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Great Britain, Arthur Wellesley Created Earl of Wellington [1812], a copper medal by T. Webb for Thomason, bare head left, rev. vota pvblica in wreath, 54mm (Eimer 10; BHM 746; E 1028). Good very fine; in contemporary black frame £70-90
Hammer Price: £75
Great Britain, English Army Enters Paris, 1815, a copper medal by N.G.A. Brenet for Mudie, bust of Wellington right, rev. frontal elevation of the Louvre, 41mm (Eimer 77a; BHM 889; E 1077); Erection of the Wellington Statue at the Royal Exchange, 1844, a copper medal by Allen and Moore, 38mm (BHM 2192) [2]. Good very fine, second scarce £60-80
Hammer Price: £70
Great Britain, 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). Extremely fine £70-90
Hammer Price: £100
Great Britain, Death of the Duke of York, 1827, a copper medal by B. Pistrucci, bust right, rev. legend in 23 lines, 60mm (BHM 1283; E 1189); York Minster, c. 1840, a white metal medal by J. Davis, 61mm (Taylor 13c); together with other base metal medals (2) [4]. Mostly very fine; last in case of issue [this damaged] £60-80
Hammer Price: £80
Great Britain, Opening of London Bridge, 1831, a copper medal by B. Wyon for the Corporation of the City of London, bust of William IV right, rev. bridge, 51mm (BHM 1544; E 1245); William IV, Coronation, 1831, a copper medal by W. Wyon, 33mm (BHM 1475; E 1251); together with other miscellaneous medals (7, one in silver) [9]. Mostly about very fine £80-100
Hammer Price: £120
Great Britain, Victoria, Ascension, 1837, Coronation, 1838, white metal medals, 61 and 64mm; Golden Jubilee, 1887, base metal medals (15), including local issues for Lewes, named (Alderman E.J. Reeves, Mayor of Brighton), Hindley, Lancaster, Lymington and Worcester; Diamond Jubilee, 1897, base metal medals (12), including St Saviour's Church, Pimlico [29]. Very fine and better £150-200
Hammer Price: £400
Great Britain, Sir Robert Peel Elected Rector of Glasgow University, 1837, a copper medal by J. Ottley, three-quarter bust right, rev. arms, 46mm (BHM 1749; E 1291); 2nd Duke of Sutherland, 1840, a copper medal by W. Bain, 49mm (BHM 1963); Sir David Wilkie, 1861, a copper medal by L.C. Wyon for the Art Union of London, 55mm (BHM 2704; E 1549); together with other miscellaneous copper medals (2) [5]. Very fine and better £100-150
Great Britain, Visit of Queen Victoria to the City of London, 1837, a copper medal by J. Barber for Griffin & Hyams, coronetted bust left, rev. Lord Mayor welcoming Victoria, Britannia at right, 62mm (W & E 62.2; BHM 1772; E 1303); Victoria, Visit to Antwerp, 1843, a gilt-bronze medal by L.J. Hart, 54mm (BDM II, 433); Victoria, Diamond Jubilee, 1897, a copper medal by J. Carter, 45mm (W & E 3062, not listed in copper; BHM 3535) [3]. First very fine, others extremely fine; in cases of issue £...
