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George V, Coronation, 1911, Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth, a bronze medal, unsigned, conjoined busts left, rev. arms, 64mm (BHM 4062). Good extremely fine; in fitted case of issue £30-40
Hammer Price: £50
George V, Coronation, 1911, a bronze medal by J. Fray, conjoined busts left, rev. Coronation scene, 45mm (BHM 4037); General Strike, 1926, a bronze service medal by E. Gillick, 51mm (BHM 4210; E 2003); together with other base metal medals (16), from the reigns of George V and George VI [18]. Varied state; some in cases of issue £40-50
United Kingdom, British Colonies and unspecified British-made Anti-Slavery Medals, Baptist Mission Celebrated, 1842, a white metal medal by J. Davis, from the same dies as previous, 44mm (BHM 2027; E 1361). Pierced, otherwise extremely fine; with original split-ring suspender £80-100
United Kingdom, British Colonies and unspecified British-made Anti-Slavery Medals, Centenary of the Baptist Mission Society, 1892, white metal medals (2), unsigned, façade of the house at Kettering where the Society was formed, revs. roundels of Africa, India, China and West Indies, 45mm (BHM 3434 var); Centenary of the London Missionary Society, 1895, white metal medals (2, one bronzed), unsigned, all 45mm; 130th Anniversary of the Baptist Mission Society, 1922, a bronze medal, unsigned,...
Victoria, Death, 1901, a silver medal by H.B. Sale, coronetted bust left, rev. Britannia mourning tomb, 39mm (W & E 1954, not listed in silver); USA, Inauguration of President Andrew Jackson, 1833, a silver medalet, 17mm [2]. First extremely fine and in black fitted case, second fine £30-40
Death of Mrs Frances Huth, 1901, bronze medals by J. Pinches for R. Huth (3, different finishes, one matt), from the same dies as previous, all 41mm (BHM 3728; MJP p.59) [3]. One extremely fine with almost full original colour, others very fine and better £70-90
Death of the Revd. James Wilkinson, 1805, a silver medal by J. Westwood Jr, bust left, rev. winged figure of Religion, holding bible and scales, 49mm (BHM –; E 956). Some obverse surface marks, otherwise about extremely fine, rare £50-70
Chess, Kent County Chess Association, a silver and enamel County Club Medal by Vaughton, Kentish horse on chess-board, back named (Tun[bridge] Wells Club, Championship Tournament, T.S. Connan, 1900), hallmarked Birmingham 1898), 40 x 27mm; British Chess Federation, a silver and enamel award medal by Fattorini, named (R. Winkler, St Albans School, 1936), hallmarked Birmingham 1935, 29mm; London Postal Chess League, a silver and enamel badge, named (E.A. Bowell, 1939) [3]. Very fine, first...
Forestry, Scottish Arboricultural Society (Inst. 1854), a silver award medal, unsigned, trees and firs, rev. wreath, named (Alex Pollock, for Rustic Fence Exhibited at Peebles, 1906), 35mm (Brodie 156); Royal Scottish Arboricultural Society (Inst. 1854), a silver award medal, unsigned, named (Marquess of Ailsa, J.G. Singer, Forester, Gate for Farm Use Exhibited at Paisley, 1913), 35mm [2]. First about very fine, second better than very fine and toned £40-60
Guadeloupe, L’Epidémie du Choléra, 1865, a cast iron award medal by J.-J. Barre for the Ministère de la Marine et des Colonies, similar, named (à Mr Léon Gros, Habitant Propriétaire au Petit Bourg Epidémie Cholérique 1865), 60mm. Fine £40-60
Victoria, Golden Jubilee, 1887, Borough of Preston, a silver medal, unsigned, veiled bust left, rev. arms, 39mm (W & E 2651B). Extremely fine, lightly toned, scarce £40-60
Newcastle-upon-Tyne Royal Mining, Engineering & Industrial Exhibition, 1887, a copper medal by Reid & Sons, city arms and supporters, rev. railway bridge spanning the River Tyne, cityscape beyond, edge named (Douglas Brothers Ld), 51mm (W & E 2920A.1; BHM 3343; E 1730; Allen Pt 4). Extremely fine or better £40-60
Victoria, Diamond Jubilee, 1897, a silver medal by the Mint, Birmingham for the Grand Inventions Competition, veiled bust left, rev. bicycle, press and telescope enclosed in medallions, medal of merit below, 38mm (W & E 3275J). Extremely fine and very rare £50-70
