Auction Catalogue

31 May 1995

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Historical and Art Medals

The Charing Cross Hotel  The Strand  London  WC2N 5HX

Lot

№ 17

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31 May 1995

Hammer Price:
£110

1791. Death of Selina, Countess of Huntingdon, white metal medal by P. Kempson and S. Kindon, bust left, reverse legend, 34mm (BHM 351; E. 841), better than very fine; together with Tercentenary of the First English Bible, 1835, bronze medal by J. Davis, 44mm (BHM 1691; E. 1283), very fine; Centenary of Wesleyan Methodism, 1839, bronze medal by C.F. Carter, 38mm (BHM 1899; E. 1330), extremely fine; Centenary of the Death of John Wesley, 1891, bronze medal, 51mm (BHM 3418), about extremely fine; other white metal medals (6) of Wesley, Raikes, Canning, etc. [10], fine and better (£50-70)

Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon (1707-91), a patron of Methodism