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Carlisle Recaptured, 1745, a pinchbeck medal, unsigned, similar, 37mm (Woolf 52:3; MI II, 605/261); Battle of Culloden, 1746, a pinchbeck medal, unsigned, 37mm (Woolf 55:9; MI II, 612/275) [2]. Fair to fine £30-40
Hammer Price: £35
Rebels Repulsed, 1745, a silver medal by A. and J. Kirk, Duke of Cumberland on horseback left, carlisle in background, rev. Duke presenting an olive branch to Anglia, 35mm, 15.23g (woolf 53:1; MI II, 606/264; E 598). Brightly polished, otherwise very fine £100-150
Hammer Price: £110
Battle of Culloden, 1746, a plated base metal medal, unsigned, bust of the Duke of Cumberland right, rev. battle scene, cannon and dead soldier in foreground, 36mm (Woolf 55.10; MI II, 611/274). Better than fine £60-80
Hammer Price: £65
British Victories, 1758, a silver medal, unsigned, laureate bust of George II left, wearing armour and sash, rev. Britannia in small chariot flanked by Justice and Liberty, 44mm, 40.68g (MI II, 692/416; E 662; Betts 416). Minor surface nicks and has been lightly cleaned in the past, otherwise about extremely fine, rare in silver £900-1,200
Hammer Price: £980
George III, Coronation, 1761, a silver medal by L. Natter, laureate and armoured bust right, rev. King enthroned, being crowned by Britannia, 34mm, 19.85g (BHM 23; E 694). Minor surface marks, otherwise almost extremely fine, light grey tone £200-300
Hammer Price: £380
George III, Coronation, 1761, a silver medal by L. Natter, similar, 34mm, 22.13g (BHM 23; E 694). Good very fine, toned £200-250
Hammer Price: £210
Queen Charlotte, Coronation, 1761, a silver medal by L. Natter, draped bust right, rev. Fame crowning standing Queen, legend on band, 34mm, 19.87g (BHM 66; E 696). Very fine £150-200
Birth of the Prince of Wales and British Victories, 1762, a copper medal by T. Pingo, armoured bust of George III left, wearing periwig, rev. central scales and anchor within continuous serpent, concentric legend around, 41mm (Eimer 27; BHM 82; Betts 441; E 701). Very fine £90-120
Hammer Price: £75
Masonic, a silver oval pierced Jewel by Thomas Harper, HM London, 178?, 90 x 60mm (Harris 16); together with a glazed locket and a gold pendant [3]. Very fine or better £250-300
Hammer Price: £300
Royal Visit, 1805, a silver medal, unsigned, conjoined busts of King and Queen left, rev. crown within wreath, 38mm (cf. BHM 1805; cf. E 970). Good very fine; not listed in silver in the main references £70-90
Hammer Price: £95
Death of William Pitt, 1806, a copper medal by T. Webb, bust left, rev. island rock buffeted by heavy waves, 53mm (BHM 610; E 975); Wolverhampton Pitt Club, 1813, a silver medal by P. Wyon, 50mm (BHM 772; D & W 199/780) [2]. Very fine, but the second tooled and buffed £100-150
Hammer Price: £120
George III, Golden Jubilee, 1809, a silver-gilt medal by J. Barber for Rundell, Bridge and Rundell, King enthroned with sceptre and orb, Britannia, holding shield stands behind, rev. within wreath, a trident and jubilee legend around, 70mm (BHM 641; E 992). A stamped ‘cut’ between Britannia’s hand and sceptre and has been rubbed, otherwise good fine, extremely rare £200-300
Hammer Price: £200
The Elgin Marbles, 1820, a set of 48 white metal medals by E. Thomason, all 48mm (BHM 1061; E 1140b) [48]. Many medals affected with tin pest, otherwise generally extremely fine; contained in a single volume on four trays £400-500
Hammer Price: £500
MUDIE'S NATIONAL MEDALS, 1820, a set of 40 copper medals by J. Mudie for Thomason, covering events from Admiral Duncan’s Victory at Camperdown, 1797, to the Ionian Islands, 1817 (BHM 1057; E 1136); housed in the fitted book-like case of issue, together with a small folio book, An Historical and Critical Account of a Grand series of National Medals, published under the direction of James Mudie, Esq., London, 1820, 151pp, 10 plates [Lot]. Library case in good original condition, medals...