Hammer Price: £130
Great Britain, Victoria, Coronation, 1838, a silver medal by B. Pistrucci, bust left, rev. Victoria receiving crown from standing figures, 36mm (W & E 88.2; BHM 1801; E 1315); Opening of the Royal Exchange, 1844, a silver medal by W. Wyon, 28mm (W & E 448.3; BHM 2186; E 1392); Victoria, Diamond Jubilee, 1897, a silver medal by the Mint, Birmingham, 38mm (W & E 3275A.7; BHM 3549) [3]. Last extremely fine, others good very fine, first toned £150-200
Hammer Price: £170
Great Britain, Duke of Wellington as Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, 1839, a copper medal by B. Wyon, bust left, rev. view of Dover Castle, 55mm (Eimer 116; BHM 1889; E 1328); Duke of Wellington, 1841, a copper medal by B. Pistrucci, 61mm (Eimer 118; BHM 2011; E 1353) [2]. Both very fine £100-150
Hammer Price: £160
Great Britain, Duke of Northumberland as Chancellor of Cambridge University, 1842, a copper medal by J. Peters, bust right, rev. frontal elevation of the Senate House, 44mm (BHM 2055; Taylor 45b). Extremely fine; housed in a fitted circular wooden case £50-70
Hammer Price: £65
Great Britain, Foundation Stone of the New Royal Exchange Laid, 1842, copper medals by A.J. Stothard (2), coronetted bust of Victoria left, revs. legend, 45mm (W & E 333.1; BHM 2077); together with other miscellaneous medals (15, one in silver) [17]. Varied state £80-100
Hammer Price: £240
Great Britain, Re-Opening of the Royal Exchange, 1844, a copper medal by W. Wyon, bust of Thomas Gresham left, rev. statue of Victoria in front of elevation of the Exchange, 74mm (W & E 447; BHM 2185; E 1390); Visit of King Victor Emanuel II to the City of London, 1855, a copper medal by B. Wyon for the Corporation the City of London, 76mm (W & E 717.1; BHM 2567; E 1499); Visit of Queen Victoria to Epping Forest and Dedication, 1882, a bronze medal by C. Wiener for the Corporation of the City...
Hammer Price: £110
Great Britain, John Baptist Cramer, 1845, a silver medal by B. Wyon, bust left, rev. head of Muse within rays, 58mm (BHM 2205; Niggl 525). About extremely fine, rare in silver £70-90
Great Britain, St Paul's Cathedral, 1849, a copper medal by J. Wiener, façade of the Cathedral, rev. interior view, 59mm (BHM 2363; Hoy 49); together with other bronze medals by J. Wiener (3), for St. Peter's, Rome, 1857 (Hoy 152), Reims, 1859 (Hoy 170), Duomo di Milano, 1860 (Hoy 177), all 59mm; FRANCE, Nôtre Dame, Paris, 1842, a copper medal by E. Dubois, 57mm; 900th Anniversary of Westminster Abbey, 1966, a bronze medal, 57mm [6]. Nearly extremely fine; in fitted case for six Wiener medal...
Hammer Price: £220
Great Britain, Tercentenary of Edward VI Grammar School, Bury St Edmunds, Blomfield Prize, 1850, award medals by L.C. Wyon (2), in silver and copper, bust in soft hat, almost full-face, revs. Muse by column listing famous alumni, 44mm (BHM 2405) [2]. Extremely fine; in maroon leather cases of issue £80-100
Great Britain, Great Exhibition, Hyde Park, 1851, For Services, a copper award medal by W. Wyon, bust of Prince Albert left, rev. wreath, edge named (H. Vivian), 48mm (Allen A50; BHM 2465; E 1458); white metal medals for the same event (2), 64 and 51mm; International Exhibition, South Kensington, 1862, a bronze award medal by L.C. Wyon, edge named (Elswick Ordnance Company, Class XI), 77mm (Allen A1; BHM 2747; E 1553) [4]. Good very fine £120-150
Hammer Price: £140
Great Britain, York Minster, 1854, a copper medal by J. Wiener, exterior elevation, rev. interior view, 60mm (BHM 2558; Hoy 112); Westminster Abbey, 1856, a copper medal by J. Wiener, 60mm (BHM 2592; Hoy 142); Winchester Cathedral, 1856, a copper medal by J. Wiener, 60mm (BHM 2593; Hoy 141); Canterbury Cathedral, a copper medal by J. Davis, 60mm (BHM 2367); Ely Cathedral, a copper medal by J. Davis, 60mm (BHM 2368) [5]. Very fine £200-250
Hammer Price: £180
Great Britain, National Art Competition, 1857, a copper electrotype award by A. Vechte, bust of Queen Victoria left, surrounded by a continual scene of allegorical figures, named (Luke Wells, 1858, Stage XXIIIc), 145mm (E 1512; cf. Burt, The Medal 5, p.48-9; cf. DNW M7, 2135). Fine to very fine £40-60
Hammer Price: £35
Great Britain, Marriage of Prince Christian and Princess Helena, 1866, a copper medal by J.S. & A.B. Wyon for the Corporation of the City of London, conjoined busts left, rev. crowned arms within Gothic cartouche, 64mm (W & E 1035.1; BHM 2859; E 1583); Blackfriars Bridge and Holborn Valley Viaduct Opened, 1869, a bronze medal by G.G. Adams for the Corporation of the City of London, 76mm (W & E 1126; BHM 2906; E 1604); Prince Albert Victor Receives the Freedom of the City of London, 1885, a co...
