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Great Britain, Athletics: U.C.S., a group of seven prize medals and badges awarded to T.S. Taylor, 1886-9, in silver (3), gilt-bronze (2) and bronze (2), some with Fattorini stamp, for Quarter Mile, Long Jump, 100 Yards, 120 Yards Handicap, etc [7]. Extremely fine, an attractive group; contained in a contemporary fitted blue leatherette case (£40-60)
£40–£60
Great Britain, Gymnastics: German Gymnastics Society, London, c.1885, a silver award medal by O.K. for Waterlows, standing figure of Hercules, reverse wreath, named (Tug of War, Light Team, won by A.O. Mess, Decr. 1888), 51mm. Minor reverse edge nick at 5 o’clock, otherwise extremely fine and attractively toned (£30-40)
£30–£40
George III (1760-1820), Halfpenny, 1772, reads georivs (BMC 900; SC 40; S 3774). Very fine, obverse better, patinated, rare (£80-100)
£80–£100
George III (1760-1820), Pattern Halfpenny, 1788, by J.-P. Droz (late Soho), in gilt-copper, bust right, reverse Britannia seated left, rudder and palm-branch in exergue, edge lettered, struck en médaille, 16.20gm (BMC 965; cf. Selig lot 1332). Scratched in reverse field, very fine (£90-120)
£90–£120
Great Britain, Tennis: Tennis, c.1900, a bronze award medal, unsigned [by W.J. Dingley], female player preparing to serve to a male opponent, un-named, 25mm; together with a silver spoon featuring a similar medal, named (Won by Miss E. Stranack, 21.11.07), hallmarked wjd, Birmingham, 1907, 108mm [2]. Very fine and better; first in blue fitted case by D. Davis & Co, Greens End, Woolwich (£50-60)
£50–£60
George III (1760-1820), George III, Bank of Ireland Six Shillings, 1804, no stop after rex, leaf to centre of e of dei (DF 614; S 6615). About very fine but bright from cleaning (£80-100)
Medals Related to Sports, India, Football: Durand Football Challenge Prize, c.1905, a silver award medal, unsigned, view of a pavilion, landscape and trees beyond, reverse legend in and around wreath, Star of India emblem above, named (Won by the Lanc. Fus., C. Duckworth, 1908), 57mm (Pudd. 970.12 – not seen). Good very fine, very rare (£50-70)
£50–£70
Miscellaneous, 4th century, Barbarous radiates (35), Minimii (20) [55]. Varied state (£170-190)
£170–£190
Italy, Cardinal Angelo Quirini, 1750, a bronze medal by O. Hamerani, draped bust left, reverse legend in 14 lines, 49mm (Wurz. –). Extremely fine, with considerable original colour (£60-80)
£60–£80
Italy, Foundation of the Academy of Sciences, Turin, 1783, a bronze medal by C. Lavy, bust of Victor Amadeus III right, reverse standing figures, 49mm (BDM III, 350); Sweden, Death of Gustavus III, 1792, a bronze medal by C.H. Küchler, bust right, reverse Fame holding a wreath over a tomb, 56mm (Pollard 3; BDM III, 239); together with a bronze medal of Maria de Bourbon, signed AS, 46mm, and a Floral Society bronze medal by J.-E. Dubois, c.1845, with bust of Clémence Isaure, 36mm [4]. About...
Medals Related to Navigation, France, Fécamp, 1872, a plated bronze plaque, unsigned, for Mellerio, view of fishing boats in a harbour, reverse frontal elevation of a building, named (Au Profr. Gosset, Membre de l’Académie des Sciences, 1934), 55 x 43mm. Good very fine, rare (£30-40)
Miscellaneous, Moesia Inferior, Æ 26 (12), various rulers, from Marcianopolis (6), Nicopolis (6) [12]. Generally fair (£170-200)
£170–£200
Italy, Vitellius, c.1815, a large Berlin iron uniface portrait medal, laureate head left, legend on a raised border around, 105mm. Very fine and rare (£60-80)
Miscellaneous, 1st century, Tetradrachms (22), various rulers [22]. All cleaned, fair to fine (£450-550)
£450–£550
Medals Related to Navigation, France, Launch of the Croiseur-École Jeanne d’Arc, 1931, a bronze medal by G.-H. Prud’homme, bust of Joan of Arc left, reverse cruiser under steam, tablet below, named (J. Lessard 50-53), 59mm (CGMP p.326; cf. DNW 40, 717). Practically as struck, with most attractive patination (£40-50)
£40–£50
Miscellaneous, 1st to 4th century, miscellaneous bronzes (22), several different rulers [22]. Some fine (£120-150)
£120–£150
Medals Related to Aviation, France, Porte-Avions Arromanches, 1947, a bronze medal by G. Guiraud, robed figure of Liberty above the artifical harbour of Arromanches, reverse aircraft-carrier, three aeroplanes in sky above, arms of Great Britain and France united by an anchor below, engraved in field (Coupe Martini-Ailes, 1950, 4e Prix), 59mm (CGMP p.881; BM Acq. 1978-82, pl.57, 75); together with Rouen, 1960, a bronze plaque by Josette Hébert-Coeffin, mermaid over a map of the River Seine,...
