Historical and Art Medals, Numismatic Books

Dublin, St Vincent’s Hospital, Bellingham Medal in Clinical Medicine, a silver award, unsigned, bust of O’Bryen Bellingham right, rev. tablet on field of shamrocks, named (1947, Miss Mairead Chambers), hallmarked iaw Dublin 1947, 38mm. Extremely fine, 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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O'Bryen Bellingham (c. 1805-57) distinguished surgeon and scion of the Bellingham family, appointed surgeon to St Vincent's Hospital in 1850