Hammer Price: £210
Great Britain, Birmingham Municipal School of Art, Chamberlain Medal, 1883, a bronze award by J. Moore, bust of Joseph Henry Chamberlain three-quarters right, rev. detailed façade of the School, 60mm (BHM 3146; E 1699). Extremely fine £40-60
Hammer Price: £55
Great Britain, Centenary of The Times Newspaper, 1885, a silver medal by Strongi’tharm, conjoined busts of three generations of the Walter family, rev. The Times clock, 45mm (BHM 3202; E 1712). Good extremely fine, light tone; in case of issue £40-50
Hammer Price: £40
Great Britain, Colonial and Indian Reception at the Guildhall, 1886, a white metal medal by Elkington & Co for the Corporation of London, crowned arms and shields on mantle, rev. interior of the Guildhall, 77mm (BHM 3214; E 1726; Taylor 185a; Pudd. 886.1.1); Colonial and Indian Exhibition, 1886, bronze award medals by L.C. Wyon (3), un-named, all 52mm (BHM 3209; E 1725; Pudd. 886.1.2) [4]. One bronze medal extremely fine and in case of issue, others good very fine, first perhaps a specimen in...
Great Britain, 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, bronze medals by G.W. de Saulles (6, one plated), all 55mm (W & E 3000; BHM 3506; E 1817) [7]. Extremely fine or nearly so; five of the 1897 medals in cases of i...
Hammer Price: £300
Great Britain, Victoria, Golden Jubilee, 1887, a silver medal by G.W. de Saulles and J. Pinches for the Imperial Institute, crowned bust left, rev. elevation of the Institute, 38mm (W & E 2030A.2; BHM 3226; E 1737; Taylor 221b); Victoria, Diamond Jubilee, 1897, a plated bronze medal, unsigned [by L.-C. Lauer], 60mm (W & E 3920A.2; BHM 3587) [2]. First extremely fine, second very fine but buffed £70-90
Hammer Price: £85
Great Britain, Scottish Society for the Registration of Plumbers, 1887, a uniface bronze striking of the seal of the Society, 78mm; together with various base metal exhibition medals (8) [9]. Mostly very fine or better £90-120
Great Britain, The Answers Medal, c. 1890, a bronze award, ‘Presented by the Proprietors of Answers’, 68mm; Dr Barnardo's Homes, Good Conduct, a bronze award medal by J.A. Restall, named (Edith Nevard), 51mm (E 1889); Queen's College, Birmingham, Senior Anatomy Prize, a bronze award medal, named (Charles E. Purslow, 1882), 46mm; Home for Little Boys, 1864, Hanbury Medal, a bronze award by J.S. & A.B. Wyon, 51mm; Handel Centenary, Crystal Palace, 1859, a copper award medal by J. Pinches and W....
Great Britain, Victoria, Diamond Jubilee, 1897, silver medals (2, one for Buenos Aires); together with other Victorian base metal medals (29) [31]. Very fine, some better £60-80
Great Britain, Victoria College of Music, Manchester, a silver award medal, named (Dora Barker, 1897), 38mm; London College of Music, silver award medals (2), 1922, 1933, both 32mm; Lord Strathcona's Imperial Choir, a silver award medal, 32mm; together with other music-related medals, in silver (3), bronze (7) [14]. Many extremely fine £80-100
Great Britain, Uppingham College, an oval silver award medal by A. Wyon, Archdeacon Robert Johnson at desk, named (R.H. Lloyd, 1898), 56 x 46mm; King Edward VI High School, 1903, a silver cross, ‘Old Boys Quarter Mile’, 46mm, and a smaller bronze cross, 31.5mm; Penrith Agricultural Society, a silver award medal by Ottley, named (Best Herdwick Sheep…W. Mackereth), 47mm [4]. Extremely fine or nearly so; first and last in cases of issue £100-150
Great Britain, Board of Education, South Kensington, bronze award medals (3), viz. Victoria, named (Arthur E. Ansell, Physiography, 1901), 38mm, Edward VII (2), named (James B.F. Cowper, Design for a Museum, 1908; Joseph G. Wiles, Building Construction, 1904), 51 and 38mm (E 1865); Royal Society of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, 1910, bronze award medals by B. Mackennal (2), one named (Francis Fortescue-Brickdale, German, 1935), both 55mm (BHM 4004; E 1917) [5]. Extremely fine; all in leath...
