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Tokens, checks, weights, etc. (104), 17th to 20th century issues [104]. Many fine several better (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £100
Coins of the World in silver and base metal (203), including several ancient issues [203]. Many fine (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £25
Miscellaneous coins of the world in silver (52) and base metal (80), mostly 19th century issues and earlier, many different countries [132]. Several very fine (£60-80)
£60–£80
Coins in copper and bronze (104), mostly 18th and 19th century issues but some earlier. [104]. Many fine (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £30
World coins in silver (34), all about Shilling size, mostly 19th century and early 20th century [34]. Many fine some better (£40-60)
£40–£60
Miscellaneous, Base metal counters, medallets, machine tokens, etc. (95). Some worn or impaired, many fine or very fine, a few better (£70-90)
£70–£90
Crowns of the world (11), 20th century issues in silver. Extremely fine or better (£60-80)
£80–£100
Miscellaneous coins of the world, etc. including British, mostly base metal, but including AR Australian Threepences of Elizabeth II, and Victorian Crowns (16). Varied state (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £160
Coins of the World (100’s), including silver (30) [lot]. Many fair or fine, a few better (£50-60)
Hammer Price: £85
Coins of the World (100’s), in copper and base metal [lot]. Many fair or fine, a few better (£50-60)
Hammer Price: £35
Coins of the world, in silver and base metal, including British, mostly 19th and 20th century issues, a quantity [lot]. Many fine, some better (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £40
Miscellaneous coins of the world, in silver (10), base metal (29) [39]. Some very fine (£50-60)
Hammer Price: £55
Gold bracelet, total weight 215.7 grams/6.935 ozs, comprising 17 various gold coins (16 in claw collars and one with scroll mount), on an 18 carat gold chain (with safety chain), the catch in the form of a heart-shaped padlock. Very fine (£1,200-1,500)
Hammer Price: £900
Gold coin necklace, total weight 192.3 grams/6.153 ozs, comprising 5 large coins (£5 and £2 1887, $20 1896, 4-Ducats 1915 and 50-Pesos 1945) in claw collars on a 9 carat gold chain 14 ins long. Very fine (£1,000-1,200)
Hammer Price: £800
Charles I, Memorial, 1649, a copper medal by J. Roettiers, 50mm (M.I. 346/200; E. 162a); Death of Princess Augusta, 1772, copper medal, unsigned [? by Lyng], A MUCH INJURED VICTIM, 33mm (BHM 159; E. 742); Erection of a Column to Honour Hugh, 2nd Duke of Northumberland, 1816, copper medal, unsigned, 41mm [3]. First very fine with a hint of original colour, second extremely fine and particularly attractive, last fine (£40-50)
Hammer Price: £50
The King’s Private Roads, 1737, the circular centre of an oval copper Pass, crowned monogram, reverse legend, 28mm (Bendall, SNC 1995, p.340, type III; D & W 320/6; MG 731-7). Evidence of blank filing on the edge, fine, as made (£30-40)
Ranelagh House, Chelsea, 1745, a uniface copper Pass, RANELAGH HOUSE divided by annulet, counterstamped above with a dog, 33mm (D & W 80/251; MG 665). Fine, scarce (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £45
The Oak Society, 1750, a copper medal by C.N. Roettier and T. Pingo, bust of Prince Charles right, reverse withered oak tree in centre, flourishing sapling to left, REVIRESCIT, 34mm (Woolf 62:1; M.I. 655/359; E. 625). Extremely fine with almost full original colour (£50-60)
