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British Medals from the Collection of James Spencer

James N Spencer

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№ 145 x

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30 May 2012

Hammer Price:
£780

Miscellaneous Subjects, Centenary of the Union of England and Scotland, 1807, a silver medal by T. Wyon Sr. and T. Martyn, conjoined busts of George III and Queen Charlotte left within ornate borders, rev. allegorical figures of England, Scotland and Ireland in the style of the Three Graces, edge named (Viscount Chetwynd, Colonel of the Duke of Gloucester’s Loyal Volunteers, 30th July 1803), 84mm (BHM 628; E 981). Good very fine, very rare £800-1,000

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Richard Chetwynd, 5th Viscount Chetwynd of Bearhaven (1757-1821) succeeded to the family estates in Staffordshire in 1791. The family originated from Bearhaven, co. Cork and also held land in Rathdowne, co. Dublin