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THE PRESTON-MORLEY BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COLLECTION, Burnham Beeches Lodge (Craft), No.5895, a silver-gilt and enamel Worshipful Master’s badge, oval vignette of beech trees, named (Presented to W. Bro. A.C. Apps in appreciation of his services as a W.M., 1964, hallmarked tjs Birmingham 1963), 80 x 40mm; Burnham Chapter (Royal Arch), No.5568, a silver-gilt jewelled badge, circular vignette of beech trees, named (Presented to E. Comp. W.C. Bell by the Companions for his services as M.E.Z., 1964-65), 90 x 41mm; Royal Horticultural Society, a bronze award medal, unsigned [by J. Pinches], seated and standing females representing Pomona and Flora with fauna and cornucopia, rev. wreath, engraved (Burnham Horticultural Society, 1928), 45mm (MJP p.154; cf. Baldwin Argentum May 2002, 494); Burnham Bowls Club, a green enamel badge, swan chained, 25mm [4]. First two extremely fine and attractive, others almost extremely fine (£60-80)

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

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Provenance:
**First two Glendining Auction, 10 July 1991, lot 162 (part);
bt G. Stewart July 1991.

RHS BDW Auction 1, 8 June 1993, lot 617 (part).
Bowls Club bt G. Ferguson November 1993