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Farney and the Shirley Estate, Carrickmacross, c. 1840, a silver award medal by G.R. Collis, façade of mansion house, arms and motto below, rev. legend in wreath, 51mm. Very fine and rare; with fixed suspender £120-150
Hammer Price: £180
Foundation Stone of the New Royal Exchange Laid, 1842, a silver medal by W. Wyon, diademed bust of Victoria left, rev. legend in 10 lines, 44mm (W & E 335 [not recorded in silver]; BHM 2078). Matt surface, extremely fine and an exceptional rarity; in maroon leather case of issue £300-400
Hammer Price: £600
Greenwich Hospital School, a silver Reward medal, unsigned, small bust of Lord Nelson left, rev. legend, named (Wm. Thos. Garratt, 1844), 27mm (Hardy 90 var; D & W 231/223). Obverse die crack, otherwise very fine £60-80
Hammer Price: £100
Great Exhibition, Hyde Park, 1851, Prize Medal, a glazed copper 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 (S. & R. Blackwell, Class XVI), 77mm (Allen A25; BHM 2462; E 1456). Extremely fine £200-250
Hammer Price: £320
Dublin Exhibition, 1853, a hollow copper award by W. and L.C. Wyon, similar, 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 £300-400
Hammer Price: £410
The Crimean War, 1854, a set of three white metal medals by Pinches for the Battles of Alma, Balaclava and Inkermann, each with battle scene and revs. legend with details, the last in rose-shape design, all 41mm (Allen 165, 170, 175; BHM 2539-41; E 1490-2) [3]. Extremely fine, though the slightest of edge bruises to second; in velvet-lined maroon leather case of issue with partial label, rare as a cased set £150-200
Hammer Price: £250
Visit of Napoleon III and Queen Eugénie to the City of London, 1855, a copper medal by B. Wyon for the Corporation of the City of London, conjoined busts left, rev. Britannia introduces France to Londinia, 77mm (W & E 703.1; BHM 2561; E 1496). Extremely fine, in red leather gilt-blocked case of issue £100-150
Hammer Price: £200
Visit of King Victor Emanuel II to the City of London, 1855, a copper medal by B. Wyon for the Corporation of the City of London, bust left, rev. figures of Britannia, Londinia and Sardinia, 76mm (W & E 717.1; BHM 2567; E 1499). Extremely fine £100-150
Sir Charles Barry, 1862, a bronze medal by L. and J. Wiener for the Art Union of London, bust right, rev. frontal elevation of the Houses of Parliament, 60mm (BHM 2712; E 1558); Sir Gilbert Scott, 1884, a bronze medal by G.G. Adams for the Art Union of London, 57mm (BHM 3170; E 1709) [2]. Extremely fine £80-100
Hammer Price: £120
Entry of Princess Alexandra into the City of London, 1863, a bronze medal by J.S. & A.B. Wyon for the Corporation of the City of London, bust left, rev. Londinia welcoming the Prince of Wales and Princess Alexandra, 77mm (W & E 901.1; BHM 2783; E 1561). Extremely fine; in red leather gilt-blocked case of issue £150-200
Hammer Price: £210
Entry of Princess Alexandra into the City of London, 1863, a bronze medal by J.S. & A.B. Wyon for the Corporation of the City of London, similar, 77mm (W & E 901.1; BHM 2783; E 1561). Extremely fine £100-150
Hammer Price: £160
Argyll College, Notting Hill, London, a silver award medal, legend, rev. named (To Robert A. Jackson for general proficiency in his studies…Wm D Harvey, Principal…1866), 38mm. Good very fine £60-80
Hammer Price: £45
Visit of Abdul Aziz, Sultan of Turkey, to the City of London, 1867, a bronze medal by J.S. and A.B. Wyon for the Corporation of the City of London, bust right wearing fez, rev. Londinia greets figure of Turkey, symbolic buildings behind, 76mm (W & E 1065.1; BHM 2872; E 1591; Welch 10). Good extremely fine; in dark green gilt-blocked leather case of issue £200-250
Hammer Price: £650
Visit of Abdul Aziz, Sultan of Turkey, to the City of London, 1867, a bronze medal by J.S. and A.B. Wyon for the Corporation of the City of London, similar, 76mm (W & E 1065.1; BHM 2872; E 1591). Good extremely fine; in dark green gilt-blocked leather case of issue £200-250
Hammer Price: £580
