Coins and Historical Medals

LANCASHIRE, Ardwick, École d’Ardwick, 1790, an engraved silver Gage de Mérite pour L’Écriture, unsigned, legend, named (Jean Panter), rev. that the fair art of penmanship may thrive let youths with arduous emulation strive around date in centre, decorative border, 42mm, 25.04g (cf. DNW 127, 2705). Extremely fine and most attractive, very rare; with loop for suspension £120-150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, British Educational Award Medals from the Collection formed by the late T.H. Watts.

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