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Order of the Gorgomans, an oval silver satirical medal, c.1800, bust of Chin Quan left, C Q KY PO OECUM VOLG ORD GORMOGO, reverse sun in splendour, 75 x 42mm. Good very fine (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £200
Mudie’s British Victories, medals in bronze (4) and white metal (2), including East India Company’s Victory, 1804; Congress of Vienna, 1815; Salamanca/Madrid, 1812; Re-Entry of Hanover, 1814, etc. [6]. Very fine and better (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £95
Princess charlotte betrothed, 1814, a copper medal by T. Webb, 54mm (BHM 778; E 1041); together with other miscellaneous copper medalets (5), mostly by Kirk; Belgium, return of the flag to the association of former colonialists, 1924, a bronze plaque by P. Wissaert, busts of Leopold II and Albert I vis-à-vis, reverse legend within wreath, 80 x 57mm (has been removed from a mount); Bulgaria, Medal for Merit, c.1925, silver, unsigned, 29mm. Fine to very fine, some better (£20-30)
Hammer Price: £20
British and other commemorative medals (29), in silver and bronze, including Dassier’s portrait medal of Cromwell, and a modern medal of Lord Byron, 1988, on the 200th Anniversary of his birth, a few cased. A few very fine, mostly extremely fine (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £130
George iv, Coronation, 1821, official small bronze medal, by Pistrucci, 35mm, in contemporary leather fitted case; Victoria, Coronation, 1838, official small bronze medal [2]. Extremely fine or better (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £50
Manchester pitt club, silver medal, 1831, by T. Wyon, in glazed case, with attachment for suspension, 49mm (BHM 771). Practically as struck but some discolouration at margins (£100-120)
£100–£120
Cheshire, Walgherton Female Friendly Dividend Society, Instituted 1833, an oval copper pass, arms with crest, JOHN TWEMLOW ESQ OF HATHERTON PATRON around, reverse legend, 44 x 36mm (D & W 195/749). Pierced for suspension, very fine and extremely rare (£50-70)
Schools: Dumfries Academy, 1844, a silver medal, male bust right within wreath, ACADEMIA DUMFRIESIENSIS, reverse ROBERTUM GORDON, JUVENEM EGREGIUM, IN LITERARUM CERTAMINE VICTOREM, HOC PRÆMIO CONDECORAVIT JOANNIS PITCAIRN TROTTER, S. VICECOMES DUMFRIESIENSIS, MDCCCXLIV in 8 lines, hallmarked Edinburgh 1841, 54mm. Extremely fine and attractively toned; with ornate suspender and loop (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £100
Yorkshire, Catterick Bridge, 1848, a silver racing ticket, horse with jockey galloping left, reverse BY PERMISSION OF THE PROPRIETOR, un-named, 34mm (D&W 322/1; MG 1229). About very fine, toned, rare (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £180
Art union of london, Sir Thomas Lawrence, 1860, bronze medal by Adams, 55mm (BHM 2676). Good extremely fine (£40-45)
Hammer Price: £40
An engraved silver medal, obverse ‘Putney Midsummer 1863’ in three lines, reverse ‘Caroline McClean’, hallmarked London, 1862, 40mm. Good very fine, blotchy tone; with integral suspension loop (£40-60)
Victoria (1837-1901), Visit of queen victoria to epping forest, 1882, a bronze medal by C. Wiener for the Corporation of London, crowned bust left, reverse Londonia holding open a gate at the edge of the forest, Queen seated at right, 75mm (BHM 3128; E 1689). Brilliant, practically as struck (£70-90)
Hammer Price: £80
Voyage of HMS Challenger, 1895, a large cast bronze medal, unsigned, Neptune crowning head of Athena, reverse medieval knight, REPORT ON THE SCIENTIFIC RESULTS OF THE CHALLENGER EXPEDITION, 1886-95, 75mm. Only fine but rare (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £70
Official Coronation Medals, 1897, large bronze, small silver, 1902 large silver and large bronze, small silver (2), 1911 large silver and bronze, 1937 large silver, small silver; Jubilee, 1935 large and small silver, Jubilee, 1977 large silver by Spink & Son., other commemorative medals (6), large medals in cases of issue [19]. Generally extremely fine or better (£120-150)
