Historical and Art Medals, Numismatic Books

Society for the Encouragement of the Fine Arts (Founded 1858), a silver award medal by S. Rosenthal and W.J. Taylor, accoutrements of the arts, rev. wreath, named (Madame Gilbert, Honorary Member, 1862), 51mm; Department of Science and Art, Queen’s Medal, 1897, a silver medal by F. Bowcher, veiled and crowned bust of Queen Victoria left, rev. seven-line inscription within wreath, edge named (Mabel B. Keighly, Subject 23D, 1899), 51mm (E 1825) [2]. First good very fine but with minor rim nicks, second extremely fine and in fitted case of issue (£50-70)

Provenance:
Second DNW Auction 49, 21 March 2001, lot 990