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George II (1727-1760), Porto Bello Taken, 1739, a silver medal, unsigned, half-length figure of Admiral Vernon three-quarters left with staff, legend reads verno (sic), rev. ships entering harbour, 37mm, 17.00g (MI II, 536/110; McCormick-Goodhart 50; Betts 215; cf. Ford XIII, 530, same dies). Cast and chased; minor test marks on edge, otherwise very fine and extremely rare; far superior to the Ford specimen £1,500-2,000
Hammer Price: £3,100
George IV (1820-1830), City of London, Lord Mayor and Sheriff’s Committee, 1829, an engraved silver-gilt members’ badge by C. Reilly and G. Storer, City and personal arms, rev. named (The Right Honourable John Crowder Lord Mayor, Wm. Henry Richardson Esqr. and Thos Ward Esqr. Sheriffs), hallmarked London 1829, 82 x 61mm. Extremely fine and extremely rare, ornamental laurel wreath border and suspension loop; in case of issue by Williams, Goldsmith and Jeweller, 10 St Paul’s Church Yard...
Hammer Price: £3,000
FLIGHT OF JAMES II FROM IRELAND, 1690, a silver medal by J. Smeltzing, bust left, hair tied back in a net, rev. stag, wings to his feet, leaps to the left, whilst looking behind, distant view of Waterford, 48mm (MI I, 719/142; E 330). Bright extremely fine, some minor scuff marks and struck from rusty dies as usual, very rare £500-700
Hammer Price: £1,400
Australia, Products of New South Wales Exhibited at the Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1855, a silver medal by L.C. Wyon, agricultural scenes around central legend, ship below, rev. Britannia with seated and standing figures, kangaroo at right, 72mm (BDM VI, 630; cf. Noble 47, 539, and 60, 992). Tiny rim fault on obverse at 9 o’clock, otherwise brilliant and virtually as struck, toned, very rare; in original maroon case of issue £700-900
George III (1760-1820), MUDIE'S NATIONAL MEDALS, 1820, copper medals (16) from the series of 40 by J. Mudie for Thomason (BHM 1057; E 1136); in the library book-like case for a complete set,together with 8-page pamphlet list of details and separate small folio book, An Historical and Critical Account of a Grand series of National Medals, published under the direction of James Mudie, Esq., London, 1820, 151pp, 10 plates, case bound in modern green [but not recent] cloth [Lot]. Library case in...
James II (1685-1688), SPANISH WRECK RECOVERED, 1687, a silver medal by G. Bower, conjoined busts of James II and Mary to right, he laureate, rev. the salvage operation, a small row-boat to the fore with Sir William Phipps’s ship, the Algier Rose, beyond, 55mm (MI I, 619/33; E 285; MH 71; Betts 67). Good extremely fine, attractively toned £2,000-2,500
Hammer Price: £1,350
Elizabeth II (1952-, Marriage of the Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker-Bowles, 2005, a platinum medal, unsigned, for the Royal Mint, seal of the Duchy of Cornwall, rev. crowned arms with supporters, 38mm, 50g. Brilliant; in polished wooden case of issue £900-1,200
Hammer Price: £1,050
Victoria (1837-1901), Victoria, Diamond Jubilee, 1897, a gold medal by F. Bowcher for Spink, crowned bust left, rev. ornate cartouche, names of Prime Ministers in shields around, 50mm, 62.25g (BHM 3516; W & E 3476A.6). Some edge nicks and hairlining in fields, otherwise extremely fine £800-1,000
Hammer Price: £1,000
James I (1603-1625), Synod of Dort, 1619, a silver medal by W. van Bijlaer, view of long chamber, rev. pilgrims ascending a rock, upon which is a temple, celestial clouds above, 58mm (MI I, 222/77; v.L II, 105; E 99). Good very fine, small edge bruise at 8 o’clock, attractive tone £600-800
Hammer Price: £950
Charles I (1625-1649), Charles I, a silver Royalist badge, unsigned, bust of Charles left in falling lace collar, rev. crowned arms within Garter, 28 x 22mm (MI I, 361/235; E 173). Two marks in left field, otherwise almost extremely fine; with integral suspension loop and ring £350-400
Hammer Price: £920
Italy, Venetian Success against the Turks in Morea, 1686, a silver medal by G. Hautsch and L.G. Lauffer, Victory seated left holding shield, cherubs with shields around, rev. panoramic view of Venice, Piazza San Marco in centre, edge imperivm, etc, 42mm (Julius 321; MH 83; Serenissima II, 98; cf. Künker Auktion 116, 4175 [silver], cf. Baldwin Auction 49, 1452 [copper]). Minor rim knock on reverse at 10 o’clock, otherwise very fine and very rare £500-700
