Historical and Art Medals

Liverpool, Liverpool Art Club (Founded 1871), a bronze award medal by J. Hardman & Co, seated Britannia with trident, rev. three females, edge named (Tyndall Bright, 1885, Water Colour Drawing), 51mm; 80th Birthday of Thomas Carlyle, 1875, a copper medal by G.T. Morgan, bust left, rev. legend, 56mm (BHM 3006; E 1648); Royal Academy of Arts, Armitage Medal, a bronze award by L.C. Wyon, coronetted bust of Victoria left, rev. wreath, edge named (Elizabeth M. Nichol for a Design in Monochrome for a Figure Picture, Dec. 10, 1890), 55mm (cf. BHM 2285; cf. E 1420); together with other art and poetry-related bronze medals (7), from Edinburgh, Guildford, etc [10]. Second and third extremely fine, others generally very fine (£60-80)

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

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