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St Kitts, Saint Christopher Agricultural Association, 1831, a silver medal, unsigned, emblems of agriculture within sugar cane wreath, rev. ship sails right, three barrels below, ships colonies and commerce, etc, 36mm. Very fine; with integral suspension loop and ring £300-500
Hammer Price: £310
Death of Oliver Cromwell, 1658, a bronze aftercast of the Dutch medal, laureate bust left, rev. shepherd attending his flock under an olive tree, 48mm (MI I, 435/85; E 200); Apprentice Boys of Derry, 1814, a bronzed-lead medal by W.S. Mossop, 41mm (BHM 855; E 1060); together with other medals, aftercasts, squeezes, etc (16, two in silver), of Henry VIII, James I, William III, Bonnie Prince Charlie, etc [18]. First about very fine, others in varied state £150-200
Hammer Price: £300
United Kingdom, British Colonies and unspecified British-made Anti-Slavery Medals, Capture of St Eustatius, 1781, a copper medal, unsigned, uniformed bust of Admiral Rodney right, wearing tricorn hat, rev. ship sails right towards fort, roped border, 33mm (BHM 236). Small piercing, otherwise fine to very fine £100-150
Death of the Earl of Effingham, 1791, medals by J. Milton (3), in silver, copper and lead, bust left, revs. Britannia seated on globe, edge lettered, all 35mm, silver 23.18g (Stainton 9; BHM 353; E 844) [3]. Lead about very fine, others extremely fine, silver toned, copper with original colour but carbon spot by nose £150-200
George III, Coronation, 1761, a silver medal, unsigned [by T. Pingo], armoured bust left, rev. bust of Charlotte right, 41mm, 23.47g (Eimer 19; BHM 30; E 692). Minor surface marks, otherwise about extremely fine, grey tone £200-250
Bermuda, The Bermuda Industrial & Loan Exhibition, 1872, a copper award medal, unsigned, armorial shield, ship’s stern seen from a dry dock, two other ships left and right, rev. honoris causâ in wreath, edge named (Lieut. Beresford R.E., 1st prize, Bermuda made hunting whip, 1872), 51mm. Extremely fine £120-150
Guadeloupe, L’Epidémie du Choléra, 1865, a copper award medal by J.-J. Barre for the Ministère de la Marine et des Colonies, bust of Napoleon III right, rev. named (à Mr Charles. P.H. Jaspard, Médecin de la Marine de 2e Classe Épidémique Cholérique 1865), 60mm. About very fine £150-200
Haiti, Exposition Nationale d’Haiti, 1881, a silver award medal, unsigned, bust of Lysius Salomon three-quarters right, rev. médaille de 1ère classe, wreath and cornucopiæ, 46mm. Good very fine; with oval oakleaf suspension loop £150-200
Germany, 80th Birthday of Prince Otto von Bismarck, 1895, a silver medal by O. Oertel, bust right wearing wide-brimmed hat, rev. crowned female figure with sword, 38mm; Death of Bismarck, 1898, a large white metal medal by H. Dürrich, 89mm; medals of German military figures, in silver (5), base metal (4), including Hindenburg, Ludendorf, von Tirpitz, etc; together with other German base metal medals (10), all 20th century [21]. First about extremely fine, others in varied state £100-150
Jernegan’s Lottery, 1736, silver medals by J.S. Tanner (2), Minerva standing between trophies and emblems, revs. Queen Caroline waters a grove of palm trees, both 39mm, 20.40g, 20.02g (MI II, 517/72; E 537); William IV, Coronation, 1831, a white metal medal by T.W. Ingram, 53mm (BHM 1486); Royal (Dick) Veterinary College, Edinburgh, bronze award medals by Kirkwood & Son (3), named (Anatomy (Jun), Wm. White, Session 1902-3; Chemistry, Wm. White, Session 1902-3; Zoology, Wm. White, Session...