Hammer Price: £2,600
George IV, Coronation, 1821, medals by B. Pistrucci (2), in silver and copper, laureate bust left, revs. Britannia, Scotia and Hibernia approaching the enthroned King being crowned by Victory, both 35mm (BHM 1070; E 1146) [2]. Silver with rim and surface knocks, very fine, copper better £150-200
George IV, Coronation, 1821, a silver medal by B. Pistrucci, similar, 35mm (BHM 1070; E 1146); Scottish Arboricultural Society (Inst. 1854), a silver award medal, unsigned, named (Awarded to James Kay, for a report on old & remarkable Trees, Nov. 1878), 35mm (Brodie 156); Federation of London Working Boys’ Clubs, a uniface silver award, named (Swimming, 1902, 220 Yds Race, T. Burke, St Andrew’s H. & C., Winner), 30mm; Portsmouth Football Association, 1906, a silver and enamel badge,...
Hammer Price: £130
George IV, Coronation, 1821, a copper medal by B. Pistrucci, similar, 35mm (BHM 1070; E 1146). Extremely fine £30-40
Hammer Price: £80
George IV, Coronation, 1821, a silver medal by E. Avern, bust left, rev. coronation scene, edge named (Jn Emyln. 1st Reg. B.Y.C.H.), 35mm (BHM 1071, note; E 1146b). Scuffed, pierced and a little bent, otherwise fine to very fine; in red leather case for the official medal £90-120
Hammer Price: £150
William IV, Coronation, 1831, medals by W. Wyon (2), in silver and copper, bust right, revs. bust of Queen Adelaide right, both 33mm (BHM 1475; E 1251) [2]. First with edge bruise at 12 o’clock, very fine, second almost extremely fine £120-150
Victoria, Coronation, 1838, a gold medal by B. Pistrucci, bust left, rev. Victoria receiving crown from standing figures, 36mm, 31.29g (W & E 88.3; BHM 1801; E 1315). Fields scuffed and rim nicks, otherwise extremely fine £1,200-1,500
Hammer Price: £1,400
Victoria, Coronation, 1838, a gold medal by B. Pistrucci, similar, 36mm, 30.66g (W & E 88.3; BHM 1801; E 1315). Marked in reverse field and some hairlining, edge bruise at 3 o’clock, edge nick at 1 o’clock, otherwise extremely fine; in fitted case £1,200-1,500
Hammer Price: £1,600
Victoria, Coronation, 1838, a silver medal by B. Pistrucci, similar, 36mm (W & E 88.2; BHM 1801; E 1315). Nearly extremely fine, toned £150-200
Hammer Price: £190
Victoria, Coronation, 1838, medals by B. Pistrucci (2), in silver and copper, similar, both 36mm (W & E 88.1, 2; BHM 1801; E 1315) [2]. First with minor surface marks, extremely fine, deep attractive tone, second good very fine but has been cleaned £200-250
Centenary of the Foundation of the Wesleyan Methodist Society, 1839, a silver medal by C.F. Carter, bust of John Wesley left, rev. Centenary Hall, Bishopsgate, edge named (Presented to the Revd John Kirk by the Stewards and Leaders of Wesley Chapel as a token of affection and esteem, 1839), 65mm (BHM 1895; E 1329a; Taylor 127b). Extremely fine and very rare as an awarded medal £250-300
Hammer Price: £360
Centenary of the Foundation of the Wesleyan Methodist Society, 1839, a bronze medal by C.F. Carter, similar, 65mm (BHM 1895; E 1329a; Taylor 127b). Extremely fine £50-70
Hammer Price: £100
Centenary of the Foundation of the Wesleyan Methodist Society, 1839, a bronze medal by C.F. Carter, bust of Charles Wesley three-quarters left, rev. inscription in six lines, 65mm (BHM 1896; E 1330 footnote). Extremely fine £50-70
Centenary of the Foundation of the Wesleyan Methodist Society, 1839, a white metal medal by C.F. Carter, similar, 65mm (BHM 1896; E 1330 footnote). Extremely fine £50-70
Hammer Price: £30
Anti-Slavery Convention, London, 1840, a white metal medal by J. Davis, bust of Thomas Clarkson three-quarters right, rev. slave in chains kneels with arms raised to God, 44mm (BHM 1979). Fair, rare £50-70
