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30 May 2012
Music, J.B. Cramer, 1845, a silver medal by B. Wyon, bust left, rev. head of Muse within rays, 58mm (BHM 2205). About extremely fine, rare in silver £60-80
Hammer Price: £70
Music, Glasgow Athenæum (Inc. 1885), an oval silver award medal by D. Cunninghame, helmeted bust of Athena above city arms, rev. lady seated left, playing organ, angel with wreath above, edge named (Alwyne Laxton, Harmony, 3rd Grade, School of Music, Session 1911-12), 62 x 40mm (Brodie 606). Good extremely fine, lightly toned £40-60
6 July 2005
Exhibitions: Ireland, Dublin, Dublin International Exhibition [of] Arts and Manufactures, 1865, a bronze medal by A. Geefs, winged figure of Fame emptying cornucopiæ over building, rev. wreath, named (Section D, Bruneel & Co), 75mm (Allen Pt 5; cf. DNW 57, 1316). Extremely fine (£50-70)
14 December 2004
Swimming, London Swimming Club (Established 1859), a silver award medal by W.J. Taylor after W. Wyon, coronetted head of Victoria left, rev. wreath, named (Presented to Mr. E. Rowley for Swimming (Third) from Teddington to Mortlake in a long distance race, Sept. 16, 1865), 38mm. Very fine, rare; with ornate swivelling suspender and blue and white ribbon (£60-80)
13 July 2011
Accountancy, Chambers of Commerce, LONDON, London Chamber of Commerce Incorporated (Est. 1881), a silver award medal by Mappin Bros, standing and seated robed figures, rev. wreath, named (Senior Examination 1903, T.A. Warburton, for Methods & Machinery of Business), hallmarked Birmingham 1902), 38mm; NORTHUMBERLAND, Newcastle and Gateshead Incorporated Chamber of Commerce (Inc. 1875), a silver-gilt award medal by Reid & Sons Ltd, unsigned, named (Municipal College of Commerce, Session...
Architecture, Royal Institute of British Architects, Honorary Medal, 1834, a silver award after B. Wyon, from the same obv. die as lot 1008, rev. named (R.I.B.A., Alfred Bossom Silver Medal for Commercial Architecture, 1933, Awarded to Allan Johnson, Dip. Arch. Leeds, A.R.I.B.A), 57mm (cf. E 1280; cf. Taylor 24a). Virtually as struck and attractively toned £70-90
30 June 2004
Archery, Schools of the Empire Match, a silver award medal, unsigned, robed archer with bow, rev. Prince of Wales’ plumes and wreath, engraved (Charterhouse, 1905), edge named (G.B. Chetwynd-Stapylton), 44mm; Surrey Bowmen Tankard, a silver award medal by Elkington, arrow piercing serpent, rev. wreath, named (J.M. Vivian, 1950), 29mm [2]. First about extremely fine, second fine and with ring for suspension (£30-40)
Long Service, British Gas Light Co Ltd (Est. 1824), a silver 25 Years Service medal by A.G. Wyon, lion on plinth, rev. tablet on floral arrangement, named (C. Jesney, 1878-1903), 38mm (MJP p.16); Imperial Continental Gas Association, a silver 25 Years Service medal by W. Hantelmann, named (Arthur Lucas, 1880-1905), 35mm; The Gas Light and Coke Co (Est. 1812), a silver Faithful Service medal by E. Carter Preston, named (W. Challis), 41mm; National Association of Colliery Managers (Est. 1889),...
Music, DERBYSHIRE, Derby Conservatoire of Music (Inst. 1896), a silver award medal, unsigned, robed female with lyre, rev. wreath, named (Ida M. Beck, Violin, 1899), 38mm; Matlock Bath Musical Festival, a silver award medal, unsigned, named (K.E. Watts), 29mm; northamptonshire, Gretton Band Contest, First Prize silver medals by R. Neal (2), 1890, 1891, named (Kettering Town Band, A. Faulkner…A. Falkner), both 33mm [4]. Very fine, first dark-toned; all with clips and rings or means of...
