Pair: William Skuce, Royal Navy

Naval General Service 1793-1840, 3 clasps, 1 June 1794, Nile, Copenhagen 1801 (William Skuce.); Alexander Davison’s Medal for The Nile 1798, bronze-gilt, engraved in reverse field in fine running script ‘Wm. Skeuce’, very fine or better and a rare pair (2) £4,000-£5,000

Provenance: Glendining’s, January 1924, with bronze-gilt Nile £7; Elson Collection, Glendining’s, September 1963, when the present vendor was the underbidder at £82; bought Spink, June 1972, £190.

William Skuce/Skeuce is confirmed on the rolls as a Landsman aboard H.M.S. Defence at the ‘Glorious First of June’ and the battle of the Nile, and in the same rate aboard H.M.S. Defiance at the battle of Copenhagen.