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Visit of Christian IX and Louise of Denmark to the City of London, 1893, a light bronze medal by F. Bowcher for the Corporation of the City of London, conjoined busts right, rev. Londinia seated, façade of the Guildhall behind, 75mm (W & E 1766.1; BHM 3454; E 1783). Virtually as struck; in black leather gilt-blocked case of issue £120-150
Hammer Price: £220
Simpson Institute, Largo, Bowling Club, a uniface engraved silver medal by Mackay & Chisholm, three men playing bowls, hallmarked Edinburgh 1893, 55mm (Brodie 404, this piece). Extremely fine, wreath surround incorporating suspension loop; in maroon fitted case of issue by Mackay & Chisholm, Goldsmiths, 57 Princes Street, Edinburgh £100-150
Hammer Price: £180
Opening of Tower Bridge, 1894, a bronze medal by F. Bowcher for the Corporation of the City of London, conjoined busts of Victoria, the Prince and Princess of Wales left, rev. view of the bridge, the Royal Yacht, HMY Victoria and Albert, passing underneath, 76mm (W & E 1795.1; BHM 3476; E 1790; Taylor 225a). A few trifling marks, otherwise extremely fine; in case of issue [this damaged] £180-220
Hammer Price: £200
Opening of the Swithland Reservoir, Mountsorrel, 1896, a white metal medal by Ball & Co, Leicester, legend above dragon, rev. legend, 38mm; together with the original steel die for the reverse of the medal, approx. 52 x 38mm [2]. Very fine, the medal pierced for wear £40-60
Hammer Price: £110
St Andrews School Board, Three Years Perfect Attendance, c. 1900, a silver award medal, unsigned, arms in wreath, rev. legend, named (Lizzie Kirk), 30mm (Brodie 698, this piece). Remains of brooch mount on reverse, otherwise better than very fine; with ornate loop suspender and in non-original black case £30-40
Hammer Price: £50
Return of City of London Volunteers from South Africa, 1900, a bronze medal by Sir G. Frampton for the Corporation of the City of London, soldier welcomed by seated Londinia, rev. Union and CIV flags flying on hill surrounded by trees, sun on horizon and cannon, 76mm (BHM 3684; E 1848). Extremely fine £90-120
Hammer Price: £140
Royal National Life-boat Institution, Gallantry Award, type III, a bronze specimen medal by G.W. de Saulles for the Royal Mint, bust of Edward VII left, rev. Hope wishes ‘God Speed’ to coxswain, 35mm (Besly 6). About extremely fine, rare £100-150
Hammer Price: £170
British Malt Products Ltd, London, an engraved silver Award of Merit, legend, rev. named (Presented By the Proprietors of “Lothian” Malt preparations to Robert Black, Saltcoats, for excellence in Bread, Class H, London Exhibition, 1903), 58mm (Brodie 345, this piece). Trifling rim nicks, otherwise extremely fine, toned £50-70
Hammer Price: £60
Midland Railway Ambulance Corps, 1904, a silver award medal, engraved locomotive and tender below City of Nottingham arms, rev. named (Presented to John Patterson…Concert Committee for gratuituous services given at the Grand Opera House on Good Friday 1904, Manager S. Seal), 52mm. Brooch mounted across the reverse, but obverse better than very fine, with ribbon and suspender, bar enamelled york; in fitted case of issue £120-150
Edward VII, Visit to Bad Ischl, 1907, a plated bronze medal by T. Szirmai, conjoined and uniformed busts of Franz Joseph I and Edward VII right, rev. seated female points at star, 61mm (W & E 4925.1; BHM 3946). Matt surface, good very fine but has been cleaned, rare £100-150
Hammer Price: £130
Olympic Games, London, 1908, a white metal Participant’s medal by B. Mackennal for Vaughton, Victory standing holding laurel spray and trumpet, rev. two victorious athletes in quadriga, 51mm (BHM 3963; E 1904). Stained on Victory's head, otherwise very fine £100-150
Hammer Price: £190
Derby and District Automobile Club, a bronze award medal by Elkington, winged Victory stands atop a winged wheel, rev. named (Uttoxeter Hill Climb, Sep. 4 1909, M.R. Browne, 12-14HP Gladiator), 53mm, in case of issue. Extremely fine, a rare early motoring award; in case of issue £100-150
Royal Geographical Society, Founders Medal, a gold award after W. Wyon, bust of William IV right, rev. Britannia standing left, sextant and globe at her feet, edge named (Charles M. Doughty, 1912), 55mm, 124.65g (BHM 1467; E 1229; Poulsom 88). Obverse glazed in lunette, extremely fine and very rare, of particular Arabic interest; in official maroon gilt-blocked case by Wyon, 2 Langham Chambers, London W £2,500-3,000
Hammer Price: £5,800
Centenary of the Birth of David Livingstone, 1913, a bronze medal by A. Wyon, bust three-quarters right, rev. St Paul, with attendants, preaching before an altar, 43mm (BHM 2959; E 1626). Extremely fine £70-90
