infants, who hold heart, the cloud-like plinth inscribed FROGMORE, 48mm (BHM 686). Brilliant, virtually mint state and in original metal protection shells. The reverse of the first was designed by Princess Elizabeth, Landgravine of Hesse-Homburg (1770-1840) and third daughter of George III
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, George III, William Pitt, Manchester Pitt Club, Silver Medal, 1814, by T Wyon Jr, after H Howard, bust of Pitt left, rev Pitt arousing the genius of Britain to resist the demons of Anarchy who have overthrown Religion and Royalty, a group of Virtues await the outcome, 50mm (BHM 771); Death of William Pitt, Copper Medal, 1806, by T Webb, bare head of William Pitt left, rev rock in storm buffeted by waves, 54mm (BHM 610). Both extremely fine, the first richly toned. (2)
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, George III, Princess Charlotte, Betrothal to William of Orange, Silver Medal and Copper Medal, 1814, by T Webb, bust of the Princess right, rev figure of Hope standing holding olive branch, cornucopiae and rudder, 54mm (BHM 778). Both extremely fine. (2) The intended marriage of Charlotte and Prince William never took place as Charlotte broke off the engagement six months after it was announced. Perhaps due to the wrath of her father, she stayed out of the public’s gaze at Cranbourne Lodge Windsor until 1816.
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, George III, The Bethnal Green Volunteers, Disbanded, Silver Medal, 1814, by P Wyon, inscription within closed wreath, rev Britannia standing on a serpent holding olive branch aloft, 50mm (BHM 833, R3), in original (but damaged) case of issue. Extremely fine, deeply toned and extremely rare. After the Treaty of Paris in 1814 all volunteer corps except the Bank Corps were ordered to disband. The general order took place on 24 June 1814. Lt-Colonel Carrick presented each member of the Bethnal Green Volunteer corps with an example of the present medal.
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, George III, War of 1812-1815, Upper Canada Preserved, Reward of Merit of the Loyal and Patriotic Society of Toronto, Copper Medal [c.1817], by T Wyon Jr, British Lion and Beaver confront American Eagle across panorama of the St Lawrence, rev PRESENTED BY A GRATEFUL COUNTRY, and within central wreath, FOR MERIT, plain edge, 51mm (Leroux 866; Baldwin’s Coin Auction 47, lot 1355, silver; Ford VII, 410-413). Choice mint state, scarce. It is recorded that 61 gold and 548 silver medals were struck. They were never issued and were melted down in 1840. The present medal shows signs of being a later, perhaps mid-19th century, strike. For further information see C K Clarke, A History of the Toronto General Hospital, including an account of the Medal of the Loyal and Patriotic Society of 1812, Toronto 1913.
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Great Britain, George IV, Coronation 1820, the official Silver Medal, by Benedetto Pistrucci, laureate head left, rev the King crowned by Victory, attended by Britannia, Scotia and Hibernia, 34mm (BHM 1070). Practically as struck, beautiful iridescent toning.
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