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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
Hammer Price: £310
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 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,...
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
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
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
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
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.),...
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
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
Great Britain, Re-Opening of the Royal Exchange, 1844, a silver 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). Glazed in lunettes, extremely fine and virtually as issued, rare; in original maroon fitted case and undoubtedly a special presentation piece £250-300
ENGLAND, Battle of Waterloo, silver electrotypes of both sides of the proposed medal by B. Pistrucci, made for the Waterloo Committee in 1975, both 133mm (Eimer 57; BHM 870; E 1067) [2]. Extremely fine; mounted on framed board with plaque stating number 204 of a limited edition, silver maker's mark lh £100-150
ENGLAND, Primrose League, a silver and enamel cross, 28mm; together with miscellaneous medals, badges, pins, etc [Lot]. Many very fine £80-100
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 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
Olympic Games, Rome, 1960, an official enamelled badge for ‘Servizio Sanitario’, wolf and twins, plaque below, rev. arch of Constantine, 47 x 38mm. Very fine £80-100
Great Britain, Battle of Talavera, 1809, a copper medal by G. Mills for Mudie, uniformed bust of the Duke of Wellington right, rev. Victory stands between lion and eagle, 41mm (Eimer 4; BHM 673; E 999); Duke of Wellington as Liberator of Spain and Portugal [1812], a copper medal, unsigned, 36mm (Eimer 19; BHM 741); Battle of Waterloo, 1815, a copper medal by N.G.A. Brenet for Mudie, 41mm (Eimer 64b; BHM 871; E 1068); together with related medals, tokens, etc (5) [8]. Mostly very fine...
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...
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, Royal events, Jubilees, etc, base metal medals (50), 1837-1935 [50]. Varied state £70-90
Great Britain, Glasgow University, Newton Medal, c. 1840, a silver award by W. Wyon, bust of Isaac Newton right, rev. frontal elevation of the old Hunterian Museum, 51mm (BHM 1471; E 1348; Brodie 614). Virtually as struck and toned; in maroon case of issue £70-90
ENGLAND, Elizabeth II, Silver Jubilee, 1977, a silver medal by L.G. Durbin for Spink, 57mm (E 2136); together with other modern medals, silver ingots, coins, etc [Lot]. Mostly as struck; in cases of issue £200-250
Battle of the Nile, 1798, a copper medal by C.H. Küchler for A. Davisson, Peace holds shield with medallic portrait of Nelson, rev. panorama of the British fleet going into action, 46mm (Hardy 5; BHM 447; E 890; Pollard 15); Death of Lord Nelson, 1805, a white metal medal by P. Wyon for J. Bissett, 51mm (Hardy 65; BHM 579; E 958) [2]. First very fine, second nearly so £200-300
Sir Joseph Banks, 1816, a copper medal by W. Wyon for the Horticultural Society of London, bust right, rev. garlands around open book, 41mm (BHM 911; E 1088). Minor handling marks, otherwise extremely fine, rare £250-300
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