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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
ENGLAND, Battle of 1 June 1794, a white metal medal by W. Mossop, 35mm (BHM 384); Death of the Earl of Bridgewater, 1829, a copper medal by A. Donadio, 42mm (BHM 1340; E 1209); Death of Henry Ryder, Bishop of Lichfield, 1836, medals by T.W. Ingram (2, copper and white metal), both 45mm (BHM 1707); Bicentenary of the Birth of Samuel Johnson, 1909, medals (2, silver and copper), both 28mm (BHM 3972); together with other base metal medals (7), of Robert Peel, Lord Brougham, Sir John Evans,...
Great Britain, Elizabeth II, Silver Jubilee, 1977, silver medals (2), by L.G. Durbin for Spink (E 2136), and D. Cornell for Pinches, 57 and 51mm; together with miscellaneous medals, coin year sets, etc [Lot]. Mostly mint state; in cases of issue £100-150
ENGLAND, Death of William Gladstone, 1898, a silver medal by H.B. Sale, 38mm (BHM 3629; E 1827); together with other political medals (20, three in silver), of Salisbury, Parnell, Palmerston, Disraeli, Ramsay Macdonald, etc [21]. Varied state £100-150
Bombardment of Algiers, 1816, a silver medal by L. Brenet and Gérard for Mudie, uniformed bust of Lord Exmouth right, rev. Neptune with trident, pacifying sea-horse, 41mm (BHM 921; E 1085); Death of Admiral Duckworth, 1817, a silver medal by G. Mills, 45mm (BHM 951; E 1095) [2]. Very fine, but first has been cleaned and lacquered £120-150
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
Italy, Cacus Stealing the Oxen of Hercules, a bronze plaque by G. Mondella, called Moderno, Hercules sleeps, behind, within a wooded and hilly landscape, Cacus emerges from his cave and pulls hard at the tail of one ox with another visible behind, 69 x 52mm. Large central piercing below signature, very fine; probably a 17th or 18th century cast of a late 15th century original £200-300
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
ENGLAND, Elcho Challenge Shield (Founded 1862), a silver shield, 104 x 62mm; a plain silver cross, named (Won by Cambridge…Inter University Small Bore Match…June 1871, J.S.C. Kinloch, J.F.H. Bethell, H.S.W. Evans, A.P. Humphrey), 36mm; Cambridge County Ten, China Vase, a small silver cross, 1871-2, named (A.P. Humphrey); Oxford and Cambridge Rifle Match, a silver Cross by W.S. Charles, named (Wimbledon 1872, Oxford and Cambridge Rifle Match, Lieut. A.P. Humphrey, Trin. Coll. Camb.),...
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
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
Great Britain, George V, royal portrait medals (108, three in silver, including Borough of Wandsworth); George VI, royal portrait medals (45, two in silver); Elizabeth II, royal portrait medals (15, one in silver); Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, silver medals (2) [170]. Generally very fine, a good and varied group £200-250
Great Britain, Royal Society of Literature, 1823, a heavy trial striking in lead of the obverse of the medal by W. Bain, bust of George IV left, 69mm (cf. BHM 1218). Light spotting, otherwise very fine and patinated, extremely rare; in velvet-lined maroon and gilt-blocked fitted case £90-120
ENGLAND, Royal portrait medals, Victoria to Elizabeth II, in silver (7), base metal (23) [30]. Generally very fine and better £80-100
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
ENGLAND, Derbyshire, a collection of local medals and badges (89, five in silver), mostly late 19th-20th century [89]. Mostly very fine; a wide and interesting selection £100-150
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
ENGLAND, Royal Humane Society, a silver Proficiency Life Saving award, named (R.C.C. Vine, Forest School, Walthamstow), 51mm, 60.67g; together with medals and badges (14, all but one in silver), including Moon Landing 1969, Sussex Agricultural Society, etc [15]. Extremely fine or nearly so; mostly in cases of issue £80-100
ENGLAND, The Royal Arms, c. 1880, a superbly engraved gilt-metal shaped roundel, 127 x 97mm; other roundels with engraved monograms (4), two on gilt ovals, 63 x 48mm, one gilt openwork, 64 x 49mm, and silver, 41mm [5]. Extremely fine; in velvet-lined maroon leather fitted case, perhaps made to advertise the engraver's skills £150-200
Hammer Price: £290
ENGLAND, Derby Hospital Day, 1927, a gold and enamel cross by Fattorini, named (G.R. Clough), 28mm, 10.28g; Derby & District Cricket League, a silver and enamel badge, 36 x 25mm; Derby Private Fire Brigade, a silver badge and button; Midland Railway Ambulance, a silver award medal, named (F.T. Wild, First Aid Rendered, Dec 13th 1920), 33mm; together with other Derbyshire medals (4) [8]. Mostly very fine, first better and in case of issue £100-150
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...