Music, LONDON, The London College of Music (Est. 1887), silver awards (9), five different designs, viz. medals by J.A. Restall (3), musical instruments, revs. musical instruments, named (April 12th 1894, Elizabeth Jones, for Pianoforte Playing, Senior Section; Mary K. Crosland, for Pianoforte Playing, Advanced Senior Section, December 1896; Olwen Thomas, for Pianoforte Playing, Senior Section, July 1918), 42 (2) and 33mm; medals by J.A. Restall (2), named (Presented by Lady Rolleston [to]...
Ornithology, Cumberland, Alston, a silver award medal by J.A. Restall, birds above scroll, rev. wreath, engraved (Alston P. & P. Show, 31 Jan. 1896, First Prize for the best Tumbler), hallmarked Birmingham 1895, 52mm. Minor scuffing, otherwise extremely fine £40-50
15 December 2005
Bath, Prior Park, a bronze medal, unsigned, side elevation of the building, rev. two seated figures supporting arms, edge named (J.H. Rendall, 1933), 51mm; Bolton, Chadwick Orphanage, 1873, a gilt-bronze medal by H. Whewell, statue of Dr Samuel Chadwick, rev. frontal elevation of the building, edge named (James Fogg, Mem. Memorial Com.), 38mm (BHM 2956); Buckhaven, Technical College, Wellesley Colliery Medal for Mining (Inst. 1954), a bronze award medal, unsigned, pit-head shaft and winding...
Ornithology, Midlothian, Western District of Midlothian Agricultural Society, a silver award medal, unsigned, birds by and on lake, buildings and trees in background, rev. legend, named (Special Prize For Best Pen of Poultry Gained by John R. Brown, 1883), 48mm (Brodie –); Dept of Agriculture for Scotland, Laying Trials, a silver-gilt award medal by W.J. Dingley for the Scottish National Poultry Council, named (Duck Section (Khaki Campbells), Mr J. Wilson, Keswick, Cumberland, Eggs Laid...
Iron and Steel Institute, Bessemer Medal, 1873, a bronze award by G.T. Morgan and L.F. Day for Pinches, bust of Henry Bessemer left, rev. tablet, named (R.F. Mushet, 1876), 51mm (MJP p.66); Edinburgh Association of Science and Arts (Founded 1870), a bronze award medal, named (Presented to F.A. Macdonald, C.E., Glasgow, for his paper on Reinforced Concrete, Read on The 29th. Nov. 1909), 48mm (Brodie –); together with other miscellaneous medals (6), related to the rubber and chemical...
25 November 2013
Exhibitions, Dri-Ped Boot & Shoe Repairing Competition, silver award medals (2), unsigned, Atlas, revs. named (R. Broadhurst, 1934; G.F. Scott, 1936), both 44mm; International Shoe & Leather Fair, a silver award medal by Fattorini, named (1935 2nd Prize, District Class, E. Stemp), 44mm; 20th Manchester Shoe & Leather Exhibition, 1929, a silver award medal, unsigned, named (T. Stoneham, Riveted Square Clump Open Class), 38mm [4]. Very fine or better £70-90
Photography, LANCASHIRE, Lancaster Photographic Society, a silver award medal by J.A. Restall, arms above tablet, named (R.T. Simpson, 1904), rev. shield in wreath, engraved (Class I, Members Landscape), hallmarked Birmingham 1904, 45mm; Longton and District Photographic Society, a silver award medal by A.H. Darby, named (Awarded to Rev. C.F.L. Barnwell, 1st Prize, for Landscape, Members Class, 1904), hallmarked Birmingham 1903, 45mm; Southport Photographic Society (Founded 1890), a silver...
Hammer Price: £75
Municipal, Liverpool, Mayorality of John Bramley-Moore, a silver award medal by Allen & Moore for F.L. Hausburg, to benefit the Northern and Southern Hospitals, Liverpool, August 1849, arms with supporters, rev. inscription, edge named (Realized Nett £9593.6.2, Mrs Yates), 44mm; London, Lord Mayor Sir Francis Wyatt Truscott, a silver award medal, named (Arthur T. Simmons, aged 14, 20th July 1882); together with an anonymous silver award medal by J. Moore, named (W.K. Hudson, For Merit),...
