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

Exhibitions: England and Wales, Bradford, Bradford Friends’ Adult School Arts & Handicrafts Exhibition, 1894, a bronze award medal, unsigned, arms, rev. named (Highest Award to J. Hutchinson for Decoration), 32mm (Allen Pt 1); Hartlepool, The Hartlepools Trade & Arts Exhibition, a bronze award medal by Vaughton, winged figure over camera and implements of industry, rev. wreath, named (Class 14, 2nd Prize, W.G. Hill, 1902), 44mm (Allen Pt 2); Keighley, Trades and Industrial Exhibition, 1894, a gilt-bronze award medal by H.B. Sale, shield, rev. wreath and scroll, named (J. Dennison, P.W.M., Leeds), 45mm (Allen Pt 2); Leeds, Yorkshire Exhibition of Arts and Manufactures, 1875, a copper medal, unsigned, symbols of art and industry including an early locomotive, rev. arms of Leeds surrounded by arms of ten more Yorkshire cities and towns, edge named (H.P., C.E., Holt, Leeds), 60mm (Allen Pt 2); Leeds Exhibition, a uniface light bronze award medal, unsigned, arms, back named (One-Tier Wedding Cake (Cut), 3rd Prize, F. Fielding, 1907), 38mm; York, Great Exhibition, York, 1889, a gilt-bronze award medal by J.A. Restall, coronetted and veiled head of Victoria left, rev. conjoined shields, named (G. Wright & Co, for Excelsior Cushions), 57mm (Allen Pt 4); York Trades Industrial & Art Exhibition, 1896, a gilt-bronze award medal, unsigned, Victory crowning putto, rev. named (Peter Creighton, for Life Saving apparatus, York), 44mm (Allen Pt 4) [7]. First good fine, others generally very fine but fourth with some rim bruises (£60-80)

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

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