Commemorative, Historical and Art Medals

Ornithology, DORSET, Dorset County Egg Laying Trials, a silver award medal by J.A. Restall, three heraldic lions in Garter, rev. legend, named (Awarded to Mr J.C.S. Cooper, Winner of 2nd Prize in Section 1 of the Trials with a Pen of White Wyandottes, 1929-30), hallmarked Birmingham 1930, 39mm; Dorset County Egg Laying Trials, a silver award medal by J.A. Restall, named (Awarded to Mrs J.C.S. Cooper, Winner of 2nd Prize in Section 5 of the Trials with Bird No. W.I. II, White Wyandotte, 1935/56), hallmarked Birmingham 1936, 32mm; SOMERSET, Bath & West of England Agricultural Society (Est. 1777), a silver-gilt award medal by Ottley, named (To Captn. W.H. Snell, Cochin China Chickens (Buff or Cinnamon), 1st Prize, Class 6, 1853), 47mm; The Orpington Club (Founded 1887), a silver award medal, unsigned, named (1893, Bath, Oct. 25-26, Class 15, Won by Rosa Bebb), 39mm; WILTSHIRE, Wiltshire County Council Egg Laying Trials, Season 1930-31, a uniface silver award medal by Johnson Walker & Tolhurst, named (First Pen White Leghorns, Captain C.M. Leatham), hallmarked Birmingham 1931, 29mm [5]. First two extremely fine, others about very fine and better but third scratched on reverse £60-80

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, British Medals from the Collection of James Spencer.

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