Photography, LONDON, Hackney Photographic Society, an oval silver award medal by Bladon, tower of Hackney Church, rev. camera in wreath, named (Won by W.E. Cowan, 1898), 51 x 38mm (cf. Simmons FPL 13, 22); Hackney Photographic Society, a silver award medal by S.J. Rose, named (W.R. Deeley, 1931), hallmarked London 1930, 38mm; City of London and Cripplegate Photographic Society, a silver award medal, unsigned, named (Stan. L. Finch, 1st Award, Records, 1957), 51mm [3]. Last very fine, others...
Architecture and Building, (Chartered) Surveyors’ Institution, silver award medals (2, one gilt), unsigned, bust of John Clutton three-quarters right, revs. named (George Freeman, Highest Marks Professional Associateship Examination, 1899) and (Charles John Howell Thomas, Highest Marks Fellowship Examination, 1900), both 51mm [2]. Some surface marks and hairlines, otherwise extremely fine or better, the first very rare £80-100
Clubs and Societies, Royal Scottish Society of London, a silver-gilt award medal, lion rampant within crowned garter and wreath of thistles, rev. named (Awarded to Corpl Newton, 1st Life Guards, First Prize for Swordsmanship at the Scottish Fete in Lord Holland’s Park, 10 & 11 July 1851), 42mm. Extremely fine with suspension bar and tartan ribbon, rare £80-100
6 December 2012
Engineering, Institute for the Manufacture & Application of Coal Gas, the Birmingham Medal, a silver-gilt award by J. Moore, bust of William Murdoch left, rev. panel over gasometer, edge named (Awarded to Edward Victor Evans, O.B.E. D.Sc M. Inst Gas E., 27th May 1952), 64mm; Midland Junior Gas Association, a silver award medal, unsigned, named (W.J. Pickering, President, 1920-21), 38mm; Society of British Gas Industries, 1936, a silver award medal, unsigned, named (C.A. Poulson), 38mm [3]....
Education: England and Wales, Brighton, Brighton Proprietary School, 1836, a bronze Good Conduct award medal (Instituted 1852), unsigned, kneeling robed female, rev. named (Charles Gostling, Xmas 1866), 44mm; Brighton School of Science & Art, Ashbury Medal, a bronze award by Hancocks & Co, arms above wreath, named (Awarded to Alfred Hunt for Painting), rev. implements of art and industry in trilobe, 52mm; St Martin Sunday School, a bronze award medal, unsigned, St Martin on horseback,...
Medical, Bristol Hospital for Sick Children and Women, a silver award medal, unsigned, arms, rev. named (Mr W.C. Phillips, for Collection Church Parade L.O.A.S., 1902), 35mm; other silver award medals (5), viz. First Aid Challenge Cup, by Fattorini, named (Sgt R.D. Huddlestone, 1944), hallmarked Birmingham 1936, 32mm; London Foot Hospital, named (N.F. Jones, 1935), hallmarked Birmingham 1935, 33mm; Royal Northern Charity Competition, by London Silversmiths Co, named (R.U. G.C. Campbell...
Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, The Watt Club, a silver award by Kenning & Spencer, bust of Watt left, rev. mechanical pump, edge named (Thomas Webster, 1892), 48mm; Institution of Structural Engineers, a silver award medal by P. Metcalfe, pyramid and lighthouse from the ancient world, with modern bridge and crane, rev. named (D.G. Macintosh…Session 1927-28), 42mm [2]. Nearly extremely fine, the second a good example of Metcalfe's Art-Deco style £70-90
Education: England and Wales, Harrow, Harrow School, Robert Peel Prize for Latin, 1826, a bronze medal by W. Wyon, bust of M. Tullius Cicero right, rev. legend in wreath, edge named (J.G. Royde-Smith, 1940), 43mm (D & W 233/238); Hertford, Haileybury College, bronze award medals for Swimming (2), arms, revs. legend, named (C. Summerscales, 1911; S.H. Baker, 1915), both 32mm; Oxford, University, a uniface bronze award medal, arms, back named (Oxford University Hare & Hounds Club, One Mile...
Athletics, West of Scotland Harriers, a silver award medal, unsigned, greyhound leaping over a 5-barred gate, rev. legend, named (8 Miles H-cap, 20th Feb. 1892, 3rd Prize, won by A. Hamilton), 45mm (Brodie –; cf. DNW 57, 1477). Extremely fine and attractively toned, rare (£40-60)
Curling, Royal Caledonian Curling Club (Instituted 1838), