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Anne, Accession, 1702, a silver medal by J. Croker, crowned bust left, rev. heart within crowned chain, 34mm, 14.46g (MI II, 228/3; E 389); Anne, Coronation, 1702, a silver medal by J. Croker, 35mm, 15.48g (MI II, 228/4; E 390) [2]. First very fine but cleaned in the past, second about extremely fine and toned £200-250
Hammer Price: £230
John Wilkes, 1768, a gilt-copper medal, unsigned [by J. Kirk], bust right with long hair, legend reads esqr, rev. Cupid holding quill and staff with Cap of Liberty, 34mm (BHM 116). Very fine and extremely rare £150-200
Battle of Malplaquet, 1709, medals by J. Croker (2), in silver and copper, crowned bust of Anne in armour left, revs. Victory flying over battle scene, both 47mm, silver 39.01g (MI II, 359/197; E 438) [2]. Very fine £180-220
Marriage of the Duke of Albany and Princess Helen of Waldeck, 1882, a silver medal by J.S. & A.B. Wyon, conjoined busts right, rev. pair of crowned arms on wreaths of oak and rosemary within quadrilobe, 64mm (BHM 3113; E 1687). Good very fine, toned £100-150
George IV, Visit to Ireland, 1821, a copper medal by B. Wyon and G. Mills for W. Hamy, laureate bust left, rev. Hibernia, with harp and woolfhound, greets the King, edge engraved irish copper from the mines in the county of wicklow, 51mm (BHM 1137, and supplement). Some discolouration on obverse, otherwise very fine, scarce with the engraved edge £100-150
Hammer Price: £220
George IV, Death, 1830, a white metal medal by W. Bain, bust left, rev. urn on plinth, 45mm (BHM 1367); together with other medals and medalets of George IV (15) [16]. Generally fine to very fine £90-120
Charles I, Memorial, 1649, a silver medal by J. Roettiers, armoured and draped bust right, rev. hand from heaven holds a crown, 35mm, 15.68g (MI I, 347/201; E 162b). About very fine, toned, rare £200-250
Charles I, a silver Royalist badge by T. Rawlins, crowned bust right in falling lace collar, rev. bust of Henrietta Maria left, 37 x 29mm, 11.44g (MI I, 354/215; E 169). Fine to very fine; lacking suspension loop £250-300
Abolition of the Slave Trade, 1807, a copper medal by T. Webb, bust of William Wilberforce right, rev. Britannia with Victory and other allegorical figures, 53mm (BHM 627; E 983). Rust marks on portrait and some light scratches, otherwise good very fine £100-150
William Wilberforce, the Election at York, 1807, a white metal ticket, unsigned, wilberforce for ever, rev. humanity is the cause of the people within wreath, 40mm (Millett FPL 2001, 346; cf. DNW 31, 678). Minor scratches in upper obverse, otherwise extremely fine with full mint bloom, very rare; pierced for suspension £200-300
Foundation of the Edinburgh Exchange, 1753, a copper medal, unsigned, bust of George Drummond left, Royal Infirmary in left background, rev. armorial shield of the Scottish Freemasons within collar of the Order of St Andrew, 30mm (MI II, 671/382, only listed in silver [Hunterian]; Harris 104, only listed in silver; Brodie –; cf. DNW 35, 431). Loop removed from edge, otherwise fine, extremely rare £100-150
Queen Charlotte’s 51st Birthday, 1795, a white metal medal by C.H. Küchler, bust left, rev. frogmore, etc, 34mm, 23.13g (Pollard 10; BHM 390; E 864). Spotted and with obverse die flaw, otherwise extremely fine and very rare; in velvet-lined circular plated box £90-120
Miscellaneous, British medals, etc, in silver (7, including engraved counters of Henry V and Edward V), base metal (14, including several of Admiral Vernon) [21]. Varied state £80-100
Hammer Price: £210
The Reform Bill Passed, 1832, a silver medal by B. Wyon for the Corporation of London, crowned legend in wreath, rev. Liberty presents Bill of Reform to Britannia, 51mm (BHM 1603; E 1254); together with other medals for the same event (10), all different [11]. First about very fine, others in varied state £80-100
Opening of the New Coal Exchange, 1849, a copper medal by B. Wyon for the Corporation of London, busts of Victoria, Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal in medallions, rev. interior of the Coal Exchange, 89mm (W & E 581.1; BHM 2357; E 1435; Welch 6); National Thanksgiving for the Recovery of the Prince of Wales from Typhoid, 1872, a copper medal by J.S. & A.B. Wyon for the Corporation of London, 77mm (W & E 1160.1; BHM 2928; E 1618; Welch 12); New Buildings at the City...
