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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
GERMANY, Augsburg, a circular lead plaque in the style of H.J. Bayr, c. 1600, Athena leads personification of Painting into the circle of Arts and Sciences, all within baroque landscape, figures to the fore with relevant instruments and emblems, 155mm; together with a copy of a medieval seal for Potsdam, 90 x 66mm [2]. Very fine, first a 19th century copy on a concave flan £60-80
GERMANY, Battle of Chotusitz, 1742, a silver medal, unsigned [by G.W. Kittel], 33mm (BDM III, 168; Olding 530); together with a silver award medal for Württemberg by I.L. Wagner, c. 1840, 40mm [2]. Good fine or better £80-100
INDIA, Kolar Gold Field Mining and Metallurgical Society, a silver award medal, named (E. de St. Q. Isaacson, 1954…work done in connection with Oorgum Experimental Fire Tunnel); together with other miscellaneous medals (8, some in silver) [9]. Very fine and better £60-80
Engineering, Huddersfield Engineering School, a silver-gilt award medal by Turner & Simpson, named (E. Lunn, 1913), hallmarked Birmingham 1913, 32mm; Institute of Marine Engineers, London, a silver award medal, named (Ernst Gabriel Frankel, 1955), hallmarked Birmingham 1955, 44mm; Institution of British Engineers, a silver members’ medal by D.G. Collins, named (A. Anderson), 25mm; Institution of Chemical Engineers, a silver award medal, named (Hugh Beaver, 1938), 28mm; Institution of...
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
Olympic Games, Mexico City, 1968, a square bronze Participant’s plaque by L. Wyman, sports pictograms divided by emblem, rev. legend between two parallel lines, 50mm. Virtually as struck £60-80
Great Britain, George III, Preserved from Assassination, 1800, a copper medal by P. Kempson, crown below rays, rev. angel kneeling on cloud holding plaque, 38mm (BHM 486); George III, Death, 1820, copper medals (2), by J. Marrian, 41mm (BHM 997), unsigned, 45mm (BHM 1003); George IV, Coronation, 1821, a copper medal by B. Pistrucci, 35mm (BHM 1070); together with other miscellaneous base metal medals and medalets (6) [10]. Very fine or nearly so £80-100
Great Britain, Gwyllym Wardle, 1809, a copper medal by P. Wyon for J. Bisset, draped bust three-quarters right, rev. legend, 52mm (BHM 667); Benjamin West, 1815, a copper medal by G. Mills, 41mm (BHM 865); Death of George Canning, 1827, a copper medal by A. Galle, 51mm (BDM II, 197); Sir Walter Scott, 1827, a copper medal by A.J. Stothard, 62mm (BHM 1312); Death of the Earl of Bridgewater, 1829, a copper medal by Donadio, 41mm (BHM 1340; E 1209); Tercentenary of the First English Bible,...
Great Britain, George III, Golden Jubilee, 1810, a copper medal published by N. Hyde, uniformed bust left in periwig, rev. Britannia with three infants, who hold heart, the cloud-like plinth inscribed frogmore, 48mm (BHM 686; E 1007). Extremely fine £60-80
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
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
France, Louis-Marie-Joseph Richard, 1834, a large uniface cast bronze medal by D. d’Angers, bust right in high relief, 171mm (Reinis 399). A good cast on a thin flan but without founder's mark, good very fine with slightly rubbed dark patina £150-200
France, Angelo Mariani, 1905, a bronze plaque by L.-E. Mouchon, half-length figure of Mariani in his distillery, rev. seated artisan raising his glass to naked kneeling female, 52 x 36mm (PBE –; The Medal 61, p.32, 14; BDM IV, 177). Very fine, rare £30-50
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...
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, George V, Jubilee, 1935, silver medals (3), official and for Licensed Victuallers’ School (2); Edward VIII, Proposed Coronation, 1937, a plated medal; George VI, Coronation, 1937, medals (5, four in silver) [9]. Mostly extremely fine £70-90
Great Britain, Modern commemorative medals in bronze and base metals, subjects including Great Western Railway, Royal Mint, Chilean Naval Mission, Westminster Hospital, Edmund Halley, etc [Lot]. Mostly extremely fine; the majority in cases of issue £70-90
India, Calcutta Exhibition, 1882, a bronze award medal after L.C. Wyon, diademed head of Victoria left, rev. wreath, 43mm (Pudd 882.1.1). Good very fine £70-90
Spain, Marriage of Alfonso XII to Maria de la Mercedes of Orléans, 1878, a bronze medal by G. Sellan, conjoined busts right, rev. legend in seven lines, 71mm (BDM V, 470). Extremely fine and scarce; in leather fitted case of issue. £70-90
ENGLAND, Tercentenary of the Spanish Armada, 1888, a bronze medal by J. Carter, 45mm (BHM 3364; E 1745); together with other miscellaneous medals (4, one in silver) [5]. Very fine or better £40-50
ENGLAND, Tercentenary of the Royal Greenwich Observatory, 1975, a silver medal by P. Nathan, 45mm; 40th Anniversary of British Midland Airways, 1978, a silver medal, 45mm; 350th Anniversary of the English Civil War, 1992, a silver medal by the Royal Mint, 51mm; together with other miscellaneous modern medals (5) [8]. Mint state or virtually so £80-100
Naval Victory of 1 June 1794, medals by W. Wyon for J. Mudie (2, copper and white metal), bust of Earl Howe right, revs. Neptune riding in a marine car, both 41mm (BHM 387; E 856); Death of Earl Howe, 1799, a white metal medal by T. Wyon Sr, 38mm (BHM 468; E 909) [3]. Extremely fine or nearly so £90-120
FRANCE, François Libault, 1767, a silver jeton, unsigned, 28mm; Armand-Jerôme Bignon, 1769, a silver jeton, unsigned, 30mm; Estats de Bretagne, 1784, a silver jeton, unsigned, 29mm; Jean-Charles Sallin, 1785, a silver jeton by B. Duvivier, 28mm; Société Historique Litteraire et Scientifique du Cher, 1908, a silver jeton, unsigned, 30mm; together with other silver jetons (5), by Roettiers, Marteau, Trebuchet, Tiolier, etc, one a restrike relating to the U.S. colonies [10]. Very fine and...
