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Architecture and Building, Royal Institute of British Architects, George Godwin Medal, 1881, a silver award by G.G. Adams, bust right, rev. legend around wreath, named (Herbert Austen Hall, F.R.I.B.A., Godwin Bursar, 1919), 56mm. Cleaned in the past, otherwise about extremely fine £50-70
£50–£70
Plymouth Competitive Musical Festival, a silver award medal by W.J. Dingley, St Cecilia, rev. shields, named on edge (E.M. Tombe, First Violin, under 14 years, March 1926), hallmarked Birmingham 1925, 38mm; 400th Anniversary of the Defeat of the Spanish Armada, a silver medal by the Birmingham Mint for the City of Plymouth, 51mm; together with a Devon Master Bakers’ Association silver award medal, 44mm [3]. About extremely fine; in fitted cases of issue £90-120
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Inauguration of the Havana Waterworks, 1858, an oval copper medal, fountain depicting Neptune in shell sea-chariot, shield of arms incorporated, rev. legend in many lines naming Captain General of Cuba Don José de la Concha, Governor the Marquez de la Habana, Count O’Reilly and many other dignitaries, 65 x 56mm. Nearly extremely fine £120-150
£120–£150
Inauguration of the Havana Waterworks, 1858, oval copper medals (2), similar, both 65 x 56mm [2]. One cleaned and lacquered, both very fine or nearly so £200-250
£200–£250
Honradez Cigarette Manufactory, Havana, Royal Appointment, c. 1860, white metal medals (2), similar, both 58mm [2]. One extremely fine, other fair to fine £80-100
£80–£100
Cycling, Brighton Mitre Cycling Club, a gold and enamel award medal by W. Hinds, wings, rev. named (Open 50 Time Trial. Fastest R.G. Stevens 2h 20m 40 1/2s, 1926), hallmarked Birmingham 1926, 28mm, 8.8g. Very fine £70-90
£70–£90
Opening of the Burriel Aqueduct, 1872, a silver medal by F. Crones, seated river-god with waters flowing from urn, rev. crowned armorial device, legend around in three lines naming those involved, 40mm. Nearly extremely fine £150-200
£150–£200
Opening of the Burriel Aquaduct, 1872, a plated bronze medal by F. Crones, similar, 40mm. Very fine but the plating partly rubbed away £80-100
Opening of the Burriel Aqueduct, 1872, a bronze medal by F. Crones, similar, 40mm. Extremely fine £80-100
Cycling, Catford Cycling Club, a gold award medal by Vaughton, wreath below wheel, cyclists at sides, rev. named (12 hrs safety, local roads, G. Marriott 167 1/2 miles, Sep 20th 94), hallmarked Birmingham 1886, 32mm, 12ct, 16.9g. Enamel slightly damaged, otherwise good very fine; in case of issue £200-250
Cycling, Farnham Road Club, a silver medal by J. Pinches, cyclists riding left, rev. named (1938 Club 50 Miles T.T., 1st L. Bonner, 2 hrs 36 mins), 32mm (MJP –); together with other silver award medals (7, 6 enamelled) from Essex, London, Middlesex, Sussex, 1926-50 [8]. Mostly very fine £60-80
£60–£80
