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Victoria (1837-1901), Golden Jubilee, 1887, Windsor & District, a bronze medal by J. Moore for Dyson & Son, coronetted and veiled bust left, rev. windsor & district jubilee sports & pastimes june 1887 in four lines, 38mm (Whittlestone & Ewing 2275 obv.; BHM –); Edward VII, Coronation, 1902, Windsor, Eton and Neighbourhood, medals (2), by E. Fuchs for Elkington, on behalf of Dyson & Sons, in bronze and white metal, conjoined crowned busts right, rev. two crowned shields, both 39mm (BHM 3777); Edward VII, Coronation, 1902, Windsor and Neighbourhood, a white metal medal, unsigned, similar, rev. crowned arms, 39mm, with clip, ring, original green and red ribbon and clasp, g. mitchell mayor (cf. BHM 3847 for obv.); George V and Queen Mary, Coronation, 1911, Windsor & Neighbourhood, a white metal medal, unsigned [by A. Halliday] for Elkington, conjoined crowned busts left, rev. arms and motto, 38mm (cf. BHM 4087 for obv.); Celebration of Peace, 1919, Windsor, Eton and District, a white metal medal, unsigned, standing winged figure of Victory, peace 1919 at right, rev. arms, w. carter esq. mayor of windsor chairman 1919 below, 39mm [6]. About extremely fine and better; third in original red box of issue (£50-70)

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

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Provenance:
*1887 bt Cutler Street Market July 1973.
1902 bronze bt C. Eimer April 1981.

1902 WM Glendining Auction, 14 February 1973, lot 369 (part);
bt G. Ward February 1973.

1902 G Mitchell bt Eden Coins September 1989.
1911 bt Eden Coins January 1990.
1919 bt Eden Coins October 1990.

Dyson & Son [later styled Dyson and Sons], watchmakers and jewellers originally at Thames Street, Windsor, established in 1752.

Sir William Carter, Kt (1848-1932), 13 times mayor of Windsor