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Great Britain, Olympic Games, London, 1908, a bronze Participants’ medal by B. Mackennal for Vaughton, Fame standing on globe, holding trumpet and palm-branch, rev. quadriga left, 50mm (BHM 3963; E 1904; cf. DNW 51, 1243). Extremely fine; in original blue fitted case by Vaughton, lid gold-blocked ‘Olympic Games of London, 1908, Donor’ (£200-300)