Hammer Price: £300
India, Visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales – Belvedere, 1905-6, a silver medal by Hamilton & Co, conjoined busts left, rev. tiger under palm tree, rayed star and plumes in field, 35mm (Pudd. 905.1.2.1); George V, Coronation Durbar, Delhi, 1911, a silver medal by Fattorini, 38mm (Pudd. 911.2.4); another minor variant with swivel suspender, matt surface, hallmarked, 38mm (Pudd. –); George V, Coronation, Monghyr, 1911, a silver medalet, facing busts vis-à-vis, rev. view of old fort,...
Olympic Games, Munich, 1972, a stainless steel Participant's medal by F. Koenig, Olympic emblem, wreath of rays with superimposed spiral over legend, rev. Olympic rings over two hands, one holding stylised olive branch, 49mm. Virtually as struck £60-80
Hammer Price: £310
Olympic Games, Montreal, 1976, a bronze Participant's medal by G. Huel and P. Pelletier, stadium, rev. Olympic emblem, 45mm. Mint state; in leatherette case of issue £60-80
Expedition to Vigo Bay, 1702, a silver medal by J. Croker, similar, 38mm, 18.20g (MI II, 236/18; E 395; Betts 97). Very fine £180-220
ENGLAND, Educational Attendance medals (48), Victoria-George V, all in base metal; together with other miscellaneous base metal medals (24) [72]. Many very fine £70-90
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
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
Canada, Marquis of Lorne as Governor General of Canada, 1878, a silver award medal by J.S. and A.B. Wyon, conjoined busts of Princess Louise and the Marquis left, rev. helm over two ornately garnished armorial shields, named (G.N. Johnston, Classics, 1883), 51mm (BHM 3046; cf. DNW M5, 1614). Bright extremely fine and rare; in black fitted case of issue by Wyon £100-150
Great Britain, Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes, a silver-gilt and enamel Grand Prime jewel, 1912, named (William Charles Wood), 84 x 54mm; others in silver-gilt and silver (4, including China Province Grand Lodge), base metals (6); Masonic jewels, etc (7), including Assistant's jewel, 'Northern China' and City of London; together with other badges and jewels (16), varied, nearly all with some enamel decoration [34]. Many extremely fine £150-200
U.S.A., Santa Clara University, Religion and Arts Medal, c. 1856, silver award medals (19), two types, both with robed female crowning scholar, 42mm (11), 35mm (8), total wt. 470g [19]. Mostly very fine and toned; some with loops for suspension and multicoloured ribbons £200-250
Hammer Price: £330
Legitimacy of the Jacobite Succession, 1749, a copper medal, unsigned, similar, 31mm (Woolf 61.1a; MI II, 655/358; E 624). Extremely fine or better, rare £250-300
The Attacks by Earl Howe on St Malo and Cherbourg, 1758, a bronze medal, unsigned, bust three-quarters right, holding baton, rev. bust of William Pitt three-quarters left, 25mm (MI II, – ; BHM 5; MH 414). Fine to very fine, exceptionally rare £150-250
Hammer Price: £340
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
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
ENGLAND, Modern silver medals (24), by Pinches, etc, mostly 40g each [24]. Mint state or virtually so £250-350
Hammer Price: £370
London Stock Exchange, a silver Member's Pass by B. Wyon, type 5 [1837-84], crowned arms and supporters, rev. arms of the City of London, named (Archibald Hudson), 41mm (Caldecott 5; MG 1336). Good very fine, deeply toned £100-150
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
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
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
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