Auction Catalogue

15 December 2005

Starting at 9:30 AM

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Historical and Art Medals

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

Lot

№ 1230

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15 December 2005

Hammer Price:
£50

London, King’s College, Todd Medal, 1863, a bronze award by J.S. Wyon, bust of Robert Bentley Todd left, rev. arms and supporters, edge named (Laurence Alfred Howard Snowball, 1950), 75mm (MJP p.89); International Medical Congress, London, 1881, a bronze award medal by L.C. Wyon, crowned and veiled head of Victoria left, rev. three supplicant figures kneeling befor Æsculapius, departing figure of Death behind, edge named (Presented with the Thanks of the Executive Committee to Sydney Townsend Day, Chief Commoner), 77mm (BHM 3110; E 1683; Storer 6307) [2]. First extremely fine, second very fine (£50-70)

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

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