Hammer Price: £140
Victoria (1837-1901), Royal society of architecture, an unusual gold presentation medal by Bowcher for Spink, bust of Victoria, mdcccxcvii below as the Spink Jubilee medal, reverse presented to robt. walker esq jp president 1890-1891- 1893-1897, 50mm, 68 gms (cf. BHM 3517 for the obverse). Almost as struck, and presumably unique (£450-500)
£450–£500
Victoria (1837-1901), Victoria, Jubilee 1897, Official gold medals, small size by De Saulles (2) (total approx. wt. 25gms). Both good very fine (£100-150)
The crown prize for the royal national eisteddfod of wales held at colwyn bay 1910, a silver crown, quartered arms of four lions guardant (the arms of Wales) inset in red enamel and silver, with supporters goat and dragon rampant each side, between ram’s horns with Prince of Wales feathers and motto ich dien (I serve) above, sign of the Gorsedd (three sunrays) below, oak sprigs and leeks supporting, the top of the horns engraved calon wrth galon (heart to heart) and iesu na’d gamwaith...
Hammer Price: £820
George v, Coronation, 1911, small gold medal by Elkington, 21mm, 7.3gms. Has had mount removed at 12 o’clock, very fine, rare (£60-80)
£60–£80
Miscellaneous commemorative medals, in silver (12, one cased) and base metal (33); together with First World War campaign medals and miniatures (7, including Victory Medal to Rev. J.D.W. Hayton) [51]. Many very fine (£70-100)
Hammer Price: £110
British empire exhibition, bronze medal, 1925, by B. McKennal and Percy Metcalf, 51mm, in case of issue. Good extremely fine (£15-20)
Hammer Price: £25
Medals Related to Aviation, The R 101 Airship: a gold brooch in the form of the Airship, with black enamel lettering, 60 x 12mm, 4.8gms, 9ct, the reverse stamped with the markers mark JB & Co Ld, with pin brooch, made c. 1930., a quality made model, the purpose not known, but probably made to be sold as a momento of her maiden flight or as a memorial brooch, this could explain the black lettering. Almost as made, extremely rare (£600-800)
Hammer Price: £750
Great Britain, Royal welsh agricultural society, silver prize medal, awarded 1934, in Mappin & Webb case of issue, 44mm. Extremely fine, attractively toned (£20-30)
£20–£30
British commonwealth games, edinburgh, 1970, bronze commemorative medals by T. H. Paget (14), in perspex holders as issued (Eim. 2121; cf. Dyer, NC 1980, 175), extremely fine or better, but some showing slight signs of discolourationn; Commemorative medals and badges (19), mostly in white metal, Coronation Souvernirs, School, Regular Attendance awards, etc. [33], generally very fine or better (£40-60)
£40–£60
Masonic Medals, France, Rose Croix, an early 19th Century Continental open work jewel, perhaps French, silver pelican feeding young on brass compass both sides, on obverse the arms engraved with floral decoration, with lower sector of paste briliants, Latin cross above, surmounted by rose and crown, loop for suspension. Good very fine (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £60
Masonic Medals, France, Rose croix, a somewhat similar jewel, silver pelican feeding young on gilt brass compass, cross potent above, decorated with engraving, surmounted by rose and crown, reverse plain. Good very fine (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £55
Masonic Medals, France, Rose croix, another similar jewel, silver pelican feeding young on gilt brass compass both sides, Latin cross above, decorated with ruby coloured stones on obverse, surmounted by medallion engraved with set square on obverse and rose on reverse, and a radiant crown. Good very fine (£30-40)
Masonic Medals, France, Rose croix, a somewhat similar jewel, but of more elaborate workmanship, silver pelican feeding young on gilt brass compass both sides, on obverse the lower sector decorated with paste brilliants, radiant cross above, glazed medallion with rose on red enamel field and a border of paste brilliants in centre, surmounted by open work crown, decorated with paste brilliants and emerald green stones. Good very fine (£40-50)