Russia, School prize, c.1835, a silver medal, unsigned, crowned Imperial eagle, reverse Minerva standing, owl at feet, 43mm (Smirnov 479a). Obverse very fine, reverse nearly so and with some light scratching in field (£40-60)
Russia, Imperial Russian Horticultural Society, St Petersburg, c.1860, a silver medal by M. Kutschkin, standing robed female figure holding cornucopia, agricultural implements and produce behind, reverse legend in wreath, 54mm (Smirnov 626b). About extremely fine, nicely toned (£60-80)
Great Britain, Union-Castle Mail Steamship Co Ltd, a silver butterfly brooch for the Transvaal Castle, 26mm; and a pair of silver butterfly ear-rings for Windsor Castle, both 18mm [3]. Attractive colours, extremely fine (£60-70)
£60–£70
George III (1760-1820), Halfcrown, 1817, large head type, e of def over r (ESC –; SC 57; S 3788). Extremely fine, peripheral toning, an extremely rare variant (£300-350)
£300–£350
Great Britain, Anchor Line, a matching pair of silver-gilt spoons, for Cameronia, hallmarked JW & Co, London, 1936, and Circassia, hallmarked JW & Co, London, 1937, both 118mm [2]. Very fine (£60-70)
Elizabeth II (1952-, Proof sets (3), 1964 and 1966 double sets, 1980 50 Pence down; together with other miscellaneous modern coins, sets, etc. of Jersey, 1957-95 (52), all different [64]. Proofs brilliant and in cases of issue, others all extremely fine (£40-50)
Argentina, Visit of the Prince of Wales to Argentina, 1925, a bronze medal by J.M. Lubary, bust of the Prince of Wales right, reverse conjoined arms of Britain and Argentina, 50mm (BHM 4201; E 2000). Good very fine (£40-60)
Uninscribed issues, Uninscribed issues, pale gold Stater, portions of laureate head right, reverse horse left of unusual fine style, pellets above, jewelled ornament below, 6.24gm (BMC –; VA –; S –). Well-centred, about extremely fine and virtually as struck, extremely rare (£2,000-3,000)
£2,000–£3,000
17th Century, Cheshire, Chester, T. Valer, Farthing, mm. mullet both sides, thomas valer, man making candles, reverse in chester, tv in centre divided by rosette, 0.81gm (BW –). Obverse about fine, reverse fair, extremely rare, believed unpublished (£100-150)
£100–£150
Medals Related to Navigation, United States of America, Reception of Admiral Dewey by the City of New York, 1899, a bronze medal, unsigned, bust half-right, in wreath, reverse winged figure of Fame blowing trumpet, ship in background, 35mm. Fine; with loop on edge for suspension (£25-35)
£25–£35
George III (1760-1820), Sixpences (2), 1816, 1817 (ESC 1630, 1632; SC 25, 35; S 3791) [2]. Extremely fine, first with some original mint bloom, second toned (£50-60)
Austria, Portrait of a General, c.1915, a uniface cast bronze plaque, unsigned, half-length bust three-quarters right with close-cropped hair, 143 x 94mm. Green patina, light rubbing to high points otherwise very fine, rare (£40-60)
Austria, Spanische Reitischule in Wien [Spanish Riding School, Vienna], c.1925, a uniface bronze medal by F. Kounitzky, cavalier on leaping horse right, other equestrian figures around, 75mm. Minor rim knocks on the back, otherwise about extremely fine and patinated, rare (£40-60)
18th Century, Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, Cambridge, D. Hood, Penny, 1796 (DH 7). Some scuffing in upper obverse field, otherwise good very fine (£70-90)
£70–£90
Belgium, Académie Universelle des Sciences et des Arts Industriels, Brussels, 1888, a gilt bronze award medal by P. Fisch, two standing females, one holding torch and mirror, reverse legend around wreath, un-named, 70mm (BDM –). Obverse extremely fine, reverse nearly so; in original red fitted case (£40-60)
Uninscribed issues, Uninscribed issues, Quarter-Staters (24), Geometric type (BMC 2734; VA 1242; S 368) [24]. Fair to fine (£80-100)
George IV (1820-1830), Half-Sovereign, 1825 (Marsh 406; S 3803). Minor surface marks, good fine (£100-120)
£100–£120
George IV (1820-1830), Crown, 1821, edge secundo (ESC 246; SC 5; S 3805). Some light scuffs, good extremely fine or better, light tone (£450-550)
19th Century, Scotland, Angus, Carnoustie Co-Operative Association Ltd, Est 1859, a brass check, legend, reverse thistle, edge grained, 38mm. Attempted piercing, otherwise good fine, very rare (£35-45)
£35–£45
Chile, Third Congreso Sudamericano de Ferrocarriles, Santiago, 1929, a silver medal by R. Witte, electric locomotive emerging from mountain tunnel crosses a bridge, reverse 8-line inscription within a decorative octofoil, 45mm. Extremely fine (£40-60)
William I (1066-1087), Penny, Two Stars type, Sandwich, Ælfget, ielfgt on siindp, linear inner circle, no pellets by neck, obverse legend pillem rex ani, 1.16gm (Harris, SCMB 1986, p.374, item h [= Lockett 3854, different dies]; BMC –, but recorded in table of moneyers on p.ccxxxiv from the Hunterian Museum specimen [= SCBI 53, 100]; N 845; S 1254). Has been repaired, otherwise very fine and toned, extremely rare (£200-300)
£200–£300
Victoria (1837-1901), A Victoria Crown, 1890, rim engraved (Tinkers Leap 19th August 1893), mounted at 12 o’clock with a swivel ring suspender. The engraving is in military style and the coin very fine or better, an interesting item (£30-40)
George IV (1820-1830), Proof Halfpenny, 1826, bronzed (BMC 1434; SC 25; S 3824). Very slight rim bruise, good extremely fine, scarce (£120-150)
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