Historical and Art Medals, Numismatic Books

Dublin, Irish Art Competition, a silver Award of Merit by B. Mackennal for the Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruction for Ireland, crowned bust of George V left, rev. legend within and around wreath, edge named (1917, Francis Wiles, Subj. XIII), 51mm. Trifling marks in fields, otherwise brilliant and as struck, toned; in blue fitted case [partly distressed] (£80-100)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Irish Medals in Gold and Silver from the Collection of James Spencer.

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The Agriculture and Technical Instruction (Ireland) Act, 1899, established a Department of Agriculture and other Industries and Technical Instruction for Ireland. The Department, with the assistance of a Board of Technical Instruction, was responsible for administering a grant in aid amounting to £55,000 per annum to encourage technical instruction. The recipient of the medal, Francis Wiles (b. 1889) was a sculptor from Larne who exhibited at the Royal Academies of England and Ireland