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Charles II, Embarkation at Scheveningen, 1660, a hollow cast silver medal by P. van Abeele, armoured bust almost full-face, hair long, wearing silk cravat and the Garter George from a heavy chain, rev. Fame flying over fleet under sail, edge with pa f monogram, 70mm, 75.11g (MI I, 455/44; E 210; v.L. II, 462; MH 42). Pierced top and bottom and with usual air-hole in edge, several rim nicks, otherwise very fine £250-300
Hammer Price: £290
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 1733); Victoria, Diamond Jubilee, 1897, medals by T. Brock (3), in silver (2, 55 and 25mm) and bronze, 55mm (W & E 3000.1, 3000.3, 3000.4; BHM 3506; E 1817); Edward VII, Coronation, 1902, medals by G.W. de Saulles...
Hammer Price: £280
Birth of Prince James, 1688, a cast base silver medal by G. Bower, laureate bust of James right, rev. loosely draped bust of Queen Mary left, 50mm, 32.22g (Woolf 1:1; MI I, 627/45). About very fine, rare £120-150
Peace of Utrecht, 1713, a copper medal by J. Croker, laureate and draped bust left, rev. Britannia seated left, holding olive branch and spear, ships at left, farming scene at right, 58mm (MI II, 399/256; E 458); Peace of Utrecht, 1713, a silver medal by J. Croker, 35mm, 15.92g (MI II, 400/257; E 460) [2]. Good very fine and better, second toned £200-250
City of London, Broker’s badge, type 5 [1837-84], in silver, by B. Wyon, royal arms and supporters, rose below, rev. arms of the city of London with supporters, named (George Bernhard Windeler), 41mm (Caldecott 5; Hawkins p.774; MG 1336; cf. DNW 31, 708). Extremely fine; in maroon case of issue by B. Wyon, Medalist, 287 Regent Street £100-150
Hammer Price: £270
George I, Accession, 1714, a white metal medal by G. Vestner, laureate bust right, star below, rev. Hanoverian horse leaps from Germany to England, chronogrammatic date, 44mm (MI II, 422/5; E 465). Copper plug; good very fine £80-100
Germany, Brest-Litowsk, Waffenstillstand [Armistice on the Eastern Front], 1917, a cast iron medal by K. Goetz, William II and Leon Trotzky in open carriage, rev. arms stacked against pine-tree, 58mm (K 200; Frankenhuis 1470). Extremely fine £70-90
TREATY of Aix-La-CHAPELLE, 1748, medals (2), unsigned [by C.N. or J.C. Roettiers], in copper and white metal, bust of Prince Charles right, revs. Britannia standing at the shore regarding the approaching fleet, both 41mm (Woolf 59.2; MI II, 600/251; E 595a); Death of Charles III, 1788, a copper medal by O. Hamerani, 53mm (Woolf 73:1d; BHM 282; E 823) [3]. First and last very fine, though edge knocks to latter, second about fine £150-200
State of England, 1750, a copper medal by J.A. Dassier, laureate and armoured bust of George II left, rev. seated Britannia regarding Mercury, who pours out an abundant cornucopia, 55mm (MI II, 658/363; E 630; Eisler II, 297/22). About extremely fine £70-90
George IV, Visit to Scotland, 1821, a silver-gilt medal by W. Bain, laureate bust left, rev. Scotia greets the King, 45mm (BHM 1178; E 1162); George IV, Visit to Scotland, 1821, a silver medal, unsigned, 45mm (BHM 1192); together with other medals for the same event (3) [5]. First very fine but with obverse rim knock, others fine and better £100-150
Hammer Price: £260
James II, Abdication, 1688, a white metal medal, unsigned, bust of William III right, rev. James II in rowing boat, throwing the Great Seal into the Thames, 38mm (Woolf 75.1; MI I, 646/75; E. 301); William and Mary, 1689, a white metal medal by J. Smeltzing, 37mm (MI I, 685/67); together with other base metal medals (4) [6]. Varied state £60-80
Germany, Judenspottmedaille, 1694, a silver medal by C. Wermuth, Jewish merchant walking right, carrying a sack pierced by a devil who releases a cascade of corn to the ground, rev. circular bushel weight with 8-line inscription, 36mm, 14.26g (Wohlfahrt 94035; Slg. Brettauer 1900). About very fine £80-100
Anne, Coronation, 1702, a copper medal by J. Croker, bust left, rev. Anne, as Pallas, hurls a thunderbolt at a monster, 35mm (MI II, 228/4; E 390); Battle of Blenheim, 1704, a silver medal by J. Croker, 35mm, 15.08g (MI II, 356/49; E 409); Union of England and Scotland, 1707, a copper medal by J. Croker, 47mm (MI II, 295/107; E 424a); Capture of Sardinia and Minorca, 1708, a silver medal by J. Croker, 40mm, 22.83g (MI II, 329/157; E 434); Battle of Saragossa, 1710, a copper medal by J....
