Orders, Decorations and Medals Including five Special Collections

RAF Halton, Barrington-Kennett Trophy, silver medal, type 1, by J. Pinches (Athletics 1928 Senior 440 yds Relay Winners), hallmarked London 1927; bronze medal, type 1, by J. Pinches, un-named; plated bronze medal, type 6, unsigned (Tennis 1957); No.3 Wing, Halton, a bronze and enamel prize medal for Rugby, rugby players with ball, rev. eagle, named (L.A.A. Russell, J.), 38mm; No.4 Wing, Halton, a bronze and enamel prize medal by J. Pinches for Football, footballer kicking ball, rev. eagle, un-named, 39mm, very fine and better, the type 6 medal very rare (5) £60-80

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Preston-Morley Buckinghamshire Collection: Medals and Militaria.

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Provenance:

Silver type 1 A.C. Solomon Collection;
BDW Auction, 8 December 1994, lot 630 (part).

Bronze type 1 Sotheby Auction, 25 June 1983, lot 160 (part);
bt C. Eimer June 1983.

Plated bronze type 6 bt Charing Cross Market September 1982.
Rugby bt A. Judd September 1990.

Football John Pinches Archive Collection Part 1, Glendining Auction, 6 July 1988 (lot 156 part);
Glendining Auction, 12 October 1994, lot 803 (part).

See Medal News, February 1994, p.26, where the type 6 medal is referred to.