Historical and Art Medals, Numismatic Books

Dublin, Royal Dublin Society, a silver award medal by W. Woodhouse, Minerva seated left, high legend, rev. farm animals, exergue engraved (Spring Cattle Show, 1849), edge named (Hugh Barton Esqr, Best fat Plough Bullock), 51mm (Went 10; Frazer p.617). Very fine or better, obverse toned, rare (£120-150)

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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Provenance:
Barton Family Collection, Spink Auction 16, 9-10 July 1981, lot 434 (part)
bt C. Dennett