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3 April 1998
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Earl of Chesterfield, Philip Stanhope, 1743, bronze by J.A. Dassier, bust draped left, reverse inscription with decorative cartouche, 55mm (MI 582/222; E 580). Nearly extremely fine (£40-50)
Hammer Price: £65
Duke of Wellington, British Battles, copper box medal, by F. Porter, published and sold by Edward Orme, 75mm (BHM 866; E 1074; Eimer (Wellington) 80). Missing the 13 paper aquatints, but has paper labels on the inside lids, a little rubbed and a few edge knocks, otherwise better than very fine,even brown patina, scarce (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £120
Visit of Czar Alexander I to London, 1814, copper medal by T. Webb, 54mm (BHM 848; E 1052; Bramsen 1470); Death of Princess Charlotte, 1817, copper medals (2), by T. Webb and G. Mills, 50mm (BHM 940; E 1097), and by T. Wyon, 50mm (BHM 943); Tribute of the French People to the English Nation, 1830, a copper medal by A. A. Caqué and R. Gayrard, 36mm (BDM I, 342) [4]. Very fine (£60-80)
Marquis of Hastings, Govenor General of India, c. 1815, by Westwood, wooden snuffbox lid, draped bust of Hastings left, 82mm. Very fine, splits in wood, not affecting portrait, very rare (£80-120)
Coronation of George iv, official silver by Pistrucci, the edge engraved “Isaac Stone,B.Y.C.H.“. Pierced at top, almost extremely fine (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £60
Death of George iv, miniature gold medal, 1830, obverse head left, reverse legend in six lines, 10mm. Extremely fine, rare (£100-120)
£100–£120
Hearts of Oak Benefit Society, 1842, a gold medalet, unsigned, standing figure with anchor, ship in background, reverse legend in wreath, 20mm, 4.03gm. About very fine; with loop for suspension (£30-40)
£30–£40
Stonehenge, 1843, white metal, by Bennet, view of Stonehenge, reverse a landscape view of old Sarum, 50mm. Nearly extremely fine, retaining much original brilliance (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £30
Crystal Palace, 1854, white metal, by L.C. Wyon, bust of Joseph Paxton, left, reverse detailed exterior view of Crystal Palce, 41mm. Good extremely fine, retaining full brillance, scarce thus (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £85
Robert Burns, Centenary of his Birth, 1859, bronze, by J. Moore, draped bust left, reverse inscription wreath, radiate lyre above, 41mm. Extremely fine (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £20
Inauguration of the German School for Physical Drill, London, 1865, a white metal medal by A. Kersting, 51mm (BDM III, 145); Cambridge University, bronze award medal by Munsey, un-named, set in a glazed lunette with copper band; Germany, Centenary of the Birth of Friedrich Alfred Krupp, 1912, an oval silver medal by H. Hahn, 53 x 37mm; together with a lead cast of a medal of Diana, 71mm [4]. First two about extremely fine, others fine and fair, last with old piercing (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £25
Four Oaks Racing Club, 1881-84, a good group of AR (6) and Æ (3) racing badges, some being passes for a lady, and some numbered. Generally very fine and better (£200-400)
Hammer Price: £750
Victoria (1837-1901), Victoria, Golden Jubilee, 1887, a copper medal by J.E. Boehm and F. Leighton, crowned bust left, reverse Empire enthroned with supporters, 77mm (BHM 3219; E 1733). Graze in obverse field, otherwise extremely fine; in official red case of issue (£15-25)
Royal Cornwall Agricultural Association 1889, silver, Cornish shield, Prince of Wales plumes above, reverse engraved inscription in wreath, 47mm. Extremely fine (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £35
Royal Caledonian Curling Club, Jubilee, a large undated (probably late 19th century) bronze medal with loop for suspension, by Edwards and Sons, 76mm, with a broad rim. Extremely fine and rare (£40-60)
Photography Magazine, prize medal, c. 1890, silver, by J.A. Restall, female seated right holding a photographic plate, a camera on a tripod before her, reverse engraved inscription (awarded for portraiture), 39mm. Extremely fine, two trivial edge nicks, scarce (£30-40)
Oddfellows: a large silver badge, in the form of a eight sided cross, ornately engraved, the centre set with a coloured photograph of the member (?), the top surmounted with a phoenix, reverse engraved”Presented by the Officers and Brothers of the Turner of Preston Lodge to P.C.N. Bro. Francis Murphy as mark of respect for past services May 5th 1879”, hallmarked 1879, with a loose ribbon suspender.Very fine and attractive (£150-200)
£150–£200
South African War, Victory, Liberty and Peace, 1899-1900, white metal, cameo portraits of Generals Buller, Roberts and Kitchener, reverse Victory over landscape, armaments below, 38mm; together with a Boer War Tribute medal for Birmingham, 1899-1902, gilt white metal, with its original ribbon and dated bar (Hibb. A4) [2]. Both medals extremely fine (£40-60)
£40–£60
Henry Irving, actor, 1905, bronze uniface, draped bust of Irving left, 52mm. Nearly extremely fine (£30-40)
Plymouth Education Committe, Five years perfect Attendance, 1910, silver, arms and supporters, reverse Inscription within wreath, 51mm. Extremely fine and attractively toned (£20-25)