Death of Prince Albert, 1861, a white metal medal by T. Ottley, bust left, rev. Britannia weeping by sarcophagus, 65mm (W & E 847; BHM 2700); Death of General Gordon at Khartoum, 1885, a white metal medal, unsigned, 38mm (BHM 3189); together with other Victorian white metal medals (20), all different [22]. Varied state, second very rare £80-100
Peace Treaty with Spain, 1604, a cast silver medal by N. Hilliard, bust of James I right wearing flamboyant plumed hat, rev. Religion, holding cross and beacon, facing Peace supporting a cornucopia, 34mm, 12.20g (MI I, 193/14; E 84). Fine; with integral suspension loop £120-150
Gunpowder Plot, 1605, a copper jeton, unsigned, snake gliding among lilies and roses, rev. name of Jehovah within border of thorns, 30mm (MI I, 196/19; E 86; v.L. II, 22). Some weakness in striking, otherwise good very fine with traces of original colour £150-200
Declaration of Parliament, 1642, a plated cast copy of the unique medal by T. Rawlins, ship in full sail flying banners and flags, rev. the two Houses of Parliament, 54 x 50mm (MI I, 293/110). Very fine £120-150
Germany, Der Verkappte Ritter [The Disguised Knight], 1916, a cast iron medal by M. Götze, German eagle opening vizor of a seated knight writing at a table, mole below, rev. armoured fist crushing a three-headed turtle, 77mm (Frankenhuis 1447; cf. DNW 68, 1763). Extremely fine, rare £70-90
Capture of Preston, 1715, a copper medal by J. Croker, armoured and draped bust of George I right, rev. monument stacked with military trophies, two prisoners bound at either side, 46mm (Woolf 31:2; MI II, 485/34; E 476). Die crack in obverse field, very fine £70-90
Orange Association, a silver mule medal by W.S. Mossop Jr and Sr, bust of George IV left, rev. royal arms and supporters, 43mm (BHM 1127 obv.; Frazer 465/5). About very fine and toned, very rare; with integral loop for suspension £150-200
Admiral Vernon and Commodore Brown, 1739, a pinchbeck medal, unsigned, standing figures in greeting, rev. Satan pulling Sir Robert Walpole left, 37mm (Adams NLv 8-G; Betts 246); Admiral Vernon and Commodore Brown, 1739, a pinchbeck medal, unsigned, 37mm (Adams NLAa 1-A; Betts 247; MI II, 557/190); Capture of Portobello, 1739, a pinchbeck medal, unsigned, 37mm (Adams PBvb 1-A; MI II, 533/101); Capture of Portobello, 1739, a pinchbeck medal, unsigned, 38mm (Adams PBvb 5-H; Betts 267; MI II,...
Battle of Culloden, 1746, a copper medal by R. Yeo, from the same dies as previous, 51mm (Woolf 55:2; MI II, 613/278; E 604). Extremely fine £100-150
Edinburgh Academy, Homer Medal, a silver award medal after W. Wyon, bust left, rev. wreath, named (Upper Modern, John Abernethy, Dux, mdccclxxxi), 51mm (D & W 224/172; E 1177); College of Preceptors, Scarborough Centre, a silver award medal by B. Wyon, named (Sarah Alice Foster, December 1883), 48mm; Rugby School Gymnasium, a silver medal, unsigned, named (Won by W. Grischotti, March 1898), 44mm; Confectioners, Bakers and Allied Trades Annual Exhibition, London, a silver award medal, named...
British Battles, 1815, a copper box medal, unsigned, bust of Duke of Wellington left, rev. legend in 11 lines within wreath, containing a complete set of 14 monochrome roundels, 47mm (Eimer 82; BHM 885; E 1075a) [Lot]. Medal and contents very fine £120-150
Hammer Price: £200
Australia, Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales, Sydney, 1936, a bronze award medal by by P. Metcalfe for Stokes, Melbourne, bust of Edward VIII right, cartouche below, rev. farm animals and agricultural scene, un-named, 53mm (Giordano – [cf. 174 for obv.]; W & E –). Extremely fine and very rare; in case of issue by Stokes & Sons Pty Ltd, Medallists, Melbourne £200-300
Opening of the New Council Chamber at the Guildhall, 1884, a copper medal by J.S. & A.B. Wyon for the Corporation of London, interior of the Chamber, rev. Londinia, attended by Commerce and Magistracy, addressing her council, 77mm (BHM 3177; E 1705; Welch 19; Taylor 206a). Extremely fine; in black case of issue £90-120
George V, Coronation, 1911, medals (13), by F. Bowcher for Spink, in bronze, 44mm (BHM 4056, recté Bowcher); by J. Fray (2), in plated bronze, 50mm, and silver, 74mm (BHM 4035, 4035/4037); by J.R. Gaunt, in bronze, 63mm (BHM 4038); by H. Jenkins, in gilt-bronze, 64mm (BHM 4043); by B.G.M., in bronze, 57mm (BHM 4061); by J. Moore, in bronze, 82mm (BHM 4045); by J. Pinches, in bronze, 39mm (BHM 4047; MJP p.239); by J.A. Restall, in bronze, 52mm (BHM 4048); by A. Toft (2), both bronze, 52 and...
