Ancient, British and World Coins, Token, Historical and Art Medals, Numismatic Books and Banknotes

Exhibitions: England and Wales, Birmingham, National Trades & Industrial Exhibition, 1899, a gilt-bronze Award of Excellence by J.A. Restall, robed female dividing two cartouches containing a sculptor and a blacksmith, arms below, rev. wreath, named (E.F. Spicer, for Artistic Taxidermy), 51mm; Birmingham Industrial Polytechnic Exhibition, 1901, a bronze award medal by Jenkins Ltd, blacksmith and artisan in forge, rev. two shields, named (Frederick Winstone), 63mm (Allen Pt I); National Trades Exhibition, 1904, a bronze medal by H.B. Sale, arms above Bingley Hall, rev. wreath, named (Mr A.J. Leeson, for Services Rendered), 41mm (Allen Pt I); Bournville, Bournville Works Exhibition, 1913, a bronze award medal by Æ Ltd, Birmingham, hammer and lamp on easel, rev. wreath, named (Poetry, B. Duke), 38mm; Coventry, Triumph Arts & Crafts Exhibition, 1924, a bronze award medal by Vaughton, logo of Coventry Cycle Co in wreath, rev. legend, named (Miscellaneous, 2nd Prize, W. Bawden), 51mm; Dudley, Dudley and Midland Fine Arts, Scientific and Industrial Exhibition, 1866, a copper medal by J. Moore, quadrilobe with logos of four local societies, rev. legend, edge named (Chubb & Son), 51mm (Allen Pt I); Hanley, Engineering Trades and Industrial Exhibition, Hanley, 1898, a plated award medal, unsigned, scroll above locomotive, ship and other maritime implements, rev. wreath, named (Awarded to H.K. Hales for Quadrant Chainless Cycles), 51mm; Whitnash, Whitnash Industrial Exhibition, 1865, a white metal award medal by J. Moore, St Margaret’s Church, rev. legend, named (Lieut. H. Waller), 38mm (BHM 2849; Allen Pt 4) [8]. Third very fine, others about extremely fine and better (£70-90)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, British Medals from the Collection of James Spencer.

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Obverse of sixth only illustrated.

The Allen reference in this and subsequent lots relates to L.L. Allen, ‘A Checklist of United Kingdom Exhibition Medals from 1840 to 1909’, in Coin News, September 2004 to January 2005