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Germany, Goldaukauf [The Surrender of Gold], 1920, a cast bronze medal by K. Goetz, customers queuing in orderly fashion outside bank in 1916, rev. customers massing outside bank in 1920, symbols of the gold/paper exchange rate in medallions, 58mm (K 240). Extremely fine £80-100
Hammer Price: £420
United Kingdom, British Colonies and unspecified British-made Anti-Slavery Medals, Abolition of Slavery, 1834, a white metal medal by T. Halliday, Justice, holding palm branch and scales, reaches out to a kneeling negress, her wrists chained, rev. legend in wreath entwined with the names of the great abolitionists, 41mm (BHM 1669). Extremely fine £150-200
Hammer Price: £410
United Kingdom, British Colonies and unspecified British-made Anti-Slavery Medals, Negro Emancipation in the West Indies, 1838, a white metal medal by J. Davis, from the same rev. die as previous, rev. open bible radiating, dove above, 38mm (BHM –). Pierced, otherwise about extremely fine £100-150
United Kingdom, British Colonies and unspecified British-made Anti-Slavery Medals, Great Exhibition, Hyde Park, 1851, Juror’s Medal, a copper award by W. Wyon and G.G. Adams, conjoined busts of Victoria and Prince Albert left, dolphins below, trident behind, rev. seated figure of Industry attended by Commerce, receiving wreath of Fame, edge named (Sir H.T. de la Beche, Juror Exhibition 1851), 64mm (Allen A040; BHM 2464; E 1459). Brilliant and practically as struck, an interesting piece...
British Guiana, Local Exhibition, 1882, a silver award medal by J.S. & A.B. Wyon, crowned and veiled bust of Victoria left, rev. two sailing ships surrounded by wreath of palm branches, edge named (E.E.H. Francis), 51mm (cf. R.J. Ford I, 450-1). Carefully removed from a circular mount, otherwise extremely fine and toned £250-300
Australia, South Australia Agricultural Society, a silver Life Members’ badge, shield, back named (J. Nowlan Maitland, N.S.W.), 27 x 23mm; GERMANY, Erinnerung an die Ausstellung Deutscher Gewerbserzeugnisse zu Berlin, 1844, a copper medal by C.H. Lorenz and E. Schilling for Loos, 45mm (BDM III, 471; cf. Swann, lot 300; cf. DNW 60, 1381); together with other miscellaneous World medals, etc, in silver (10), base metal (67, three cased) [79]. First two about very fine, others in varied state...
Medals of the Early Colonial Period and the European Heritage, Guadeloupe Fortified, 1721, modern restrikes of the medal by B. du Vivier (2), in silver and copper, laureate and armoured bust of Louis XV right, revs. panoramic map of the islands, both 41mm (Betts 148) [2]. Extremely fine £30-40
Hammer Price: £400
United Kingdom, British Colonies and unspecified British-made Anti-Slavery Medals, British Victories, 1759, a copper medal, unsigned, from the same dies as previous, 44mm (MI II, 708/444; Betts 418; E 677). Extremely fine with much original light colour £150-200
Hammer Price: £390
United Kingdom, British Colonies and unspecified British-made Anti-Slavery Medals, Abolition of Slavery, 1834, a copper medal by J. Davis, legend, rev. slave, freed of his shackles, stands with arms raised, 45mm (BHM 1665). Extremely fine £200-250
United States of America, Centenary of the Insurrection led by Andrew Kosciusko, 1894, an aluminium medal, unsigned, bust in central medallion, legends in and around wreath, rev. bilingual legends, American eagle and two globes, 38mm. Pierced, otherwise very fine to extremely fine £80-100
Hammer Price: £380
Medals of the Early Colonial Period and the European Heritage, Geoktrooieerde Westindische Compagnie [Dutch West India Co] Jan Root, Director General, 1676, a white metal medal, unsigned, initials j r over shield of arms of three powder horns, suspended over legend in cartouche, rev. two ships at sea tossed by stormy waves, 85mm (van Loon III, 181; MH 597; Medina 367). Fair £150-250
Medals of the Early Colonial Period and the European Heritage, Capture of Cayenne, 1809, a copper medal by G.F. Pidgeon for M. Boulton, from the same dies as previous, 50mm (BDM IV, 532; Lamas 88; Tancred 148). About extremely fine £200-250
United Kingdom, British Colonies and unspecified British-made Anti-Slavery Medals, Capture of St Eustatius, 1781, a white metal medal, unsigned, uniformed bust of Admiral Rodney right, wearing tricorn hat, rev. legend in 9 lines, 36mm (BHM 231). Very fine £100-150
