Irish Coins & Historical Medals

Irish Water Spaniel Club, a silver award medal, unsigned, head of a water spaniel right, rev. crowned harp and wreath of shamrocks, named (Dublin Show, 1895, won by Col. The Hon. W. Le Poer Trench’s ‘Shamus’), 51mm. Virtually as struck and attractive, rare £120-£150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Irish Historical Medals, the Property of a Gentleman.

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Provenance: J. Spencer Collection, DNW Auction M5, 17 December 2007, lot 1066.

Col. The Hon. William Le Poer Trench (1837-1920), Dalystown, Loughrea, co Galway and Gerrards Cross, Bucks; a surveyor who served in the Royal Engineers, he was also Conservative MP for Galway 1872-4