Great Britain, Edward VII, Coronation, 1902, medals by G.W. de Saulles (9), in silver (6, one large) and bronze (3, all large), crowned bust right, revs. crowned bust of Alexandra right, 56 and 31mm (W & E 4100.4; BHM 3737; E 1871a, 1871b) [9]. Very fine to extremely fine; several in cases of issue £120-150
Great Britain, Edward VII, Coronation, 1902, medals, in silver (3), by Vaughton, for Ipswich, 39mm (W & E 4610E.2); by Fenwick, for Halifax, 38mm (W & E 4230F.4); by Sale, for Sudbury, 31.5mm (W & E 4535T, not listed in silver), in base metal (22), including Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Royal College of Music, Bury, Cambridge, Malvern, Woolwich, etc; together with other medals (7) [32]. Silver medals extremely fine, others mostly very fine £150-200
Hammer Price: £250
Great Britain, Angela Georgina Burdett-Coutts, a good group of school attendance medals issued in her name, 1890-1922, by J.A. Restall, all with portrait bust right, in silver (6), Burdett Coutts and Townshend School (3), St. Stephen's School (3), in bronze (6), all Burdett Coutts and Townshend School, all medals named [12]. Extremely fine or nearly so; some in cases of issue £100-150
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Great Britain, City and Guilds Institute, Technological Examination, bronze medals (2), bust of Edward VII left, revs. legend, both 1907, 51mm (E 1864); together with other similar bronze award medals (5), awarded 1861-1913 [7]. Very fine to extremely fine; three in cases of issue £120-150
Great Britain, Rochdale School of Art, c. 1910, a bronze award medal, half-length naked artist with palette, named (Miss Rosamond Parkinson), 58mm; Lancaster Town Hall, 1909, bronze medals by the Bromsgrove Guild (2), both 45mm; together with other bronze medals (4), Thomas Charles of Bala, John Vaughan of Middlesborough, Andrew Marvell of Hull, James Montgomery of Sheffield [7]. First extremely fine and a handsome medal, others very fine or better £80-100
Great Britain, Joseph Chamberlain, c. 1910, a bronze portrait plaque on a thin metal sheet, unsigned, full-face portrait wearing monocle and large button-hole, 182 x 132mm. Very fine; in oak frame £40-60
Hammer Price: £25
Great Britain, Edward VII, royal portrait medals (61, two in silver), various base metals, one with photograph [Lot]. Generally very fine, but a number of better pieces £100-150
Great Britain, George V, Coronation, 1911, bronze medals by B. Mackennal (2), bust left, revs. bust of Queen Mary left, both 51mm (W & E 5035.1; BHM 4022; E 1922); George V, Silver Jubilee, 1935, silver medals by P. Metcalfe (2, different sizes), 57 and 32mm (W & E 5668; BHM 4249; E 2029); George VI, Coronation, 1937, a silver medal by P. Metcalfe, 57mm (W & E 7000; BHM 4314; E 2046) [5]. Extremely fine or nearly so; in cases of issue £120-150
Great Britain, George V, Coronation, 1911, bronze medals (6), by the Birmingham Guild of Medallists, for Manchester, edge named (Presented by the Mayor of St Pancras, Lord Edmund Talbot, DSO, MP, 1910-11), 57mm (W & E 5042.1a); by A. Halliday for Elkington, 64mm (W & E 5075; BHM 4042; E 1923); by A. Toft for the Mint, Birmingham, 52mm (W & E 5175A.2; BHM 4055); smaller (3), including Wimbledon and London College of Music; Investiture of the Prince of Wales, 1911, a silver medal by W. Goscombe...
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