Hammer Price: £700
George IV (1820-1830), Charterhouse School, London, a gold award medal for Classical Verse, unsigned, façade of the school, rev. legend in wreath, edge named (John Edward Bright, Lat. Hex. V. ‘Time’, 1829), 36mm, 41.30g (Taylor 59a). Mint state; in small red leather case of issue £600-800
Hammer Price: £650
Elizabeth II (1952-, Marriage of the Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker-Bowles, 2005, a gold medal, unsigned, for the Royal Mint, similar, 38mm, 40g. Brilliant; in case of issue £600-700
Hammer Price: £600
George I (1714-1727), George I, Coronation, 1714, a silver medal by E. Hannibal, laureate, cuirassed and draped bust right, rev. King seated beneath canopy being crowned by Britannia, 52mm (MI II, 423/8; E 470). Some light tooling in the fields, otherwise about very fine, very rare £400-500
James II (1685-1688), EXECUTION OF THE DUKES OF MONMOUTH AND ARGYLL, 1685, a silver medal by R. Arondeaux, bust of James placed over sceptres on pedestal displaying crowned arms, rev. Justice holding sword and scales, the decapitated bodies of the two Dukes to left and right, their heads on blocks, 60mm (MI I, 615/27; E 281). Very fine £500-600
Hammer Price: £580
William and Mary (1689-1694), BATTLE OF La HOGUE, 1692, a silver medal by J. Roettier, conjoined busts right, rev. naval engagement, 50mm (MI II, 64/266; E 346). Extremely fine and very rare £400-600
George III (1760-1820), Relief of Gibraltar, 1783, a silver medal by J.-C. Reich, uniformed bust of General Elliot right, wearing tricorn hat, rev. panorama of the siege, 42mm (BHM 254; E 802). Extremely fine, very rare in silver £250-350
Hammer Price: £550
Anne (1702-1714), Douai Taken, 1710, a silver medal by J. Croker, laureate bust left, rev. Victory, standing amid piles of captured French arms, affixing a shield to a column, 47mm (MI II, 369/213; E 443). Some hairlines, otherwise good extremely fine, attractively toned £200-300
Hammer Price: £520
Miscellaneous, The Collection of philatelic awards in gold, silver and base metal awarded to H. Eric Scott, 1950-73, including International Stamp Exhibition, London, 1950 (bronze), Brussels, 1957 (gold), Johannesburg, 1960 (silver), Warsaw, 1960 (silver), Holland, 1961 (gold), Berlin, 1962, Vienna (3), 1965 (2) and 1968, New York, 1966, Washington DC, 1966, Budapest, 1967, London, 1970 (gold), etc [22]. Generally very fine, the majority named; a few in cases of issue £300-500
Hammer Price: £500
Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous pinchbeck medals (12), of Admiral Vernon, Capture of Porto Bello, Fort Chagre and Cartagena, etc, different types [12]. Varied state £200-300
Hammer Price: £450
Charles I (1625-1649), CHARLES I, a small silver Royalist badge by T. Rawlins, armoured bust right wearing sash, rev. crowned shield of arms, within Garter, 26 x 19.5mm (MI I, 362/238; cf. Heckett 109). Struck on a convex flan with suspension loop and ring, deeply toned, good very fine and very rare £200-300
George V (1910-1936), George V, Coronation, 1911, a small gold medal by B. Mackennal, crowned bust left, rev. crowned bust of Queen Mary left, 30mm, 16.50g (BHM 4022; E 1922). Some scuffs in fields, otherwise about extremely fine; in Royal Mint case of issue £250-300
Hammer Price: £420
George III (1760-1820), LOUISBURG TAKEN, 1758, a copper medal by T. Pingo for the Society of Arts, bust of Britannia left, rev. Victory on prow of ancient galley, 39mm (Eimer 11/11a; MI II, 686/405-6; Betts 413; E 658). Good very fine and an excessively rare variety £250-350
Hammer Price: £410
Italy: Papal States, Visit of Pius VII to Paris, 1804, a copper medal by J.-P. Droz and L. Jaley, bust right, rev. cathedral of Notre-Dame, 41mm (Br. 349); together with other base metal Papal medals (13) [14]. Mostly very fine or better, some later strikings £120-150
Hammer Price: £400
Masonic, 1770, an engraved oval silver plate jewel, armorial shield and compasses, etc, devoted to secrecy & friendship, rev. eye, sun and moon over candelabra, floreat ars, named (John Page, M.M. No.47), 45 x 35mm (cf. Harris p.13). Good very fine and rare; with integral loop for suspension £150-200
Hammer Price: £390
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Defence of the Realm, c. 1570, a silver medalet, unsigned, crowned bust right, rose behind, chained portcullis in front, qvid nos sine te, rev. turreted castle, er at sides, globe below, qvid hoc sine armis, 24mm (MI I, 120/57; E 47). Good very fine, rare £300-400