FRANCE, Syndicat Général de la Construction Électrique, c. 1930, a bronze medal by R. Pelletier, 68mm (cf. DNW M8, 2286); Défense Passive, 1945, a bronze award medal by R. Cochet, 59mm (cf. DNW M5, 1574); together with other bronze medals, etc (6), by Turin, Prud’homme, Rau, etc [8]. Very fine and better £70-90
Hammer Price: £95
FRANCE, 21st Jubilé Medical d’UMFIA, 1933, a bronze medal by Villandre for Canale, 69mm (cf. DNW 37, 1289); together with miscellaneous bronze medals and plaques (13) [14]. Very fine and better £80-100
FRANCE, La Gerbe d'Or, plaques by G. Dubois (2), 1935 and 1936, silver images against a dark bakelite mount, fish swims amongst reeds, duck flies from the water, both 105 x 85mm [2]. Very fine £60-80
FRANCE, La Gerbe d'Or, bronze cliché plaques (6), by Lenoir, Exbrayat, etc [6]. Fine and better; all mounted for display £80-100
FRANCE, La Gerbe d'Or, bronze cliché plaques (7), by Lenoir, Yencesse, etc [7]. Generally very fine £70-90
Baking, Avonmouth Bread Competition, 1937, a silver award by W.J. Dingley, man sowing seed, rev. named (E. Hooper, Awarded Second Prize), hallmarked Birmingham 1936, 38mm; C.W.S. Avonmouth Bread Competition, 1936, a silver award medal by W.J. Dingley, named (A.J. Ruddick, 1st Prize), hallmarked Birmingham 1935, 44mm; Devon Federation of Master Bakers, silver award medals by Vaughton (2), named (P.C. Morgan, October 1926; Skinner & Sons, 1938), both 45mm; Plymouth Bakers & Grocers Exhibition,...
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
Clubs and Societies, Safety First Council, a gold and enamel award medal signed A.S. & Co, arms and supporters, rev. named (A. Timms, 1933), hallmarked Birmingham 1933, 22mm, 4.93g; together with silver safety awards (3), from Birmingham, Charringtons and R.A.C. [4]. Very fine or better £50-70
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
Hong Kong, Elizabeth II, Coronation, 1953, a uniface oval bronze plaque, dragon in centre, either side the legend in Chinese ‘To commemorate the Crowning of British Queen Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953’, 75 x 32mm. Pin holes on edge for sewing, very fine and interesting; mounted on card [stained], back stamped ‘The Chinese Coronation Procession Preparatory Committee’ £60-80
england, St Philip’s Church, Birmingham, c. 1822, a copper medal by Hollins for Thomason & Jones, 46mm (Taylor 41b); Holy Trinity Chapel, Bordesley, c. 1823, a copper medal, unsigned, 64mm (Taylor 78a); Birmingham Music Festival for the Benefit of the General Hospital, 1823, a white metal medal by Ottley, 64mm (BHM 1213; Taylor 54a); Birmingham Town Hall, 1834, a white metal medal by Thomason, 73mm (BHM 1678) [4]. Very fine and better £80-100
Great Britain, Bite Back, 1992, a cast bronze medal by Linda Crook for BAMS, bloated male attempting to eat a large fish, rev. fish endeavouring to consume bloated male, 97mm (Attwood 92). Extremely fine, rare £60-80
Capture of the Citadel of Lille, 1708, a silver medal by J. Croker, crowned and draped bust of Anne left, rev. Victory holding the shield of Lille above plan of fortifications, 45mm, 36.81g (MI II, 338/169; E 435). Pierced and with suspension ring, otherwise good fine £80-100
PEACE OF UTRECHT, 1713, a silver medal by J. Croker, bust left, rev. Anne stands as Britannia, 35mm, 15.77g (MI II, 400/257; E 460). About very fine £90-120
ENGLAND, Religious and Sunday School medals, medalets and pilgrims' badges (approx. 230), 19th-20th century, including some in silver and a glazed frame of 18 medals of Robert Raikes [Lot]. Generally very fine £90-120
FRANCE, André-Charles Boulle, 1987, a bronze medal, 81mm; together with other modern French base metal medals (18) [19]. Much as made £150-200
Hammer Price: £90
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