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12 October 2022

Hammer Price:
£75

Guild of St. George Life Saving Medal, 33mm, silver, the obverse depicting the Pistrucci design of St. George slaying the dragon, the reverse showing Christ and his disciples in a boat during a gale (see Mark, Ch.4, vv.35-41), the edge engraved ‘From T. E. Harvey, Esq., M.P., to H. Alexander for saving life 21.4.1912’, with loop ands ring suspension; together with three related medals, in gilt, silver, and bronze, all unnamed, generally very fine (4) £60-£80

Thomas Edmund Harvey (1875-1951) served as Member of Parliament for West Leeds from 1910 to 1918, and was Master of the Guild of St. George from 1934 to 1951.