Hammer Price: £290
United Kingdom, British Colonies and unspecified British-made Anti-Slavery Medals, Sir Sidney Smith, President of the Society of Knights Liberators of the White Slaves in Africa, 1816, a copper medal by T. Webb for E. Thomason, bust right, no date below, rev. legend in wreath, 54mm (BHM 920). Extremely fine £100-150
Birmingham County Football Association, Charity Cup, a gold award medal by Vaughton, winged female holding football, rev. arms of Birmingham and supporters, edge engraved (Winners 1926-27), 29mm, 9ct, 20.42g. Minor edge nicks, about very fine, with clip and ring for suspension; in half of original display box £200-300
Jamaica, Jamaica College (Founded 1789), a silver award medal by A. Toft for Elkington, bearded bust of Sir Anthony Musgrave three-quarters right, rev. legend, hallmarked Birmingham 1933, 47mm. Very fine £150-200
Hungary, Ganz Foto Club, c. 1930, a uniface Art Déco bronze plaque by E. Deszö, seated naked female adopting a pose in front of a camera she holds with her left hand, chimneys at right, back named (Rédei György ur, 1938-39, Évi Szorgalmának, Elismerésére), 60mm (Simmons FPL 13, –). Very fine and very rare £150-200
Royal Events, Edward VII, Coronation, 1902, a gold badge by J.A. Gaunt for the Corporation of Glasgow, crown, rev. arms and supporters, named (Coun. Wm. Bow), 28 x 23mm, 18ct, 15.53g (W & E 4260C, not listed in gold). Extremely fine, rare; with clip and ring for suspension £250-300
Hammer Price: £280
Nelson’s Naval Victories, 1798-1805, silver medalets (4), unsigned, Nelson left, revs. details of battles of St Vincent, the Nile, Copenhagen, Trafalgar, all 20mm [4]. Extremely fine; in a contemporary turned wooden box £80-100
United Kingdom, British Colonies and unspecified British-made Anti-Slavery Medals, Anti-Slavery Society, c. 1790, a white metal medal, unsigned [by W. Dixon after W. Hackwood], from the same dies as previous, 33mm (DH Middlesex 235 bis III; BHM 269). Slave painted black [this a little rubbed], otherwise about very fine £100-150
Danish West Indies, 250th Anniversary of the Death of Prince Johan Maurits of Nassau-Siegen, 1929, medals by C.J. van der Hoef for the Dutch West India Company (2), in silver and bronze, gwc monogram, revs. crowned arms on Maltese cross with badge of the Danish Order of the Elephant, 60mm [2]. Extremely fine £100-150
Guadeloupe, Société Philomathique de Bordeaux, XIIe Exposition Générale, a silver award medal by A. Massonnet, crowned shield of arms with vine and oak supporters, rev. wreath, named (Décernée à Louis Rollin, La Guadeloupe, 1882), 67mm. Some discolouration, otherwise extremely fine £200-250
Jamaica, Death of the Earl of Effingham, 1791, a silver medal by J. Milton, bust left, rev. Britannia seated on globe, edge lettered, 35mm, 23.14g (Stainton 9; BHM 353; E 844). About extremely fine £90-120
Jamaica, The Jamaica Preceptory, 1909, a Founders jewel by Spencer & Co, a silver and enamel cross with applied central shield of a red cross, set with five pineapples, on white, hallmarked 1910, 46 x 39mm. Good very fine, dark tone; with tattered ribbon and founder clasp, in case of issue £100-150
Puerto Rico, The 63rd National Governors’ Conference, San Juan, 1971, a gold medal by the Franklin Mint, standing figure of Ponce de Leon, rev. segmented globe and legend, 32mm, 18ct, 15.10g. Mint state, integral suspension loop and ring; in case of issue £250-300
St Kitts, Saint Christopher Agricultural Association, 1831, a white metal medal, unsigned, from the same dies as previous, 36mm. Virtually as struck £200-250
Charles I, Return to London, 1633, a cast silver medal by N. Briot, king on horseback left, holding sceptre in right hand, Eye of Providence above, plumed helm on flowery ground below, rev. sun shines on a panoramic view of the city of London, with St Paul’s and old London Bridge, 42mm, 14.45g (MI I, 266/62; E 124). Small, neat piercing behind head, otherwise very fine and toned, scarce £150-200
Hammer Price: £270
United Kingdom, British Colonies and unspecified British-made Anti-Slavery Medals, Battle of the Saintes, 1782, a copper medal, unsigned, uniformed bust of Admiral Rodney right, wearing tricorn hat, rev. port-side ship portrait, formadable, 25mm (BHM 244). Very fine £80-100