Hammer Price: £210
Masonic Medals, France, Rose croix, a well made early 19th Century Continental open work jewel, obverse brass compass, the arms and top decorated with roses, pink stone on radiant sun in centre, surmounted by a ribbon, reverse similar, but facing head with streaming hair on radiant sun, loop for suspension. Good very fine (£50-60)
Hammer Price: £220
Masonic Medals, France, Rose croix, a well made early 19th Century Continental silver jewel, perhaps French, obverse radiant cross, the arms decorated with paste brilliants, in centre a glazed medallion decorated with pelican on enamel field, all surmounted by a crown, loop for suspension, reverse plain but glazed medallion decorated with a rose on enamel field in centre. Good very fine (£40-50)
Masonic Medals, France, Rose croix, a well made early 19th Century Continental gilt brass or bronze jewel, perhaps French, obverse radiant cross, the upper arm decorated with a rose, in centre a glazed medallion decorated with pelican feeding young on enamel field, with silver border of paste brilliants, all surmounted by a crown, decorated with emerald green stones, loop for suspension, reverse similar, but no brilliants or stones, and glazed medallion in centre decorated with pelican, its...
Masonic Medals, France, Rose croix, a well made early 19th century Continental jewel, perhaps French, obverse radiant cross, silver pelican with compass and set square surmounted by rose and crown, reverse similar, but eagle, its wings outspread in centre, loop for suspension; other continental masonic jewels in silver (2) and brass (2) [5]. First with decoration to tip of one arm of cross and outer section of central emblem on obverse missing, otherwise allvery fine (£40-50)
Masonic Medals, France, Steward’s badges, etc. (18), all in silver and enamel, including Royal Jubilee Lodge, Horsmonden Lodge, Royal Edinburgh Lodge, etc. [18]. Very fine and better; three in cases of issue (£60-80)
Masonic Medals, France, Steward’s badges (29), all enamelled, mostly 1960-80 period; together with Masonic sashes (4), including Jeff Higgins Lodge [33]. All extremely fine (£40-60)
Masonic Medals, France, Steward’s badges, etc. in silver (2) and base metal (12), all but one enamelled, from Cheshire, Cumberland, Kent, Hampshire and I.o.W., Peckham, etc. [14]. Mostly extremely fine (£30-40)
Masonic Medals, France, Group of Masonic badges and associated Orders, in Æ (8); together with two embroidered badges with gilt tassels [10]. Mostly in good order (£80-120)
Hammer Price: £160
Masonic Medals, France, Miscellaneous Masonic medals, tokens and badges, 19th century and later (27). Generally fine and better (£100-150)
Masonic Medals, France, France, Pheonix Masonic Lodge,1804, silver medal, 30 mm., pheonix on an altar, on the front of which are the square and compasses, reverse four-line inscription in wreath (Poole 136). Extremely fine and attractively toned (£30-50)
Masonic Medals, Germany, Germany, Rostock, Christian Carl Friedrich Willhelm von Nettelbladt, 1843, bronze medal, 39 mm, bust facing, wearing the cross of an Order, and also a chain with the Master’s jewel, reverse five-line inscription (Poole 523). Extremely fine (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £35
Masonic Medals, Germany, Germany, Gotha, Lodge Ernst zum Compass, 1856, bronze medal, 35 mm., bust of Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha, reverse inscription within a triangle (Poole 534). Nearly extremely fine (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £45
Masonic Medals, Germany, European Masonic medals, tokens and badges in AR (6), Æ (15) and Pb (2), generally 18th and 19th centuries (23). Generally very fine, several scarce issues (£200-300)
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