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Irish Surplus Revenue Dispute, 1755, pinchbeck medals (2), both unsigned, crowned harp, revs. standing figure of Earl of Kildare preventing hand from snatching money off a table, both 36mm (MI II, 676/391; E 650); together with white metal medals of Daniel O’Connell (2) [4]. One 1755 medal about very fine, others in varied state £100-150
Hammer Price: £170
Union of Great Britain and Ireland, 1801, copper medals (2), by C. H. Küchler, armoured bust of George III left, rev. Britannia and Hibernia in greeting, 48mm (BHM 524; E 927; Pollard 24); by Kempson & Kindon, 48mm (BHM 526) [2]. First about extremely fine, second very fine £80-100
Poland, Stanislaus Augustus, Coronation, 1764, a silver medal by T. Pingo, bust right, rev. radiate crown, 33mm, 16.81g (Eimer 29; H-Cz 3027). Some hairlines in obverse field, otherwise good very fine, reverse better, toned £120-150
British Army Enters Madrid, 1812, a hollow gilt medal by T. Wyon, bust of Wellington left, rev. memorial and trophies, 47mm (Eimer 16 var; cf. BHM 737; cf. E 1025). Comprised of two clichés joined at the rim, head bruised but good very fine and apparently unrecorded thus; with suspension loop £70-90
Balham and Tooting Titanic Relief Fund, 1912, an aluminium medal, unsigned, for the Heaver Estate, vessel sailing right, rev. legend in 11 lines, 44mm; together with other base metal medals (2), one of Jewish interest [3]. Fine and better £30-40
Hammer Price: £160
City of Oxford School, award medals by T. Fattorini (35), in silver (18, total wt 428g), bronze (17), mostly for athletics and swimming, 1930-7, two of the silver named (Swimming, 100 Yards Open, 1st, S.C. Walthew, 1934…Dive, Open, 1st, S.C. Walthew, 1934), all 38mm; together with a uniface silver medal, named (O.C.L.S.S.C., 1000 Yds. Champ., 1938, S.C. Walthew), 26mm [36]. Extremely fine; last in box by A.E. Turner & Son, 118 St Aldates, Oxford £150-200
Crimean War, the Holy Alliance, 1854, a white metal medal by Allen & Moore, British and French soldiers with standards, rev. legend in wreath, 45mm (BHM 2536; E 1489); Death of Lord Raglan, 1855, a white metal medal by Allen & Moore, 44mm (BHM –; E –); together with other related white metal medals (2) [4]. First two very fine and better, second with some rim nicks but very rare, others in varied state £80-100
First World War Memorial, 1919, a plated bronze medal by A. Drury for Derry & Toms, Britannia kneels forward to hold wreath over naked fallen warrior, rev. soldier and sailor stand, rifles reversed, by tablet, ships beyond, 80mm (BHM 4150); Peace, 1919, a bronze medal by Spink, 64mm (BHM 4146); 10th Anniversary of the Signing of the Armistice, 1928, a silver medal by C.L. Doman, 76mm (BHM 4132; E 2008) [3]. Second very fine, others about extremely fine £80-100
Marriage of Charles I and Henrietta Maria, 1625, silver medalets (2), unsigned, busts vis-à-vis, revs. Cupid walking right, both 23mm, 2.08, 2.07g (MI I, 238/1; E 105); Charles II, Coronation, 1661, a silver medal by T. Simon, 30mm, 7.98g (MI I, 472/76; E 221) [3]. Last fine, others better £120-150
Archbishop Sancroft and the Seven Bishops, 1688, a cast silver medal by G. Bower, bust right, rev. busts of the seven bishops in medallions, edge plain, 49mm, 25.94g (MI I, 622/37; E 288b); together with other related medals (2, one a silver cast) [3]. Fine or better £100-150
The Jacobite Princes, 1731, a silver medal by O. Hamerani, bust of Prince Charles right, star in field, rev. bust of Prince Henry left, edge lettered, 41mm, 38.71g (Woolf 43.1; MI II, 492/32; E 521). Brightly cleaned, otherwise good fine, rare in silver £100-150
Anne, 1702, a stamped silver counter, qa either side of bust, 19mm, 0.46g (MI II, 413/280); together with other counters (7, three in silver), including Coronation, Vigo Bay and Church Preserved [8]. Fine and better £70-90