Great War Silver medalets (4), relating to German attack on Chile, Japan and Hartlepool in 1914, and the aerial bombardment of the English coast in 1915, all with figure of Victory flying left, reverse inscription, 15mm. Suspension loops, good extremely fine and all attractively toned (£40-60)
Great War silver medalets (29), relating mostly to Military Campaigns on the Eastern Front, including those at Brest-Litowska, Biala, Gorzischen, Lodz, Nowo-Georgiesk, Petikov and Tanga 1914-15, all with figure of Victory flying left, reverse incription, 15mm. Suspension loops, good extremely fine and an unusually good group, all attractively toned (£80-120)
Hammer Price: £80
Airship Raids on London, 1915, a cast iron medal by F. Eue for Ball of Berlin, bust of Zeppelin three-quarters right, reverse Tower Bridge with road raised, two airships above the city in background, 108mm (E. 1944; BDM VII, 275; Hill, BM Guide, 112; cf. Spink 17.vii.97, 253 [Æ]; cf. Bonhams 12.ix.96, 74 [Fe]). An impressive medal, has been cleaned and re-blacked, otherwise extremely fine and rare (£240-280)
Hammer Price: £350
Zeppelin Bombardment of Britain, ‘The British Nightmare’, 1916, bronze satirical medal by Walter Eberbach, skeleton figure of Death unleashes Zeppelins, from which fall bombs on a factory, reverse six-line inscription, from which drops a bomb, 68mm. Extremely fine and very rare, particularly in this metal (£250-300)
Hammer Price: £410
Zeppelins in London, 1916, bronze uniface, by Ludwig Gies, three Zeppelins flying over buildings, shipping below, amongst which a bomb explodes, 61mm. Amongst the most emotive of all the Zeppelin medals, and a representation of considerable naive charm, very fine and extremely rare (£400-600)
Hammer Price: £500
Western Philanthropic Institution, 1821, silver, two men standing, one of which offers alms to a destitute family, reverse nine-line engraved inscription (awarded in 1929), 64mm. Good very fine, scuffs in field, suspension loop, rare (£30-40)
Winston Churchill, large Æ oval cast portrait plaque, c. 1940, bust three-quarters left, wearing jacket with bow tie, inscription above ‘Our Skipper’, beaded border, 225 x 175mm. Very fine and unpublished, rare (£80-120)
Hammer Price: £230
“Winston’s War”, a part set of silver medals, issued by Spink & Son Ltd, 17 from 25, in case of iissue, with certificate [17]. About as struck (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £50
Edward viii, small medallet, 1972, on his death, 5.2 gms; another medallet in imitation of ’Declaration’ Crowns of Charles I; and a modern fantasy for Hong Kong, 4.9 gms, one hall-marked [3]. About as struck (£20-30)
£20–£30
A group of Jewels awarded to Harry Harrison, including Past Master Cholmondeley Lodge 1908, silver gilt, 1890, Royal Arch, Knights Templar, Jubilee 1887, Mark Mason, Rose Croix etc., together with his certificates; Knights Templar’s Jewel, 18ct gold and enamel, awarded to Miles J. Waker, 1890 [11]. Generally extremely fine (£350-400)
Hammer Price: £320
Foundation of Edinburgh Exchange, 1753, silver, bust of George Drummond as Grand Master of the Freemasons, reverse armorial shield of the Scottish Freemasons, 31mm (MI 671/382). Very fine, tiny attempted piercing at top of reverse, very rare, attractively toned (£250-300)
Hammer Price: £460
London Masonic Lodge, 1766, silver, a man chisels inscription on a plinth, Masonic tools at its base, reverse a radiate globe in the centre, below, a serpent around a block, on which rests a sprig of acacia, 40mm, by J. Kirk (BHM 108). Nearly extremely fine, extremely rare and unrecorded in silver (£100-150)
Hammer Price: £240
St. Alban’s Masonic Lodge, Centenary, 1728-1827, silver-gilt, statue of St. Alban, reverse inscription within garter, oval, 40 x 49mm (Marvin 111, Shackles 60). Extremely fine, rare (£80-120)
Miscellaneous medals, medallets, counters, machine tokens, etc. (approx. 150). Varied state (£30-40)
Medallions, counters, tokens, etc., a small quantity. mostly fair to about very fine (£10-15)
Coronation of Joseph II in Frankfurt, 1764, white metal, by Krafft, crowned bust right, in Coronation robes, reverse coronation scene of annointment, 64mm (Probzt-Orsthoff 160). Nearly extremely fine (£40-50)
Archduke Ferdinand arrives in Milan as Governor, 1771, bust of Ferdinand right, reverse standing figure representing Milan, her hand raised joyously, 49mm (Probzt-Orsthoff 241). Nearly extremely fine (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £40
Homage to Galicia and Lodomerie, 1773, conjoined busts of Joseph II and Maria Theresia, right, reverse an allegory of female figures of the two states, 50mm (Probzt-Orsthoff 255). Good very fine (£30-40)
New Coinage, white metal, by Guillemard, bust of Maria Theresia right, reverse Moneta stands by a coining press, before which is a cherub with a newly-minted coin, 50mm. Very fine and interesting (£40-50)
Hammer Price: £100
General Laudon, Capture of Belgrade, 1789, white metal, by J. Reich, uniformed bust of Laudon left, reverse equestrian figure, raised sword, advancing left, city beyond, 47mm. Partially milled edge, very fine (£30-40)
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