Royal Agricultural Society of Ireland, a silver award medal by J. Woodhouse and Jones of Dublin, crowned harp, rev. wreath, named (Annual National Show Dublin 1867, To Mr John Grant, Love Lane, Bankside, London, for Portable Railway & Turntables, 1st Class), 51mm. Extremely fine and toned; in contemporary fitted case [this damaged] £70-90
Blackfriars Bridge and Holborn Valley Viaduct Opened, 1869, a bronze medal by G.G. Adams for the Corporation of the City of London, coronetted bust of Victoria left, rev. City shield dividing views of both bridges, figures of Londinia and Britannia at sides, 77mm (W & E 1126.1; BHM 2906; E 1604). Extremely fine; in black leather gilt-blocked case of issue £100-150
Hammer Price: £190
Lismore College, Duke of Devonshire Literary Prize, a bronze award by D. Munsey, view of Lismore Castle, bridge over the river Blackwater in foreground, rev. legend within and around wreath, un-named, 51mm (cf. DNW M7, 2354). Extremely fine, rare; in fitted case of issue £90-120
Hammer Price: £110
National Thanksgiving for the Recovery of the Prince of Wales from Typhoid, 1872, a bronze medal by J.S. & A.B. Wyon for the Corporation of the City of London, Londinia, attended by Britannia, invites Victoria and the Prince into St Paul’s Cathedral, rev. interior of St Paul’s with the procession and congregation, 77mm (W & E 1160.1; BHM 2928; E 1618). Extremely fine; in dark maroon gilt-blocked leather case of issue £90-120
Hammer Price: £270
Madras Academy, St Andrews, an engraved silver award medal by D. Dow, legend (Presented by Provost Nicholson, Cupar, Fife, July 1872), rev. named (Gained by David Kirk After A Written Examination in the Lower English School), 44mm (Brodie 702, this piece). Extremely fine; wreath surround incorporating clip and ring for suspension £90-120
Hammer Price: £280
Royal College of Surgeons Ireland, Dr Mapother's Silver Prize Medal for Anatomy and Physiology, legend in and around wreath, rev. named (Cuthbert Fitzsimon, 1872), 51mm. Very fine £40-60
Hammer Price: £150
Visit of the Shah of Persia to the City of London, 1873, a bronze medal by A.B. Wyon for the Corporation of the City of London, bust of Nasr-Ed-Din three-quarters left, rev. Londinia standing between shields of London and Persia, St Paul’s and Tower behind, 77mm (W & E 1202.1; BHM 2951; E 1623). About extremely fine £250-300
Hammer Price: £450
Visit of Czar Alexander II to London, 1874, a bronze medal by C. Wiener for the Corporation of the City of London, bust left, rev. Londinia welcoming the Czar, Peace standing behind, 77mm (W & E 1225.1; BHM 2981; E 1634; Diakov 807.1). Extremely fine; in maroon leather gilt-blocked case of issue £200-250
Hammer Price: £400
John Gibson, 1874, a bronze medal by J.S. Wyon for the Art Union of London, bust left, rev. Gibson’s sculpture Grecian Hunter and his dog, 55mm (BHM 2982; E 1636). Extremely fine £70-90
Hammer Price: £60
Manchester & Liverpool & Royal North Lancashire Agricultural Society [Founded 1874], a silver award medal, farmyard scene with cattle, sheep and hay wagon, rev. wreath, engraved (Sept., Awarded to Mr Henry Julian, Bolton, For Park Pheaton [sic] Exhibited at Stalybridge), 48mm. Very fine and deeply toned; with silver rim and ornate suspension ring and an interesting Titanic association £200-300
Brighton Athletic Club, a silver and gilt cross, arms in wreath, back named (Bicycle Race, Ashbury Challenge Cup (2 miles), B.J. Saunders, 1875), 53 x 40mm. Very fine, rare £80-100
Hammer Price: £55
Young Ladies’ Institution, St Andrews, an engraved silver award medal, St Andrew on cross, rev. named (Awarded to Miss Margt. A. Cleghorn For General Excellence, Session 1876-7), 50mm (Brodie 699, this piece). Extremely fine; wreath surround incorporating clip and ring for suspension £100-150
James Goodenough, Memorial Prize for Gunnery, 1878, a gilt-bronze award medal by L.C. Wyon and F.P. Cockerell, bust left dividing cross and santa cruz, rev. stern of HMS Excellent, semi-draped female adjusts a naval gun below, 48mm. Gilding a little rubbed, otherwise about extremely fine, rare £60-80
