British, Italian and World Coins, Commemorative Medals, Numismatic Books

William Shakespeare, 1842, a silver-gilt medal by W.J. Taylor, bust facing, rev. view of his birthplace, 39mm (BHM 2057); Exhibition of Art Treasures, Manchester, 1857, a copper medal by J. Pinches, 63mm (Allen 35; BHM 2605; E 1513); The People’s Palace Apprentices Exhibition, London, 1887, a bronze award medal by J.A. Restall, named (F.G. Keene), 45mm; Olympic Games, London, 1948, uniface officials’ badges (2), both 47 x 32mm, with ribands, one for Swimming (cf. DNW 54, 990); Festival of Britain, 1951, a bronze medal, unsigned, 38mm (BHM 4428; E 2081); together with other base metal medals (4) [10]. Those described generally very fine, others in varied state
£100-150