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Create new listExhibitions: England and Wales, Bristol, Bristol Exhibition, 1912, a copper award medal by J.A. Restall, arms and unicorn supporters, rev. wreath, named (Bristol Photographic Club, Portraiture, Awarded to Mrs F. Wild), 64mm; Bristol Exhibition, 1913, a copper award medal by J.A. Restall, similar, named (Bristol Photographic Club, Awarded to Mrs Wild), 64mm; Bristol Home Life Exhibition, 1918, a gilt-bronze award medal, unsigned, female seated right in her kitchen, daughter at her feet and infant on her lap, rev. wreath, engraved (For the Dunkley Safety Pram), 45mm; Exeter, Amateur Art Exhibition, a copper award medal signed A.R.S., arms and supporters, rev. robed female figure of Art seated left, Cathedral, ship and bee-hive in background, edge named (Edith M. Gunnell), 64mm (Allen Pt I); Plymouth, Plymouth, Devonport & Stonehouse Trades, Industrial & Photographic Exhibition, 1903, a bronze medal, unsigned, standing robed figure with camera and accountrements of industry, rev. wreath, 39mm (Allen Pt 4); Reading, Reading Industrial Exhibition, 1865, a copper medal, unsigned, town arms, rev. Royal arms and supporters, edge named (William Henry Blewett, Winchester), 51mm (Allen Pt 4); Swindon, British Railways Western Region Staff Association, Exhibition of Arts & Crafts, a gilt-bronze medal by Pinches, legend, rev. wreath, named (C.F. Cox, Swindon, Award of Honour, 1959), 38mm [7]. First about extremely fine, fourth practically as struck and attractive, others very 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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Second Simmons FPL 13, Winter 1998 (45).
Reverse of fourth only illustrated on the Plates. Four other Bristol-related photographic medals awarded to Mrs Florence Wild between 1912 and 1930 were in Simmons FPL 13 and in DNW Auction 64, lot 1136. William Henry Dunkley, inventor of the Dunkley safety pram
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