Cycling, Glade Cycling Club, a gold and enamel award medal, unsigned, named (Glade C.C. 30 Mi, 10.7.27, F.W.Brockwell, 1h 24m 30s, Club Record), stamped 8ct, 28mm, 5.7g. Very fine £50-70
Matanzas Exposition, 1881, medals by Messler for Ruiz & Co [Havana] (2), in plated bronze and white metal, Indian Princess holds wreath over emblems of arts, industry and trade, a mountain beyond, rev. exhibition building, both 50mm [2]. Very fine or nearly so, silvering on former rubbed £100-150
£100–£150
Cycling, Midland Cycling & Athletic Club, a gold award medal by A. Barnett (?), monogram, rev. named (Novice Massed Start 1939. First N. Taylor, Meresbroo [sic] R.C.C.), hallmarked Birmingham 1939, 29mm, 13.4g. Good very fine £120-150
Matanzas Exposition, 1881, bronze award medals by P. Vidal [Barcelona] (2), similar, both 60mm, edges stamped feu hermanos [2]. Both nearly very fine, but first at one time cleaned, second with solder mark on bottom edge £150-200
Cycling, National Cyclists’ Union, a silver award medal, unsigned, conjoined arms, rev. named (25 Miles Ordinary Bicycle Championship, 25th June 1892. Time Medal, H.D. Faith, 1 hour 19 mins 3 secs), 31mm; together with later N.C.U. awards in silver (3), base metal (3), 1910-37 [7]. Varied state; two cased £80-100
Association of Teachers [Founded 1882], a shaped silver badge, an oval medallion within draped mantle, lamp and book, rev. legend, 49 x 33mm. Almost extremely fine; integral ribbon suspender £80-100
Santa Clara Agricultural Exhibition, 1889, medals (2), in silver and plated base metal, Spanish and Cuban arms, crowned, revs. emblems of agriculture, both 36mm [2]. Very fine £80-100
Belen College, Havana, c. 1890, medals by The Greenbuck Co, Chicago (2), in gilt and plated bronze, figure of Learning with emblems before college façade, revs. crossed flags and shields, both 45 x 40mm [2]. Good very fine; integral suspension loops £70-90
Real Universidad, Havana, c. 1890, a silver ‘Premio al Merito’, rampant lion, rev. emblems of learning, 36mm; other educational medals (4), for the Colegio Champagnat, Havana, Centro Gallego (2) and the Colegio Mas Luz, various sizes [5]. Very fine £100-150
Nicolas José Gutierrez, 1891, founder of the Prensa Medica Cubana, a memorial plated bronze medal signed F.S. & G.C., 33mm; Visit of the Italian Corvette Nautilus to Havana, 1908, a copper medal, 48.5mm and a base metal souvenir medalet, 29.5mm [3]. First two very fine, last pierced, fine £70-90
Antonio Maceo, 1897, a base metal medal, 35mm; Antonio Canovas, 1897, an oval base metal medal, 45 x 29mm; Captains I. Jimenez and F. Iglesias, Flight from Seville to Cuba, 1929, a base metal medal, 31.5mm; Bartolomeo Maso, 1930, a base metal medal, 31mm; José Marti, base metal medals (3), 1939, 28mm, undated, 23mm, 1953, gilt and enamel badge, 43 x 30mm; Santa Ifigenia/Marti Monument, a base metal medal, 28mm; José M. Gomez, 1926, a base metal medal, 28mm; P.M. Hernandez, a base metal...