Hammer Price: £370
Masonic, an engraved oval silver plate jewel, 1771, cherub heads within arch, masonic emblems around, rev. radiant sun within arch, named (Jams. Crumb, L.N. 244), 45 x 35mm (Harris –). Good very fine, rare; with coronet suspension loop £150-200
Hammer Price: £330
Portugal, Kings of Poland, c. 1790, a series of cast bronze medals by J. Reichel, busts, revs. inscriptions, 42mm (BDM V, 72) [21]. Later casts, mostly about very fine £30-50
Hammer Price: £310
India, Major-General Sir Henry Durand, 1876, a copper award medal by Elkington & Co, bust right, rev. towers, walls and gate of Ghazni with lone Afghan surrendering, un-named, 54mm (Pudd. 876.2). Extremely fine £90-120
Hammer Price: £300
Victoria (1837-1901), Sir Roderick Murchison, 1866, a copper medal by L.C. Wyon for the Geological Society of London, bust left, rev. crossed hammers with fossils in angles, within fossilised wreath, 55mm (BHM 2869; E 1588); Society for Promoting Window Gardening, Westminster, a silver award medal, named (Lady Augusta Stanley, 1869), 41mm; together with other miscellaneous medals (3, one in silver), from Needham Market, Ipswich, etc [5]. Very fine and better £100-150
Hammer Price: £280
[British Museum], Medallic Illustrations of the History of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1979, 183 plates and accompanying text. Bound in English hide by George Miller of Oswestry; ribbed spine, t.e.g., a mint copy £150-200
Hammer Price: £270
Sweden, Gustavus II Adolphus as Champion of the Protestant Faith, 1632, a silver medal by S. Dadler, bust three-quarters right, rev. Gustavus in Roman armour standing over fallen enemies, 57mm (Hildebrand 58; Bruun 17364). Edge bruise at 4 o’clock, otherwise almost extremely fine, toned £300-400
Australia, Miscellaneous medals, medalets and badges (104), for royal, commemorative and general events, Anzac Day, exhibitions etc, mostly 20th century. [104]. A good range, mostly very fine or nearly so; contained in album pages £150-200
George III (1760-1820), Duddingston Curling Society (Est. 1795), an oval struck silver award medal, view of curling party on the ice, rev. legend in three lines, un-named, 46 x 37mm (D & W 124/180; MG –; Cochran-Patrick 185/3; Noble II, 883; Brodie 419-20). Obverse very fine, reverse good fine, very rare; with clip and ring for suspension £120-150
The Jacobite Princes, c. 1737, a bronze medal by E. Hamerani, bust of Prince Charles right, rev. bust of Prince Henry right, 45mm (Woolf 47:1; MI II, 493/35; E 534). Good very fine £100-150
Hammer Price: £260
George IV (1820-1830), George IV, Coronation, 1821, a silver medal by B. Pistrucci, laureate bust left, rev. Britannia, Scotia and Hibernia approaching the enthroned King being crowned by Victory, 35mm (BHM 1070; E 1146). Extremely fine and attractively toned; in fitted leather case £80-100
France, Francis II, Peace with the English, 1560, a 19th century restruck bronze medal, unsigned, laureate bust left, rev. crowned F between two figures in cornucopiæ, 52mm; together with other 19th century bronze restruck medals (7), of Henri II, Henri III, Charles d’Albret, Marie de Medici, François, Duc de Guise, Henri I de Lorraine, Maximilien de Béthune [8]. Generally extremely fine £150-200
Hammer Price: £250
Naval Review at Spithead, 1889, a silver Crown-sized medal by L.C. Lauer, uniformed bust of the Kaiser right, ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET, rev. panorama of the reviewing ship and ships in line, edge grained, 38mm (BHM 3369; MH II, 417; Marienb. 10470). Extremely fine, rare £120-150
Hammer Price: £240
Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous Royal Mint medals, 1988-2005 (9, eight in silver), including Armada, Coinex, Waterloo, Battle of Britain, etc, the silver total wt. 33oz [9]. As struck; in cases of issue £200-250
George II (1727-1760), George II, Coronation, 1727, a silver medal by J. Croker, laureate bust left, rev. King, enthroned, being crowned by Britannia who holds a cornucopia, 35mm (MI II, 479/4; E 510); together with other Coronation and Jubilee medals in silver (3), base metal (2) [6]. Fine or better, some damaged £60-80
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