Capture of Portobello, 1739, a pinchbeck medal, unsigned, half-length figure of Admiral Vernon three-quarters left, rev. panorama of harbour, 37mm (Adams PBv 33-GG; MI II, 535/109). Very fine £120-150
George III, Accession, 1760, medals by T. Pingo (2), in silver and copper, bust left, revs. Britannia standing, both 41mm, silver 29.74g (Eimer 17; BHM 3; E 683) [2]. First very fine, second extremely fine £200-250
Defeat of Sultan Tipoo, 1792, a copper medal by C.H. Küchler, uniformed bust of Marquis Cornwallis left, rev. Cornwallis receives the sons of Sultan Tipoo as hostages, 48mm (BHM 363; E 845; Pollard 5). Some surface marks, otherwise good very fine £90-120
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 knock to centre of reverse, otherwise both extremely fine £90-120
Hammer Price: £250
Victoria, Coronation, 1838, a silver medal by B. Pistrucci, bust left, rev. Queen receiving crown from Britannia, Hibernia and Scotia, 36mm (W & E 88.2; BHM 1801; E 1315); Victoria, Coronation, 1838, a copper medal, signed K, 47mm (W & E 121.2; BHM 1941) [2]. First virtually as struck and toned, second about extremely fine £90-120
The Royal Arms, 1977, a set of silver shield-shaped ingots (12), hallmarked ym Birmingham 1977, all 51 x 42mm, total wt 580.2g [12]. Brilliant; in brown hardwood case of issue £250-300
Victoria, Coronation, 1838, a white metal medal by W.J. Taylor, bust right, rev. Knight on horseback, 42mm (W & E 129B1; BHM 1838; E 1314); together with other early Victorian white metal medals (16), including Marriage to Prince Albert 1840, Visits to Ireland 1849, 1852, etc [17]. First about extremely fine, in fitted contemporary case, others in varied state £80-100
Visit of the Duke and Duchess of York to the City of London, 1893, a copper medal by G.G. Adams for the Corporation of London, conjoined busts left, rev. Duke and Duchess in biga left, being presented with a cornucopia by Londinia, 76mm (W & E 1763.1; BHM 3452; E 1780; Welch 25). Extremely fine; in original case of issue £80-100
William and Mary, Coronation, 1689, a cast silver medal by G. Bower, conjoined busts right, rev. monarchs seated beneath canopy of state, each holding sceptre and orb, 53mm, 22.21g (MI I, 668/38; E 310b). Tooled in fields, otherwise better than very fine £100-150
George I, Coronation, 1714, a silver medal by G. Vestner, laureate bust right, rev. Victory flies over St George slaying dragon, 44mm, 30.01g (MI II, 425/12; E 469). High points flat, otherwise about very fine £150-200
Germany, Die Wacht am Rhein!! [The Watch on the Rhine], 1920, a cast bronze medal by K. Goetz, helmeted bust of French colonial soldier right, rev. naked female tied to a symbolic male penis, 58mm (K. 262; Dräger, Die Kunstmedaille in Deutschland V, p.137, 63; Jones, Dance of Death, 52; Jones, Art of the Medal, 399; cf. DNW M5, 1592). Very fine, rare £200-250
Battle of the Nile, 1798, a white metal medal, unsigned, uniformed bust of Lord Nelson three-quarters right, rev. naval engagement, 38mm (Hardy 10; BHM 452); Passage of the Adda, 1799, a copper medal, unsigned, 38mm; together with other Nelson and naval-related medals, etc (8) [10]. First good very fine, others in varied state £80-100
Victories of 1798, a copper medal by C.H. Küchler, armoured bust of George III left, rev. Britannia seated amidst a mass of trophies, 48mm (BHM 458; Pollard 16; E 897; MH 544). Extremely fine, attractive patina £120-150
Treaty of Paris, 1814, a copper medal by T. Halliday, conjoined and laureate busts of allied Sovereigns right, rev. Peace standing, 47mm (BHM 802; E 1045); George IV, Visit to Hanover, 1821, a copper medal by C. Voigt, 39mm (E 1147) [2]. Extremely fine £100-150
Hammer Price: £240
George III, Death, 1820, a copper medal by C.H. Küchler, bust left, rev. inscriptions and wreath, 48mm (BHM 991; E 1121). Extremely fine; in original metal shell £90-120
George IV, Death, 1830, a copper medal by A.J. Stothard, bust right, rev. HIS REIGN BROUGHT VICTORY, etc, 62mm (BHM 1363; E 1217); George IV, Death, 1830, a copper medal by E. Avern, 51mm (BHM 1365; E 1218) [2]. First extremely fine, second nearly so £80-100
Majority of Princess Victoria, 1837, a white metal medal by G.R. Collis, bust half-left, rev. Britannia and Pity seated before pyramid, 53mm (W & E 1; BHM 1734); Majority of Princess Victoria, 1837, a white metal medal by T. Halliday, 38mm (W & E 4 obv./6A rev.; BHM 1737/1739), and a brass medalet, unsigned, 24mm (W & E 18.1; BHM 1747); by T. Halliday (2), 46mm, 39mm (W & E 31.1, 32.1; BHM 1760-1), by J. Ottley, 35mm (W & E 40B.1; BHM 1762); brass medalets (2), both unsigned, both 24mm (W &...
