Historical and Art Medals, Numismatic Books

Dublin, Royal Dublin Society, Spring Cattle Show, a silver award medal by J. Woodhouse, arms and supporters, rev. wreath, named (Major H.L. Barton, Best Sht. Horned Ox Calved in 1869, no. 302, 1872), 54mm (Went 25). Extremely fine, obverse toned (£70-90)

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 443 (part)
bt Seaby.

Hugh Lyndoch Barton (1824-99), third generation of the Barton family at Straffan (see footnote to lot 1089)