Hammer Price: £75
Pondicherry Taken, 1761, a silver medal by T. Pingo, bust of George III right, reverse Victory inscribing shield, flanked by palms and rudders, 39mm (BHM 72; E. 686; Pudd. 761.1). Two minor rim bruises, otherwise about extremely fine and toned (£90-120)
Marriage of Prince Charles and Princess Louise of Stolberg at Macerata, 1772, a copper medal by F. Hamerani, bust of Charles left, reverse bust of Louise left, 32mm (Woolf 71:1; BHM 163; E, 743). Extremely fine (£35-45)
The Sentimental Magazine, 1773-5, a group of 12 copper medalets by J. Kirk, viz. William Beckford; Lord Camden; Queen Charlotte; Oliver Cromwell; The Duchess of Cumberland; David Garrick; George II; George III; The Duke of Gloucester; The Duchess of Gloucester; The Marquis of Granby; John Wilkes, all 26mm (Hawkins pp.64-5). [12]. Garrick extremely fine, others generally very fine or a little better, only one type (Lord Chatham) missing from the set (£40-60)
Staffordshire, Sedgley Park School, copper Reward of Merit, c.1799, by T. Wyon Sr., view of school, reverse tripod within wreath, 42mm (Taylor 44a; D. & W. 272/513; MG 984); H.F. Smith Prize, a copper medal, unsigned, scholar seated at table with a book, reverse wreath, edge named (William Aldam, 1st Latin, 1827), 44mm. [2]. Very fine and better, both rare (£40-50)
Hammer Price: £65
William Shakespeare, a thick oval brass etched plate, bust three-quarters right, 49 x 32mm (Ogden, BNJ 1910, –). Set in an ornate surround and fashioned with a ‘cloverleaf’ mount for suspension, very fine, unusual (£50-60)
Robert Burns, a thick oval brass etched plate, bust three-quarters right, 49 x 32mm. Set in an ornate surround and fashioned with a ‘cloverleaf’ mount for suspension, very fine and unusual, a companion piece to the last (£50-60)
Hammer Price: £130
Royal Institution, 1804, a copper-gilt Pass, tree springing from mural crown, reverse named (J. Law Esqr), T stamped above, 29mm (MG 1082-5). Good very fine, scarce (£40-50)
Memorial to Lord Nelson, 1805, a copper-gilt medal by T. Webb for Mudie, 41mm (BHM 596); Lord Baden-Powell, Defender of Mafeking, 1900, a silver medal by F. Bowcher for Spink, 45mm (BHM 3677; E. 1843a). [2]. Very fine and better, first exhibiting usual reverse die flaw; second in official red card box (£45-60)
Hammer Price: £120
London Pitt Club, c. 1815, an oval silver-gilt member’s badge, cameo glass bust of Pitt to right by J. Tassie, reverse legend, named (Lewis Allsopp Esqr), 46 x 41mm (cf. DNW 31, 677; cf. Baldwin FPL 1996, 632). Extremely fine; with clip and ring for suspension (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £95
Queen Caroline Acknowledged, 1820, brass medalet, unsigned, 25mm; other similar medalets (4), for Coronation of George IV, 1821, Death of Queen Caroline, 1821, Death of the Duke of York, 1827, and Coronation of William IV, 1831, all 25mm (BHM 1020, 1109, 1154, 1290, 1517). [5]. All extremely fine (£25-30)
Victoria (1837-1901), Repeal of the Sacramental Test Act, 1828, a copper medal by S. Clint, 61mm (BHM 1332; E. 1199); Foundation Stone of the Royal Exchange Laid, 1842, a copper medal by W. Wyon, 46mm; Queen Victoria’s Visit to Ghent, 1843, a copper medal by L.J. Hart, 54mm (BDM II, 433); Crimean War, the Holy Alliance, 1854, white metal medal by Allen & Moore, 45mm (BHM 2536; E. 1489); International Exhibition, London, 1872, white metal medal by J.S. and A.B. Wyon, 30mm. [5]. About...
