Irish Coins & Historical Medals

Wicklow Farming Society, a silver award medal by I. Parkes, farm animals in foreground, tree at left and house at right, exergue engraved (The best Boar), rev. wreath, named (To Lord Vist. Powerscourt for the best Boar shewn, 13th October 1840), 51mm (cf. T. Millett FPL 2001, 35-6). Light spotting in obverse field, otherwise extremely fine and very rare
£240-£300

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 1236.

Richard Wingfield, 6th Viscount Powerscourt (1815-44), MP for Bath; a pencil and chalk drawing of him is in the National Portrait Gallery