Battle of Saragossa, 1710, a copper medal by J. Croker, bust of Queen Anne left, rev. Victory, watched by Britannia, lays captured standards at the feet of Queen Anne, 48mm (MI II, 373/219, E 446). Light carbon spotting, otherwise extremely fine £100-150
Germany, Der Briten Schreck [Britain’s Terror], 1916, a cast iron medal by W. Eberbach, skeleton of Death applauding Zeppelins dropping bombs on English ammunition plants, rev. an lord curzon den deutschen-hasser, 68mm (Frankenhuis 1500; Kaiser 433; BDM VII, 245; cf. DNW 68, 1750). Good very fine £90-120
George I, Coronation, 1714, a silver medal by J. Croker, laureate bust right, rev. Britannia crowning King, 34mm, 15.75g (MI II, 424/9; E 470); George I, Coronation, 1714, a silver counter, unsigned, 25mm, 3.22g (MI II, 428/18) [2]. About very fine and better £120-150
Germany, Schlacht dem Fahnen [Battle of the Flags], 1932, a cast bronze medal by K. Goetz, Communists, Nazis and Social Democrats carrying flags and fighting, rev. legend in 10 lines, 87mm (K 477). Good very fine, scarce £80-100
Southampton Yacht Club, a silver award medal, unsigned, arms and supporters, rev. wreath, named (Don Juan, July 16th, 1850), 50mm. Good very fine, toned, rare; with original clip, ring and steel bar suspender £80-100
Naval Victory of 1 June 1794, a copper medal by C.H. Küchler, uniformed bust of Earl Howe right, rev. naval engagement, 47mm (BHM 383; E 855; Pollard 8). About extremely fine £90-120
Marriage of the Duke of Connaught and Princess Louise of Prussia, 1879, a silver medal by J.S. & A.B. Wyon, conjoined busts left, rev. pair of crowned arms on wreaths of oak and rosemary within roseace, 64mm (BHM 3052; E 1662). Some scuffing in obverse field and rim nicks, otherwise very fine, reverse better, toned, rare £100-150
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
Marriage of Princess Beatrice and Prince Henry of Battenberg, 1885, a silver medal by A. Wyon, conjoined busts left, rev. pair of crowned arms on wreaths of oak and laurel within quadrilobe, 64mm (BHM 3183; E 1718). Obverse rim knock at 1 o’clock and some scuffing, otherwise very fine, reverse better £100-150
Miscellaneous, British badges, etc (19), including RAF, Observer Corps, etc; ‘Billy and Charlies’ (2) [21]. Varied state £50-70
Hammer Price: £150
Duke of Clarence Appointed Lord High Admiral, 1827, a silver-gilt medal by J. Henning Sr, bust right, rev. Britannia standing on foreshore, ships behind, 65mm (BHM 1296; E 1192). Some scuffing and test scratch in reverse field, otherwise about very fine £90-120
William IV, Coronation, 1831, a copper medal by T. Halliday, conjoined heads right, rev. Britannia crowning seated King and Queen, 39mm (BHM 1481); together with other medals for the same event (13) [14]. First extremely fine, others in varied state £60-80
The Liberation of France, 1945, a silver medal by P. Turin, bust of Winston Churchill three-quarters left in cap, rev. Churchill arms, legend below, 66mm (CGMP p.1836; Engstrom 11; E. 2069). Obverse edge knock at 2 o’clock, otherwise about extremely fine, rare £150-200
Majority of Princess Victoria, 1837, a copper medal by J. Davis, bust three-quarters right, hair in chignon, rev. Kingdoms stand before the Princess, 51mm (W & E 3B.2; BHM 1736); Victoria, Coronation, 1838, white metal medals by J. Davis (2), second with a map of the United Kingdom, the counties numbered, both 64mm (W & E 98A.1, 98B.1; BHM 1807, 1808) [3]. About very fine and better, last very rare £100-150
International Fisheries Exhibition, South Kensington, 1883, a silver medal by L.C. Wyon and L.F. Day for Pinches, veiled and coronetted bust of Victoria left, rev. various types of fish, some in a net, 45mm (BHM 3153; E 1694; Allen Pt 3); German Exhibition, London, 1891, a bronze medal by W. Mayer, 70mm (BHM 3423; Fiala 1219); together with other exhibition medals in bronze (2), white metal (3) [7]. Very fine to extremely fine, second rare £70-90
