Lot Archive

Lot

№ 87

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10 May 2007

Hammer Price:
£75

Warwickshire, Birmingham Exhibition of Arts & Industries, Bingley Hall, 1905, a silver award medal, unsigned, frontal elevation of Marle Hall Convalescent Home, tablet below named (A. Moore), rev. legend in wreath, 45mm (Allen –); Midland Counties Exhibition, 1910, a uniface silver award medal by Vaughton, city arms, back named (Bacon Cutting & Pricing, 2nd Prize, J. Handy), hallmarked Birmingham 1909, 32mm; Midland Counties Exhibition, 1911, a silver award medal by J.A. Restall, city arms and supporters, rev. tablet in wreath, named (Fruit, Plain & Seed Cakes, 2nd Prize, E.G. Vardy), 38mm, edge hallmarked Birmingham 1910; National Trades Exhibition, Birmingham, 1913, a silver award medal by J.A. Restall, city arms and supporters, rev. wreath, named (Mrs N.S. Madeley), 51mm; Birmingham Exhibition, 1937, a silver award medal by Elkington & Co, standing female with wreath, rev. named (W. Newman, Bread), hallmarked Birmingham 1936, 38mm [5]. Fourth edge knocked, otherwise about very fine and toned, others about extremely fine and better; first in case of issue, inside of lid inscribed (First Prize, Mechanical Models, Awarded to Mr A. Moore), third in buff fitted case by John Pairman & Sons, Jewellers, Swansea, last in blue fitted case of issue by Elkington (£70-100)