Blockade of Cuba, 1898, an aluminium medal for the Corporation of Havana, panorama of the blockade with central gun-boat, rev. figure of Havana with a mother and her children, to left a ship, to right a train, 35mm. Extremely fine; integral suspension loop £100-150
Third Pan American Medical Congress, 1901, silver medalets (2), both 27mm; Association de Dependientes, 1907, a plated medal, 32mm; Municipium Habanence, 1902, medal, 38mm [4]. Last worn, others very fine £70-90
Independence, 1902, bronze medals (2, one gilt), bust of Tomás Estrada Palma three-quarters right, revs. figure of Cuba places wreath on monument, both 41mm [2]. Extremely fine £70-90
National Exposition, Havana, 1911, bronze medals (2), four maidens representing the arts, industry and sciences being offered wreath by Cuba, revs. legend and central tablet for naming, both 61mm [2]. Very fine, but one formerly gilt £80-100
Engineering, Institution of Civil Engineers, Forrest Medal, a silver award medal by A. Wyon, bust of James Forrest three-quarters right, rev. façade of the Institution, edge named (Percival Miller Chadwick, B.Sc, Stud. Inst. C.E., Session 1912-1913), 57mm. Nearly extremely fine, toned £70-90
Camagüey Province, Agricultural Exposition and Fair, 1912, a copper award medal signed W.M. & H., 59.5mm; 9th Livestock Fair, 1945, silvered temple-shaped medal, with ribbon, 40 x 30mm; together with a gilt-bronze Italian exhibition award medal, named (Francisco Brunet, Habana), 50mm [3]. About extremely fine £80-100
45th Anniversary of the start of the Ten Years’ War, 1913, a gilt-bronze triangular medal, facing bust of Carlos Manuel de Céspedes del Castillo, rev. shield of arms, 41 x 37mm. Extremely fine; with suspender and bar £40-60
£40–£60
Engineering, Midland Counties Institution of Engineers, Past President’s gilt-silver and enamel award medal, 1950-51 (Alan Hill), 65 x 45mm; North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers, Past President’s gilt-silver and enamel award medal, 1983-84 (Ralph Blance), 40 x 23mm; Nottingham Society of Engineers, Past President’s gilt-silver and enamel award medal, 1934-35 (H. A. Bennett), 43mm [3]. Extremely fine £80-100
Centenary of the Birth of Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda y Arteaga, 1914, a bronze plaque by M. Tobon-Mejia, similar, 52 x 39mm. An attractive and sensitive memorial in the Art Nouveau style, extremely fine £70-90
£70–£100
Engineering, Society of Mechanical and Electrical Engineers, a silver award medal by Vaughton, standing female figure, rev. wreath, named (W.M. Mason 1928), hallmarked Birmingham 1928, 44mm; together with other silver award medals (3), relating to Engineering, all 20th century [4]. Mostly extremely fine; in cases of issue £120-150
Colegio Dolores, Santiago de Cuba, c. 1915, a plated bronze medal, medallic busts of Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda y Arteaga and L. Caballerto above College façade, rev. interior courtyard, 50.5mm. Good very fine £20-30
£20–£30
British Red Cross, ‘Cuba Day’ enamelled button, 16mm; together with other miscellaneous medals, etc (9), including Naval Instruction Course, Medalla Adolfo Font, Banco del Caribe, etc [10]. Varied state £50-70
Football, Jersey Football Cup, 1908-09, a small silver shield, ‘R.E. East Kirtlington Winners’, 31 x 21mm; Lord Jersey's Football Association, a silver cross, ‘Kirtlington R. East’, 35 x 31mm; Guernsey Football Association, 1922-23, a shaped silver shield, ‘Jackson League, Northerners, A. Barasin’, 34 x 27.5mm [3]. Last worn, other two very fine £100-150
Death of General José Miguel Gómez y Gómez, 1921, a bronze medal, bust left, rev. arms of Cuba, 60mm. Curious flat style, good very fine £40-60
Football, CHINA, Tientsin Football Association, 1936-7, League Division 1, silver badge, Chinese Temple, 37 x 26mm; INDIA, E.E.F. Football Tournament, 1919 (1/91st Punjabis L.I.), 38mm [2]. First extremely fine, second very fine; both with suspension loop and ring £90-120
£90–£120
General Aurelio Mario García Menocal, 1921, a bronze medal by M.J. Korbel for Gorham Mfg Co, bearded bust left in uniform, rev. Minerva stands before the Capitol building in Havana, fasces to either side, 63mm. Extremely fine, dark patina £90-120
General Aurelio Mario García Menocal, 1921, a bronze medal by M.J. Korbel for Gorham Mfg Co, similar, 63mm. Obverse very fine, reverse better £60-80
Commercial and Industrial Exposition, Havana, 1922, gilt-bronze medals (2), winged figure supports a Cuban shield, revs. legend and date, both 60mm [2]. First extremely fine, second nearly so but test marks on edge £70-90
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