Hammer Price: £370
United Kingdom, British Colonies and unspecified British-made Anti-Slavery Medals, Battle of the Saintes, 1782, a lead medal, unsigned, uniformed bust of Admiral Rodney right, wearing tricorn hat, rev. two ships in action, legend in two lines around, 35mm (BHM 243). Good fine, rare £150-200
Bahamas, Quatercentenary of Christopher Columbus Landing on the Island he named San Salvador, 1892, a copper medal by Lea Ahlborn, bust left, wearing ruff and doublet, rev. Columbus, in armour, steps ashore with sword and flag, greeted by native couple, he standing, she seated, three ships in distance, 51mm (Eglit 112; BDM I, 31). Extremely fine £200-250
British Honduras, British Honduras Industrial Exhibition, 1871, a silver award medal by A. Kirkwood, Industria seated spinning, hive, sheaf and cornucopia of coins beside her, rev. legend, named (Presented to His Honour Chief Justice Corner in remembrance of his valuable services as Vice President of the Exhibition and Chairman of the Executive Committee), 45mm (cf. R.J. Ford I, 538). Extremely fine and toned £200-300
Jamaica, Royal Military Club (Inst. 1788), a copper medal by J. Milton, sun in majesty shines through two crowned columns, naval and military trophies around, rev. Garter Star, leafed border with dolphins at top and conch shell below, initials wh [William Henry] crowned in oval above, 38mm (Stainton 4). Extremely fine £250-300
Peace of Amiens, 1802, a white metal medal by J.G. Hancock, P. Kempson and S. Kindon, George III as Britannia being crowned by Victory, rev. view of St Paul’s cathedral, 49mm (BHM 541; E 1074); Victories of the Year, 1805, a white metal medal by J. Westwood, 46mm (BHM 599); George III, Golden Jubilee, 1809, white metal medals (3), by P. Kempson (2), both 38mm (BHM 643), by J Westwood, 45mm (BHM 654); together with other contemporary base metal medals (17) [22]. Varied state £100-150
Hammer Price: £360
United Kingdom, British Colonies and unspecified British-made Anti-Slavery Medals, Negro Emancipation in the West Indies, 1838, a copper medal by J. Davis, to commemorate the abolition, etc, rev. negro couple with infant seated by palm, 51mm (BHM 1876; E 1317a). Minor scuffing and surface marks, otherwise very fine £100-150
United Kingdom, British Colonies and unspecified British-made Anti-Slavery Medals, Negro Emancipation in the West Indies, 1838, a white metal medal by T. Halliday, white couple meeting negro family, father, mother and young girl, rev. legend and names within and around palm wreath, 41mm (BHM 1879). Extremely fine and very rare £150-200
Richard Samuel, 1893, a white metal medal by R.J. Richardson for Wright & Son, draped bust three-quarters left, head facing, rev. view of Bonvilston church, 41mm (BHM 3456; Bell p.305); Richard Samuel, 1906, a bronze medal by R.J. Richardson for Wright & Son, 41mm (BHM 3938; Bell p.306) [2]. Extremely fine, a very rare pair; in gilt-blocked maroon case of issue by Wright & Son, Medallists, Edgware £150-200
William and Mary, Coronation, 1689, a silver medal, unsigned [by J. Roettiers], conjoined busts right, rev. Jove hurling a thunderbolt at Phæthon who is falling from his chariot, 35mm, 16.28g (MI I, 662/25; E 312). Surface marks and has been lightly cleaned in the past, otherwise about extremely fine £250-300
William and Mary, Coronation, 1689, a silver medal by G. Hautsch, bust of William right, rev. bust of Mary left, edge coronat west monast d xi april anno mdclxxxix, 40mm, 29.72g (MI I, 667/37). Good very fine, very rare £200-300
George III, Coronation, 1761, a silver medal by L. Natter, laureate and armoured bust right, rev. King enthroned, being crowned by Britannia, 34mm, 21.11g (BHM 23; E 694). Minor surface marks, otherwise extremely fine, light grey tone £200-300
Barbados, The Hurricane of 1831, a silver medal by Orderson, legend to both sides, lieut. general sir james lyon…governor…then thanking for donations received, in produce £3,628 cash £21,147, rev. decus haec fortasse benigna, the loss shown as property £2,311,729 in lives 2,437, 39mm. About extremely fine, uneven tone £250-300
Hammer Price: £350
Victoria, Coronation, 1838, a copper medal by G.R. Collis after W. Wyon, bust left, rev. Queen on high rock being crowned, supporters at sides and below, 74mm (W & E 95.2; BHM 1805; E 1310). About extremely fine, rare; in a contemporary cardboard case £90-120