Hammer Price: £50
Baptist Mission Celebrated, 1842, white metal medals by J. Davis (2), both 44mm (BHM 2027; E 1361) [2]. Both pierced, otherwise one very fine, other extremely fine and with original split-ring suspender £40-60
Hammer Price: £60
Duke of Wellington, c. 1852, a large cast iron commemorative plaque, bust right, laurel border, trophies top and bottom, 305mm (Eimer –). A splendid memorial souvenir, very fine; with easel mount on the back £50-70
Battle of Waterloo, 1852, electrotypes of both sides of the proposed medal by B. Pistrucci, 133mm (Eimer 57; BHM 870; E 1067) [2]. Very fine or better, but a little verdigris £100-150
Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, 1852, a silver medal by L.C. Wyon, oval tablet supported by Galen and Avicenna, medicinal plants, pestle and mortar above, rev. legend in wreath, edge named (Doris Madeline Monro Higgs, Herbium 1918), 70mm (BHM 2509; E 1472). Test cuts on reverse rim, otherwise extremely fine; in case of issue £80-100
Dublin Exhibition, 1853, a hollow copper award by W. Wyon and G.G. Adams, conjoined busts of Victoria and Prince Albert left, dolphins below, trident behind, rev. Britannia placing a wreath on kneeling figure of Industry, attended by supporters representing the continents, edge named (First Prize Medal of the Dublin Exhibition, awarded to George Russell Esqr of Wilmington Hall, Kent, for Hops), 77mm (cf. Allen A10, 15/15; cf. BHM 2462; cf. E 1456). About extremely fine, extremely rare £400-600
£400–£600
Department of Science and Art, Queen’s National Medal, 1856, in copper, by W. Wyon, named (George Harrison, Sheffield, Stage 4B), 55mm (E 1511). Fine to very fine £10-15
Hammer Price: £15
Free Grammar School of Campbeltown, an engraved silver award medal, unsigned, arms within thistle wreath, rev. named (Presented by the kintyre club to robert harvie for the best specimen of penmanship 1862), stamped tr [T. Ross, Glasgow], 50mm (Brodie 659, this piece). Nearly extremely fine; with ornate clip and ring for suspension £60-80
University College, London, Donaldson Medal, 1865, a silver award by J.S. & A.B. Wyon, bust of Thomas Donaldson right, rev. legend in wreath, edge named (L.A. Legros, 1884-5), 57mm (BHM 2832; E 1582; Taylor 232a). Virtually mint state, lightly toned; in contemporary fitted case £80-100
Hammer Price: £240
Holborn Restaurant, 1874, lead medals (2), unsigned, group of figures at entrance to a building, revs. couples dancing on ballroom floor, named (C.G. Hennings Esq, Nov. 20th 1895; H.W. Standen Esq, Dec. 4th 1896), both 69mm (BHM 2990; E 1640; Taylor 207a); together with other base metal British medals (8), all 19th century [10]. First two extremely fine, others in varied state £40-60
Hammer Price: £85
Cumbrae Public School, an engraved silver award medal (Dux of Boys, gained by John Carmichael, 30 June 1882), rev. (Presented by Dr Macgown), 48 x 38mm; St Mungo’s Academy, Glasgow, an engraved silver award medal (1st Prize Good Conduct, William Nelis, 1868), hallmarked Glasgow 1867, 44mm [2]. Very fine to extremely fine £60-80
Hammer Price: £90
Visit of Queen Victoria to Epping Forest and Dedication, 1882, a bronze medal by C. Wiener, crowned bust of Victoria left, rev. Londinia standing opposite a seated Queen, view of pathway into the forest behind, 75mm (BHM 3128; E 1689; cf. DNW 44, 778). A few light surface marks, otherwise extremely fine or better £90-120
Hammer Price: £140
Death of Thomas Coats, 1883, a copper medal by N. McPhail, bust left, rev. view of Paisley Observatory, 49mm (BHM 3147; E 1698). Extremely fine, extremely rare £60-80
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