France, Naissance, 1939, an octagonal bronze plaque by R. Bénard, mother holding baby, rev. love-birds in tree in rural landscape, 57 x 52mm (CGMP p.41; cf. DNW 58, 1558). Light spotting, otherwise good very fine, patinated £40-50
Victoria, Diamond Jubilee, 1897, silver medals by F. Bowcher for Spink (2), veiled bust left, revs. four longest-reigning monarchs in medallions, 38mm (W & E 3477B.4; BHM 3526), four heirs to the throne in medallions, 38mm (W & E 3477D.4; BHM 3529) [2]. First extremely fine and pierced for suspension, with ribbon and bar, second very fine, both scarce £70-90
Martinique, The Rebuilding and Restoration of the Dock Basin, 1860, a copper medal by E.-A. Oudiné, laureate bust of Napoleon III left, rev. legend in 16 lines, 51mm (Page-Divo 422). Surface dulled, otherwise extremely fine £80-100
Germany, Englischer Postraub [The Searching of the Mails on American Liners], 1916, a cast iron medal by K. Goetz, half-length portrait of President Wilson, chimneys of armament factories behind, rev. English sailor disembarking from American steamer, holding two mail bags, 58mm (K 177; Frankenhuis 1459). Spot on reverse, otherwise very fine £50-70
Ornithology, Aberdeenshire, The Scottish Norwich Plainhead Canary Club, a silver award medal, unsigned, birds left, rev. wreath, named (Aberdeen, A.G. Forrest, 1908), 45mm; lanarkshire, City of Glasgow O.A. Kelvin Hall Show, a silver-gilt award medal by A.C. Clark Co, named (Apricot Roller, Mr & Mrs B. Knight, 1937), hallmarked Birmingham 1937, 45mm [2]. First very fine but bright from prior cleaning, second about extremely fine £40-50
Photography, CHESHIRE, Birkenhead Photographic Association, a silver award medal by Fattorini, arms and crest, rev. sun above wreath, named (1929, Harold Brown, J.T. Peters Memorial), 44mm (Edge S6; cf. Simmons FPL 13, 31); Widnes Photographic Society, a silver award medal by Fattorini, named (J.W. Towers, Class A, 1906), hallmarked Birmingham 1905, 38mm (Edge –) [2]. About extremely fine and better, first toned £40-60
Edward VII, Coronation, 1902, Borough of Bridlington, medals by L.-C. Lauer (2), in silver and bronze, conjoined busts left, revs. arms within quatrefoil, both 40mm (W & E 4390D, not listed in silver) [2]. Silver extremely fine and rare, bronze very fine £50-70
Edward VII, Coronation, 1902, Borough of Newark, a silver medal, unsigned, for Marples & Beazley, conjoined busts right, rev. inscription, arms and supporters above, hallmarked Birmingham 1901, edge inscribed (Newark Horse Keepers Insurance Co Limited, Mr Colin Campbell), 38mm (W & E 4415A.4). About extremely fine, rare £50-70
South Africa, Victoria, Diamond Jubilee, 1897, Cape Colony, a silver medal by F. Bowcher for Spink, veiled bust left, rev. arms, 38mm (W & E 3477L.5; BHM 3525). Sometime cleaned and with slight rim nick, otherwise good very fine £60-80
Edward VII, Coronation, 1902, a silver medal by J. Moore for Barker Bros, conjoined busts right, rev. arms with supporters, hallmarked Birmingham 1902, 38mm (W & E 4450F.2). Good extremely fine, lightly toned; in original fitted case inscribed ‘From the Mayor’ £40-60
Hammer Price: £55
Trinidad, Centenary of the Conquest of Trinidad, 1897, medals (3), unsigned, in plated base metal and white metal (2), from the same dies as previous, all 48mm (BHM 3623; E 1809a) [4]. Fine and better; one in silver brooch mount £70-90
Photography, Guernsey, Guernsey Photographic Society, a silver award medal by Fattorini, female with camera regarding cupid in garden, rev. wreath, named (Guille Allès Competition, 1923, J.R. Clarke), hallmarked Birmingham 1923, 38mm. Extremely fine; in black case of issue by The Jewellers & Silversmiths Co Ltd, High Street, St Peter Port £25-35
Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidad & Tobago Police Service, Long Service and Good Conduct, a silver award medal, unsigned, arms and supporters, rev. lion within Star of David, 36mm. Extremely fine £80-100