Victoria, Death, 1901, a light bronze medal by L.-C. Lauer, crowned bust left, rev. angel reclining, holding medallion, 65mm (W & E 1942.1; BHM 3689; E 1855B); together with other late Victorian medals (12), medalets (2), including Visit to Florence 1893, Visit to Ireland 1900, etc [15]. First extremely fine, others in varied state £40-50
Edward VII, Visit to the City of London, 1902, a bronze medal by Searle & Co for the Corporation of London, conjoined busts left, rev. Londinia presents welcoming address to their majesties seated on a dais, 76mm (W & E 4850.1; BHM 3868; E 1874). Extremely fine; in black case of issue £90-120
France, Exposition Universelle Internationale, Paris, 1900, a bronze award medal by J.-C. Chaplain, head of La France right under the bough of a tree, rev. male figure holding torch above a winged female figure of Victory, Expo pavilion below, tablet named (W. Gilbert), 64mm (PBE 82; Baxter 95; BDM I, 404; cf. DNW M8, 2254). Very fine; in red card box of issue £30-40
Assistance Given to the United Provinces, 1586, a copper jeton, unsigned, Queen enthroned, rev. sword, 30mm (MI I, 133/87; E 52); Pattern Groat or medalet, 1601, an electrotype copy (BMC 8; N 2050); together with cast copies (3), including Fairfax Badge (MI I, 317/150; E 146a) [5]. Fine and better £80-100
George V, Coronation, 1911, silver medals by B. Mackennal (2), both 31mm (BHM 4022; E 1922b); George V, Coronation, 1911, medals (44, one in silver), from Plymouth, Stockton-on-Tees, Ashton-under-Lyne, Bridgwater, Clydebank, Acton, Bath, N.E. Devon, Grimsby, Chipping Norton, Milngavie, Inveresk and Musselburgh, Windsor, Devonport, Barrow-in-Furness, Tonbridge, Truro, Glasgow, Dundee, etc [46]. Generally very fine, some better £100-150
Sir Alexander Fleming, c. 1956, a large uniface cast bronze medal by F. Kovacs, bust right wearing bow-tie, sir alexander fleming discoverer of penicillin around, 119mm (cf. BHM 4460, footnote paragraph 3). Some casting ‘bumps’ to outer edge at 12, 2, 8 and 10 o’clock and surface somewhat stained, otherwise much as made, extremely rare £100-150
Flight of Prince James, 1688, a cast silver medal by C. Wermuth, Father Petre riding on lobster and carrying the infant Prince, French ship to left, rev. a Jesuit cap above a shield showing a windmill, Garter around, lobster below, 31mm, 16.80g (Woolf 4:1a; MI I, 643/71; E 300). Fine, scarce £150-200
Capture of Portobello, 1739, a brass medal signed I.W., royal arms and supporters, rev. six ships entering harbour, 38mm (Adams PB 2-D; MI II, 539/125; Betts 271). Some discolouration, otherwise fine, reverse better, very rare £150-200
William III, Death, 1702, a white metal medal by J. Boskam, laureate and armoured bust right, rev. an eagle, against the setting sun, flies to a mountain-top, 59mm (MI II, 222/549; v.L. IV, 339); together with a 19th century restrike of the Assassination Attempt medal, 1696, by J. Boskam, 58mm (MI II, 150/413) [2]. Very fine and better, second with mint stamp on edge £100-150
John Wilkes, The North Briton, 1763, an engraved Halfpenny-sized coin, wilkes an liberty, rev. no. 45. Very fine, rare £100-150
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, 1769, David Garrick’s Jubilee, a silver medal by J. Westwood, bust right, rev. legend in 9 lines, 31mm, 14.39g (BHM 136; E 731; D & W 39/413; Ogden, BNJ 1910, 43). Very fine and toned; with loop for suspension £150-200
George I, Entry into London, 1714, a copper medal by J. Croker, laureate and armoured bust right, rev. Londinia presents the city keys to the King seated in a car drawn by four horses, before the Royal Exchange, 47mm (MI II, 423/7; E 467). About extremely fine £70-90
Prince Charles and Prince Henry, 1731, a silver medal by O. Hamerani, bust of Charles right, star in front, rev. bust of Henry left, edge lettered, 41mm, 37.86g (Woolf 43.1; MI II, 492/34; E 521). Pierced and plugged, obverse edge knocks at 12 and 2 o’clock, otherwise about very fine £90-120
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