Visit of George I of Greece to London, 1880, a bronze medal, by G.G. Adams for the Corporation of the City of London, bust left, rev. Londinia welcoming Hellas, Britannia behind, 76mm (W & E 1372.1; BHM 3077; E 1668). Rim knock at top of reverse and bruise by the on obverse, otherwise very fine £90-120
Hammer Price: £95
Visit of Queen Victoria to Epping Forest and Dedication, 1882, a bronze medal by C. Wiener for the Corporation of the City of London, crowned bust of Victoria left, rev. Londinia standing opposite a seated Queen, view of pathway into the forest behind, 75mm (W & E 1400.1; BHM 3128; E 1689). Virtually as struck, in velvet-lined gilt-blocked case of issue £120-150
Hammer Price: £260
Opening of the New Council Chamber at the Guildhall, 1884, a bronze medal by J.S. & A.B. Wyon for the Corporation of the City of London, interior of the Chamber, rev. Londinia, attended by Commerce and Magistracy, addressing her council, 77mm (BHM 3177; E 1705; Taylor 206a). Extremely fine £140-180
Madras College, St Andrews, an engraved silver-gilt award medal, 1884-5, stamped wgm, legend, rev. named (James Gilchrist, Dux, Highest Forendon, English Class), 45mm (Brodie 700, this piece). Extremely fine; wreath surround incorporating clip and ring for suspension £90-120
Prince Albert Victor Receives the Freedom of the City of London, 1885, a bronze medal by G.G. Adams for the Corporation of the City of London, bust right in wreath, rev. Prince and Princess of Wales watch Prince Albert receive the Freedom from the Lord Chamberlain, 77mm (W & E 1500.1; BHM 3182; E 1717). Extremely fine; in maroon leather gilt-blocked case of issue £100-150
Colonial and Indian Reception at the Guildhall, 1886, a bronze medal by Elkington & Co for the Corporation of the City of London, crowned arms and shields on mantle, rev. interior of the Guildhall, 77mm (BHM 3214; E 1726; Pudd 886.1.1; Taylor 185a). Extremely fine; in dark leather gilt-blocked case of issue £120-150
Victoria, Golden Jubilee, 1887, a silver 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 2000.2; BHM 3219; E 1733). Some hairlines and surface marks, otherwise extremely fine £100-150
Hammer Price: £230
Victoria, Golden Jubilee, 1887, a bronze medal by A. Scharff for the Corporation of the City of London, conjoined crowned busts of the young and Jubilee heads of the Queen, rev. Britannia seated in car drawn by two lions, Justice and Prudence at sides, 80mm (W & E 2340.1; BHM 3284; E 1732). Virtually as struck; in dark leather case of issue £90-120
Victoria, Golden Jubilee, 1887, a bronze medal by A. Scharff for the Corporation of the City of London, similar, 80mm (W & E 2340.1; BHM 3284; E 1732). Virtually as struck; in dark leather case of issue £90-120
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Victoria, Golden Jubilee, 1887, Borough of Bradford, a silver medal by Manoah Rhodes & Son, bust left, rev. legend in wreath, named (Borough of Bradford Jubilee Ball Presented to Mr Gustavius J.J. Hoffmann, Steward, by Angus Holden, Mayor), 59mm (W & E –). Extremely fine and extremely rare; in red gilt-blocked velvet fitted case of issue £80-100
Golden Wedding of William Ewart and Catherine Gladstone, 1889, a bronze medal by L.C. Lauer, conjoined busts left, rev. clasped hands and legend in 5 lines, 60mm (BHM 3372). Extremely fine, rare £70-90
Hammer Price: £70
Visit of Kaiser Wilhelm II to the City of London, 1891, a copper medal by Elkington & Co for the Corporation of the City of London, conjoined busts of Wilhelm and Princess Augusta right, rev. Londinia indicating shipping on the Thames to a figure of Prussia, St Paul’s behind, 80mm (W & E 1668.1; BHM 3412; E 1768). Extremely fine; in black leather gilt-blocked fitted case of issue £100-150
Hammer Price: £220
Visit of the Duke and Duchess of York to the City of London, 1893, a bronze medal by G.G. Adams for the Corporation of the City 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). A few minor nicks and marks, otherwise about extremely fine £80-100
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