Charles I, Return to London, 1633, a cast silver medal by N. Briot, from the same dies as previous, 42mm, 16.37g (MI I, 266/62; E 124). Edge break at 10 o’clock, otherwise good fine £200-250
Capitulation of Towns on the River Meuse, 1702, a silver medal, unsigned [by J. Croker], crowned bust of Anne left, rev. fortified city under bombardment, 37mm, 18.04g (MI II, 241/26; E 396); Capture of the Citadel of Lille, 1708, a copper medal by J. Croker, 44mm (MI II, 338/169; E 435) [2]. First with knock on cheek, otherwise very fine and toned, second better and attractively patinated £150-200
Duke of Wellington Appointed Governor of Plymouth, 1819, a copper medal by T. Webb for Mudie, bust left, rev. legend in 35 lines, 55mm (Eimer 94; BHM 986; E 1118); together with other miscellaneous British medals, in silver (8), base metal (43) [52]. Many fine, some better £70-90
Lennoxtown Curling Club, a uniface engraved silver medal, engraved (Presented…by Andrew Anderson, Portioner, Lennoxtown of Campsie, 13th February 1846), hallmarked ds Glasgow 1843, 50mm. Minor marks, otherwise very fine, rare £100-150
George III, Coronation, 1761, a silver medal by L. Natter, laureate and armoured bust right, rev. King enthroned, being crowned by Britannia, 34mm, 17.57g (BHM 23; E 694). Scuffed, otherwise about very fine £150-200
Free Grammar School, Exeter, Charles Scott Medal, c. 1850, a silver award, unsigned, seal of St John's Hospital with three men with upraised arms above a castle gateway, eye of God looking down from above, rev. legend in 7 lines, 44mm. Minor rim nicks, otherwise brilliant and virtually as struck; in case of issue by John Ellett Lake, Goldsmith, 43 High street, Exeter £60-80
Great Exhibition, Hyde Park, 1851, Prize medal, a bronze award by W. and L.C. Wyon, conjoined busts of Victoria and Prince Albert left, tridents and dolphins in field, rev. Britannia placing a wreath on kneeling figure of Industry, attended by supporters representing the continents, edge named (Captain Jerningham, R.N., Class VIII), 77mm (Allen A25; BHM 2462; E 1456). Some minor surface marks, otherwise about extremely fine £250-300
Great Exhibition, Hyde Park, 1851, Exhibitor’s medal, in copper, by W. Wyon, bust of Prince Albert left, rev. globe in wreath, edge impressed (United Kingdom, Class 8, No. 41), 44mm (Allen A55; BHM 2463; E 1459); Marriage of the Princess Royal to Prince Frederick of Prussia, 1858, a copper medal by L.C. Wyon for Hunt & Roskell, 63mm (W & E 758.1; BHM 2627; E 1517); Marriage of the Prince of Wales and Princess Alexandra, 1863, a copper medal by L.C. Wyon for Hunt & Roskell, 64mm (W & E...
British Battles, 1815, a tubular brass box medal by Thomason and Jones, lid inset with medalet of Wellington, containing 23 of the 26 brass medalets naming victories, including Waterloo, each 16mm, tube 38 x 19mm (Eimer 84; BHM 888; E 1076); Testamental Truths, 1835, a brass tubular medallic box medal by E. Thomason, containing 17 of the 24 copper medals with Bible quotations, medals 28mm, tube 46 x 32mm (BHM 1700) [Lot]. Very fine £100-150
Hammer Price: £190
Duke of Wellington Elected Chancellor of the University of Oxford, 1834, a copper medal by T. Webb [obv. after P. Rouw], bust left, rev. legend in 12 lines, 55mm (Eimer 113; BHM 1664; E 1273); Duke of Wellington as Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, 1839, a copper medal by B. Wyon, 55mm (Eimer 116; BHM 1889; E 1328) [2]. First extremely fine but in modern case, second nearly so £60-80
Victoria, Golden Jubilee, 1887, a bronze medal by L.C. Wyon after Sir J.E. Boehm and Sir F. Leighton, crowned bust left, rev. enthroned figure of Empire surrounded by standing figures representing Science, Letters, Art, etc., Mercury and Time below, 77mm (W & E 2000.1; BHM 3219; E 1733b); Victoria, Diamond Jubilee, 1897, medals (6), by G.W. de Saulles (3), in silver and bronze (2), all 55mm (W & E 3000.3, 3000.4; BHM 3506; E 1817), by F. Bowcher for Spink (2), in white metal, 51mm (W & E...
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