Rutland Agricultural Society, an oval silver award medal, unsigned, reproduction of the seal of the Board of Governors in medieval style, rev. legend, named (William James, 1882, Exhibitor of Farm Implements), 95 x 71mm. Extremely fine, attractive; in contemporary fitted case £100-150
Jamaica, Sir Henry de la Beche, Good Conduct award, 1841, a copper medal by W. Wyon, bust right, rev. tropical fauna, 45mm (BHM 2002; BDM VI, 683). Obverse very fine, reverse extremely fine £200-250
Jamaica, St George Agricultural Show, a silver award medal by J. Fenton & Co, display of tropical plants and fruits, rev. legend, un-named, hallmarked Birmingham 1911, 45mm. Extremely fine, some peripheral toning £80-100
Victoria, Diamond Jubilee, 1897, Royal Masonic Benevolent Institute, a silver and enamelled jewel by Spencer, royal arms, rev. arms of Sussex, hallmarked Birmingham 1896, containing a photograph of Victoria, 40 x 31mm; together with a silver-gilt and enamelled Masonic badge for the Jubilee and a silver RMIB medalet for the Coronation, 1911 [3]. Very fine or better; all with suspension rings and ribbons £90-120
Victoria, Diamond Jubilee, 1897, Kings Norton Rural District Council, a silver medal by F. Bowcher for Spink, crowned bust left, rev. spire of St Nicholas’ church, 51mm (W & E 3476F.2). Practically mint state, beautifully toned, very rare; in red case of issue inscribed ‘Presented by T.A. Bayliss, Chairman of the Rural District Council of King’s Norton, in commemoration of the Diamond Jubilee of Victoria R et I, 1837–1897’ £90-120
Montserrat, ENGLAND, Victoria, Shilling [1893-1901], rev. engraved (George Simpson drowned off Montserrat W.I. Nov. 29 1896 Aged 24), 23mm. Suspension loop removed, otherwise fine as a memento mori £90-120
Sierra Leone, Carl Wadström, 1860, a silver medal by Lea Ahlborn for the Swedish Academy, bust left, rev. liberated negro seated by palm tree, 31mm (Hildebrand 433; Hyckert I, 329; Olsen 150). Extremely fine and lightly toned £100-150
United Kingdom, British Colonies and unspecified British-made Anti-Slavery Medals, Abolition of the Slave Trade, 1807, a copper medal by T. Webb, from the same dies as previous, 53mm (BHM 627; E 983). Extremely fine £150-200
Hammer Price: £260
Centenary of the Birth of Winston Churchill, 1974, a box medal by R. Norris for Toye, Kenning & Spencer, bust three-quarters left, rev. family arms, containing 13 printed coloured roundels illustrating the life of Churchill by R. Jaffe, 77mm; together with other modern medals in silver (11), base metal (26), including Apollo Moon Missions, Channel Tunnel, Concorde, World Cup, etc [38]. Mostly as struck; some in cases of issue £200-300
Elizabeth II, Silver Jubilee, 1977, a silver medal by B. Sindall, Queen enthroned, rev. Tudor rose, 57mm (E 2135a); together with other medals for the same event, in gold (3, all 9ct, total wt. 7.56g), other metals (26), some duplication [30]. Mostly as struck; in cases of issue £200-300
Anne, Coronation, 1702, a silver medal, unsigned [by J. Croker], bust left, rev. Anne, as Pallas, hurls a thunderbolt at a monster, 35mm, 15.95g (MI II, 228/4; E 390). Minor spotting on obverse, otherwise about extremely fine, olive tone £200-250
A 19th century bow-fronted glass-topped display cabinet, 57cm wide, 41cm deep, 80cm high, with hinged lid and lock (no key). An attractive piece of furniture in excellent order, ideal for displaying medals or orders and decorations £250-300
Victoria, Coronation, 1838, a copper medal by B. Pistrucci for Rundell, Bridge and Rundell, diademed and draped bust left, rev. da facilem cursum atque adnue coeptis and date, 87mm (W & E 90.1; BHM 1802; E 1309). About extremely fine £100-150
Guadeloupe, Banque de la Guadeloupe, 1826, an octagonal silver jeton by J.-J. Barre, bust of Charles X left, rev. emblems of trade and agriculture within wreath of tropical plants, 35mm (Lec 39; Zay 21; Bergsøe 1036). Extremely fine, toned £100-150
Guadeloupe, Centenaire du Banque de la Guadeloupe, 1953, bronze medals by R.B. Baron (2), Guadeloupe Indian head right, revs. galleon at sea before map of the island, both 58mm [2]. Extremely fine £90-120
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