United Kingdom, British Colonies and unspecified British-made Anti-Slavery Medals, Guadeloupe Taken, 1759, a copper medal, unsigned [by L. Pingo], for the Society of Arts and Commerce, from the same dies as previous, 40mm (Eimer 22; MI II, 697/427; Betts 417; E 665). Extremely fine £200-300
Hammer Price: £330
Visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to the Mint, Birmingham, 1874, a silver medal by R. Heaton & Sons, arms above legend, rev. view of the Heaton manufactory, 37mm (W & E 1233.4; BHM 2973; E 1635; Taylor 178a). Virtually as struck and attractively toned, rare £150-200
Royal Lancashire Agricultural Society, a silver award medal by Elkington & Co, crowned arms, rev. standing figure of Plenty, edge named (Awarded to W.H. Smith & Son for Best Pigeon, Liverpool Show, 1914), 47mm; together with other award medals in gold (2), both 15ct, total 11g, silver (10), base metal (17), 19th and 20th centuries [30]. First extremely fine, others in varied state; some cased £200-250
Hammer Price: £320
United Kingdom, British Colonies and unspecified British-made Anti-Slavery Medals, Abolition of Slavery, 1834, a white metal medal by J. Davis, from the same rev. die as previous, rev. kneeling negro in chains, 44mm (BHM 1666, not listed in white metal). Pierced somewhat crudely, otherwise very fine £100-150
Jamaica, Negro Emancipation in the West Indies, 1838, a white metal medal by J. Davis, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. monument, 41mm (BHM 1878, not listed in white metal). Very fine but pierced and with some corrosion to reverse, very rare £150-200
Duke of Clarence Appointed Lord High Admiral, 1827, a white metal medal by J. Ottley, bust left, rev. Union Jack above naval coronet, all within wreath, 46mm (BHM 1297); Repeal of the Corn Laws, 1846, a white metal medal by Allen & Moore, 51mm (BHM 2233; E 1407); together with other contemporary white metal medals (16) [18]. First two extremely fine and scarce, others in varied state £70-90
Hammer Price: £310
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], chained slave kneeling right, rev. whatsoever ye would, etc, last t of that over o of do, 33mm (DH Middlesex 235 bis III; BHM 269). Very fine, rare £150-200
United Kingdom, British Colonies and unspecified British-made Anti-Slavery Medals, Abolition of Slavery, 1834, a white metal medal by T. Halliday, from the same dies as previous, 41mm (BHM 1673; E 1276). Extremely fine £150-200
Medals of the Early Colonial Period and the European Heritage, Foundation of the Societies of Merchants to the East and West Indies, 1664, a copper medal by J. Mauger, bust of Louis XIV right with flowing hair, rev. Mercury stands on shore amidst the emblems of trade, two ships beyond, 41mm (Divo –; Betts 40). Spot on r of commercio, otherwise better than very fine, rare £200-300
Victoria, Coronation, 1838, medals by B. Pistrucci (2), in silver and copper, bust left, revs. Queen receiving crown from Britannia, Hibernia and Scotia, both 36mm (W & E 88.1, 2; BHM 1801; E 1315) [2]. First with minor surface marks, otherwise about as struck, deep attractive tone, second extremely fine £200-250
Medals of the Early Colonial Period and the European Heritage, Capture of Cayenne, 1809, a gilt-copper medal by G.F. Pidgeon for M. Boulton, from the same dies as previous, 50mm (BDM IV, 532; Lamas 88; Tancred 148). Very fine; wide band suspender £200-300
France, Arrivée du Roi à Paris, 1789, a copper-washed lead cliché by B. Andrieu, crowds in cityscape, No. 2 on exergual line, 87mm (Julian 54; Hennin 62); Napoleon and Josephine, a copper-washed lead cliché by B. Andrieu, 142mm; other similar clichés (6), of Napoleon (3, different), Josephine, Marie-Louise of Parma, Crossing of the St Bernard Pass, 1800, all 68mm [8]. Extremely fine; all glazed in lunettes, an attractive group £150-200
Jamaica, Royal Military Club (Inst. 1788), a trial striking in gilt white metal of the medal by J. Milton, similar, 63 x 36mm (Stainton 4). Extremely fine; set in a gilt mount, with loop for suspension £150-200
Jamaica, International Exhibition, 1891, a silver award medal by L.C. Wyon, diademed bust of Victoria left, rev. legend in wreath, un-named, 45mm. Extremely fine with steel-grey tone £200-250
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