Hammer Price: £90
Cambridge University, a heavy silver award medal by Peters, Cambridge, arms, rev. crossed billiard cues, edge named (Championship Cup won by T. Fernandez, St Caths. Coll., 1915), 76mm, 233g. Small punch mark on edge, otherwise extremely fine; in case of issue £90-120
Battle of Jutland, 1916, a bronze medal by W. Gilbert and C. Wheeler for Spink on behalf of the Royal Numismatic Society, conjoined busts of Admirals Jellicoe and Beatty right, rev. legend in and around wreath, 78mm (BHM 4126; E 1950). Very fine; seemingly a trial striking lacking border edge and some uniform details £60-80
Hammer Price: £65
Herbert Morris Ltd, Loughborough, Great War 1914-18, Services Rendered, a silver award medal by F. Bowcher, bust of Herbert Morris right, rev. legend within and around wreath, edge named (John William Walpole), 41mm; Victory of Jutland Bank, 1916, a bronze medal by F. Bowcher for Spink, 45mm (BHM 4124; E 1951a) [2]. About extremely fine and better, first rare £70-90
The Amateur Photographer and Photography, c. 1920, uniface square bronze award plaques (2, one plated), unsigned, male figure holding photographic plate, named (Dr C. Peterson Weekes; Lantern Slide Competition, 1920, Arthur H. Page), both 81mm (Simmons FPL 13, –; cf. DNW 61, 1281) [2]. About extremely fine £60-80
Hammer Price: £95
Madras College, St Andrews, Tullis Medal, a hollow gold award in the shape of a Maltese cross, globe, rev. arms engraved with rose, shamrock, thistle and a half-figure of st. andrew with cross, named (Gained by Robert G. Johnston, 1924-5), stamped jd 9c, 50mm, 9ct, 28.13g (Brodie 701, this piece). Extremely fine; clip and ring for suspension £250-300
£250–£300
The Hallowing of the Diocese and Cathedral, Derby, 1927, an oval silver medal, unsigned, mitre above the arms of the Diocese, in white and purple enamel, rev. Cathedral tower, 78 x 44mm. Matt surface, extremely fine and extremely rare, pierced and with ring for suspension; in fitted case of issue £70-90
Hammer Price: £120
The Hallowing of the Diocese and Cathedral, Leicester, 1927, an oval silver medal, unsigned, mitre above arms of the Diocese, in red, orange and pink enamel, rev. legends, 78 x 44mm. Matt surface, extremely fine and extremely rare, with suspension loop and ring; in fitted case of issue £70-90
Hammer Price: £70
Worshipful Company of Tin Plate Workers, a silver-gilt Past Master's openwork oval badge by G. Kenning & Son, arms of the Company, rev. named (Col. Sir John Perring DL, JP, by the Worshipful Company of Tin Plate Workers, June 1935, in Recognition of his Valuable Services as Master), 52 x 33mm. Extremely fine; in fitted case of issue £80-100
Maiden Voyage of the RMS Queen Mary, 1936, a bronze medal by G. Bayes, liner under steam, rev. view of New York’s skyscrapers through the portico of the Bargate, Southampton, 70mm (Irvine/Atterbury p.165; BHM 4282; E 2036). Extremely fine; in original green case of issue by the Royal Mint £90-120
Hammer Price: £150
Oxford University Boat Club, Eight-Oared Trial Race, 1938, a silver award medal by W.J. Dingley, arms over crossed oars, rev. legend in 5 lines, un-named, hallmarked Birmingham 1938, 51mm. Very fine £40-60
Hammer Price: £40
The Library Association, Carnegie Medal Awarded for the Best Children’s Book of the Year, a silver-gilt award by the Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co Ltd, standing robed female figure, rev. legend, named (Awarded to Kitty Barne for “Visitors from London”, 1940), 51mm. Extremely fine; in brown case of issue £30-40
Hammer Price: £55
Battle of London, 1944, a plated bronze medal by L.E. Pinches for the RAF Benevolent Fund, view of the dome of St Paul’s, plane above, rev. Tower of London, V1 rocket above, 57mm (BHM 4406; E 2066). Very fine £40-50
Hammer Price: £30
Olympic Games, London, 1948, a light bronze participant’s medal by B. Mackennal and J.R. Pinches, Houses of Parliament in cartouche, rev. two victorious athletes in quadriga, 51mm (BHM 4422; E 2076; MJP p.118). Good very fine £80-100
A Group of Participant’s Medals for the Olympic and Commonwealth Games, presented to Commander F.W. Collins, R.N.: Olympic Games, London, 1948, a light bronze participant’s medal by B. Mackennal and J.R. Pinches, Houses of Parliament in cartouche, rev. two victorious athletes in quadriga, 51mm (BHM 4422; E 2076; MJP p.118); Olympic Games, Melbourne, 1956, a bronze participant’s medal by A. Mészáros for K.G. Luke, 64mm (Wachtel 7); British Empire and Commonwealth Games, Cardiff, 1958, a bronz...