Defeat of the Spanish Armada, 1588, a cast silver-gilt medal by G. van Bylaer, Pope, Kings and bishops seated in consultation, rev. Spanish fleet driven against the rocks with sailors being thrown into the water, 50mm, 23.29g (MI I, 144/111; E 56; MH 4; v.L. I, 384). Probably contemporary or nearly so, a cast of good quality, very fine £200-250
Attempted Invasion of Scotland, 1708, a silver medal by G. Hautsch, bust of Queen Anne left, lovelock over right shoulder, rev. English fleet pursues the French, edge lettered, 40mm, 25.64g (Woolf 21:2; MI II, 317/142; E 431). Rim nicks and surface marks, otherwise about very fine £150-200
Captain Richard Hornsby of the brig Wrightson and Isabella, Defeat of the French Privateer, Marquis of Brancas, a cast copy of his gold presentation medal, in the form of the Royal Family medal of 1732 by J. Croker and J.S. Tanner, in pewter, busts of George II and Queen Caroline vis-à-vis, rev. busts of Frederick, Prince of Wales and his siblings, edge engraved in italic script (His Majesty’s Reward to Richd. Hornby [sic] of the Wrightson and Isabell for Bravely defending her with five...
India, Hugh Spankie, 1919, a uniface cast bronze portrait medal, signature unclear, bust left, 105mm (Pudd. –). About very fine, very rare £60-80
Olympic Games, London, 1908, a silver participant’s medal by B. Mackennal for Vaughton, Victory standing holding laurel spray and trumpet, rev. two victorious athletes in quadriga, un-named, 51mm (BHM 3963; E 1904; Peers, The Medal 23, p.31, fig.2; cf. DNW 64, 1170). Very fine; pierced, with ring for suspension £600-800
Hammer Price: £230
Edward VII, Coronation, 1902, medals (13), by G.W. de Saulles (4), in silver and bronze (3), crowned bust right, revs. crowned bust of Alexandra right, all 56mm (W & E 4100.3, 4100.4; BHM 3737; E 1871a); by J Carter, in white metal, 39mm (W & E 4153A.1; BHM 3752); by Fattorini & Sons, in bronze, 38mm (W & E 4220B.1; BHM 3756); by A. Fenwick (2), in plated bronze, 39mm (W & E 4230A.7; BHM 3764), in bronze, 51mm (W & E 4238.2; BHM 3759); by E. Fuchs for Elkington (2), both bronze, different...
George V, Coronation, 1911, a gold and enamel badge by Elkington for the Corporation of Salford, conjoined busts left, set in an ornate mount with arms of Salford below, 55 x 39mm, 9ct, 30.32g. Extremely fine; with original blue ribbon and gilt suspender bar £200-250
Restorers of the Anglican Church, 1689, a struck silver medal by G. Bower, conjoined busts of William and Mary right, rev. statue of William III on pedestal, figures of Time and History at sides, edge lettered, 50mm, 53.90g (MI I, 658/18; E 307a). Some rim nicks and surface marks, otherwise good very fine and toned £250-300
Act of Grace and Free Pardon, 1717, a copper medal by J. Croker, bust of George I right, rev. winged figure of Clemency standing, serpent at left, 45mm (Woolf 34:1b; MI II, 437/37; E 478). Extremely fine with much original colour £150-200
Fortunes of Prince James, 1697, a copper jeton by N. Roettiers, bust left, rev. sun rising over sea, 25mm (Woolf 14:5b; MI II, 194/503); Rebels Retreat to Scotland, 1745, a silver medal by T. Pingo, 33mm, 14.57g (Eimer 2; Woolf 53:4; MI II, 607/265; E 600); together with a copper jeton of George II by Kirk [3]. Very fine and better £100-150
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