Abolition of Slavery, 1834, a copper medal, unsigned (? by T. Halliday), William IV seated beneath a canopy, attended by advisers, reverse negroes dancing around a palm-tree, 41mm (BHM 1673; E. 1276). Extremely fine and practically as struck, attractive light patina (£40-50)
Hammer Price: £110
Independent Order of Rechabites, c.1850, a white metal medal by J. Taylor, arms and supporters, reverse two indoor scenes; above, the orderly household seated and relaxed; below, the drunken father, crying mother and child, lives ruined by drink, O THAT MEN WERE WISE, THAT THEY DID CONSIDER, 49mm (BHM –). Practically as struck and set in a glazed and ornamented mount, with clip and ring for suspension; an attractive souvenir of the Temperance movement (£40-60)
Death of the Duke of Wellington, 1852, a silver medal by T.H. Pinches for J. Mitchell, Bond Street, uniformed bust left, reverse legend in wreath, 52mm (Eimer 141; BHM 2489). Light scuffing but very fine or better, toned, rare (£35-45)
The Maharajah’s Well at Stoke Row [Oxfordshire], 1872, a silver medal by J. Moore, 38mm (Pudd. 872.1); Centenary of The Times, 1885, a silver medal by Longman and Strongi’th’arm, 45mm (BHM 3202; E. 1712). [2]. First extremely fine, second very fine, both toned (£40-50)
The Royal Albert Hall, a silver and enamelled openwork badge, frontal elevation of hall picked out in several colours, ROYAL ALBERT HALL on scroll to sides, STERLING SILVER stamped on the back, 51 x 38mm. Very fine, the enamelling of excellent quality and detail, very rare; with clip and ring for suspension (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £80
London, an openwork silver badge in the shape of a buckle, horseman left shielding himself from a kneeling figure, ST MARTIN-IN-THE-FIELDS TOWN HALL, reverse OPENED BY HON. A.J. BALFOUR M.P. 16TH JULY 1891, 51 x 41mm. Very fine and scarce, an unusual association piece; with clip and ring for suspension (£30-40)
Historical Pageant at York, 1909, silver medal, unsigned, with bust of Constantine the Great, 29mm; Yorkshire Hand Bell Ringers’ Association, a silver badge, bell, reverse engraved (RB, June 27th 1931), hallmarked WHH, 30 x 25mm. [2]. First extremely fine, second very fine (£20-25)
Hammer Price: £20
Bedfordshire Eisteddfod, an oval silver and green enamel badge, standing figure playing lute, un-named, hallmarked NBS, Birmingham, 1923; Trinity College, London, Local Examination, Birmingham Centre, a silver award medalet, named (Alfred Prince, Piano…July 1888), 26mm; Royal Academy of Music, silver award medal by Pinches, named (Peggy Male, Harmony, 1929), 41mm. [3]. Second about very fine, others about extremely fine or better; last in red case of issue (£25-30)
Drawing Society, a silver and base metal badge in the form of an 8-pointed star, named (G.E. Seed, Clothworkers’ Company, 1898), 36mm; Universal Food & Cookery Exhibition, a silver and multicoloured enamel award medal, un-named, 26mm, hallmarked E&Co, Birmingham, 1884; Fulham Infirmary, a silver award badge by Toye & Spencer, named (Awarded by the Fulham Board of Guardians to Lucy Agatha Gregory…26th September 1927), 39mm, hallmarked T&S, London, 1923; The [Charles] Dickens Fellowship...
Lancashire Bee-Keepers’ Association, an openwork and engraved silver badge, bee, reverse named (Lancaster Agri-Society, Won by Mrs J. Long, 7th Oct. 1911), 42 x 39mm, hallmarked WA, Birmingham, 1906. Good very fine, attractive; with clip and ring for suspension (£25-35)
Worcestershire, Oldbury Urban District Education Committee, a gold award medal, arms, reverse named (F. Mason, for 7 Years Perfect Attendance, 1913), 26mm, hallmarked TO, Birmingham, 1913, 9ct, 9.40gm; Southampton Education Committee, a silver and enamel badge, civic arms, reverse named (Sybil Porter, for 2 Years Unbroken Attendance, 1904), 39 x 39mm, hallmarked SB&S, Birmingham, 1904; Newport School, 1903, a white metal award medal by Vaughton, 40mm. [3]. Very fine and better, first with...
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