Death of John Bell, 1770, a silver medal, unsigned, family arms, an insect either side, rev. funerary urn on plinth, 35mm (BHM 143). Minor surface marks, particularly on reverse, otherwise extremely fine and very rare, the depiction of the insects delightful; in original green snakeskin case (£50-70)

John Bell (1736-70), naturalist and antiquarian; the arms on the medal are those of Bell of Wickford, Essex