Hammer Price: £600
Midland Counties Institution, silver award medals by Fattorini (2, one gilt), student crowned with wreath, mine headframe beyond, revs. named (Alan Hill, 1949-50; A.E. Naylor, 1951-52), both 44mm [2]. Matt surfaces, extremely fine; in cases of issue £40-50
Hammer Price: £25
Elizabeth II, Coronation, 1953, a gold medal, unsigned, crowned bust right, rev. cruciform emblems, 25mm, 23ct, 5.50g; Death of Winston Churchill, 1965, a gold medal, unsigned, 28mm, 22ct, 10.30g [2]. Practically as struck; in cases of issue £300-400
Hammer Price: £360
Waterloo Medal, a silver reduced-size striking of Pistrucci’s original by J. Pinches, c. 1966, edge stamped 1367, 63mm (cf. BHM 870; cf. E 1067). Minor rim bruising, otherwise about extremely fine £60-80
Centenary of the Birth of James Joyce, 1982, a bronze medal by G. Bernardi, bespectacled head three-quarters left, rev. female nude curled around, 72mm. Mint state; in case of issue £40-50
Hammer Price: £100
St Andrews, a uniface silver St Andrews cross-shaped badge, figure on cross, medal with crest of a hog and a tree below, 60 x 52mm (Brodie 380, this piece). Extremely fine, toned; with clip and ring for suspension £30-40
Olympic Games, Athens, 1896, a bronze medal by N. Lytras and W. Pittner, Hellas with phoenix, rev. legend in wreath, date in cartouche, 50mm (cf. DNW 57, 1436). A few surface blemishes, otherwise extremely fine and very rare £300-400
Hammer Price: £1,050
Olympic Games, London, 1908, a white metal Participant’s medal by B. Mackennal for Vaughton, Victory standing holding laurel spray and trumpet, rev. two victorious athletes in quadriga, 51mm (BHM 3963; E 1904). Extremely fine £250-350
Hammer Price: £350
Olympic Games, London, 1908, a plated enamel Competitor's badge by Vaughton, helmeted head of Britannia left, back stamped 1309, 30mm (cf. DNW 51, 1244). About extremely fine, very rare £250-300
Hammer Price: £260
Olympic Games, Stockholm, 1912, a white metal Participant’s medal by B. Mackennal and E. Lindberg, figure seated atop a column, view of Stockholm behind, rev. two victorious athletes in quadriga, 51mm (cf. DNW 51, 1245). Extremely fine £200-250
Hammer Price: £400
Olympic Games, Antwerp, 1920, a bronze Participant’s medal by P. Theunis, standing female figure greets three male athletes, rev. male athlete driving biga right, 60mm (BM Acq. 1978-82, p.19, 114; cf. DNW M2, 2662). Extremely fine £200-250
Hammer Price: £440
Olympic Games, Helsinki, 1952, a bronze Participant’s medal by K. Räsänen, male and female athletes holding torches, rev. classical head reflected on the stadium, 54mm (cf. DNW M5, 1516). Extremely fine £100-150
Hammer Price: £320
Olympic Games, Helsinki, 1952, a torch-bearer's uniface bronze plaque by Veljekset Sundqvist, flame, Olympic rings above, 70 x 40mm; together with a small rectangular lapel pin in pale blue and white enamel, 21 x 14mm [2]. Extremely fine £80-100
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