Trinidad and Tobago, Long and Meritorious Service, a silver shield-shaped award medal, unsigned, arms, rev. legend, 48 x 35mm. Extremely fine; with suspension loop and ring £80-100
Turks & Caicos Islands, Supreme Court of the Turks & Caicos Islands, c. 1965, a uniface impression in bronze of the Seal, royal arms and supporters, 38mm. Good very fine £70-90
George V, Coronation, 1911, County Borough of Tynemouth, medals by A.H. Darby (2), in silver and plated bronze, conjoined busts left, revs. arms within wreath, both 52mm (cf. BHM 4028) [2]. Both matt, extremely fine; second in fitted case of issue, the interior of the lid inscribed ‘D. Hill Carter & Co Ltd, North Shields’ £70-90
George V, Coronation, 1911, Borough of Kings Lynn, a silver medal by W.O. Lewis, conjoined busts left, rev. arms, hallmarked Birmingham 1910, 38mm. Extremely fine; in blue case of issue £30-40
United Kingdom, British Colonies and unspecified British-made Anti-Slavery Medals, Capture of Portobello, 1739, a pinchbeck medal, unsigned, Admiral Blas kneels before Vernon, rev. panorama of the harbour at Porto Bello, 28mm (Adams PBvl 5-D; Betts 302; MI II, 552/166); Capture of Cartagena, 1741, a pinchbeck medal, unsigned, 38mm (Adams CAvlo 1-B; Betts 323; MI II, 553/172) [2]. First fine, second a little better £70-90
Cases for medals (52), including Society of Apothecaries, Gidea Park, 1935 Jubilee, etc [52]. In good order £25-35
Guadeloupe, Armand Barbès, 1848, a copper medal by Delarue and Houzelot, bust left, rev. Republican symbol and clasped hands, 32mm; Armand Barbès, 1848, a brass medal, 27mm [2]. Very fine and better £50-70
Forestry, Forestry, a silver award medal by Haseler & Restall, trees, implements of forestry below, rev. wreath, named (Class 2, His Grace the Duke of Northumberland), hallmarked Birmingham 1947, 45mm. Matt surface, extremely fine £40-60
Long Service, HAMPSHIRE, Bournemouth Gas & Water Co, a silver award medal for 25 Years Service by Fattorini, conjoined shields, back named (W.A. Hood, 1909-34), hallmarked Birmingham 1930, 32mm; The Bursledon Brick Co Ltd, Southampton, a silver and enamel 25 Years Service medal by Fattorini, named (A.D. Spencer), hallmarked Birmingham 1930, 32mm; SOMERSET, Bath, a silver award medal for 50 Years Service by Johnson Matthey, named (Mr C.E. Whittaker, Messrs Fortts), hallmarked Birmingham 1949,...
Victoria, Golden Jubilee, 1887, Borough of Standish, a silver medal by T. Ottley, veiled bust left, rev. royal arms, legend below, 41mm (W & E 2305B.3). About extremely fine, rare £40-60
France, Exposition Universelle Internationale, Paris, 1900, a plated bronze plaque by L.-O. Roty, winged Genius placing a torch in the hand of a dying woman, rev. view of the Petit and Grand Palais, Paris, laureated wreath in clouds above, 51 x 36mm (Maier 104; Roty Compagnonnage p.90; Coll. R. Marx 74-5; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.269, 30; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.48, 179; BDM VI, 239; cf. DNW M10, 1501); Union des Sociétés de Tir, c. 1900, a plated bronze award plaque by G. Dupré, un-named, 63 x...
France, La Vérité, 1909, a gilt-bronze plaque by L.-J. Deschamps, naked female figure representing Truth standing facing, rev. palm branch supporting a mirror, named (4e Congrès National d’Industrie Laitière, Paris, 1910, A. Viger, Senateur, Ancien Ministre, Président), 80 x 46mm (PBE 365; CGMP p.143; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.19, 49; cf. DNW 56, 797). Extremely fine £60-80
France, Le Chant, c. 1925, a uniface bronze plaque by A. Schwab after L. della Robbia for Canale, heads of three singers, 71 x 50mm (Classens 156; cf. DNW M5, 1628). Powerful style, very fine and very rare £50-70
Victoria, Diamond Jubilee, 1897, medals (3), in copper by H. Jenkins, veiled bust left, rev. legend, 38mm (W & E 3156A.1; BHM 3542), in silver by the Mint, Birmingham, 25mm (W & E 3277C.1), in plated copper, unsigned, 38mm (W & E 3620A; BHM 3591), together with other base metal medals for the same event (3) [6]. Varied state £60-80
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