Historical and Art Medals

Birmingham, The Birmingham Photographic Society, a uniface copper medal, seated and standing figures dividing shields, back named (B.H. Bentley), 79mm; Birmingham & District Association of Boy Scouts, a plated award medal, unsigned, scouts seated around camp-fire, trees and tents at sides, rev. named (Annual Sports, 1927, Despatch Race under 15, Troop 28, 1st, L. Havard), 63mm; Leicester, Leicester Shopping Festival, a bronze award medal, unsigned, arms, rev. named (1922, R. Morley & Sons, 14 Cheapside, Leicester), 38mm; Malvern, Malvern Eisteddfod, 1922, a bronze award medal, unsigned, winged figure supporting scroll, rev. wreath, named (Photography Division, A.C. Allen), 45mm; Worcester, County Medal, 1902, a bronze medal by F. Bowcher, wreathed head of Vigornia right, rev. seated female figure encouraging naked male student, edge named (C.J. Jelfs), 63mm (BDM I, 256) [5]. First two very fine, others better, mostly rare, especially the last (£70-90)

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

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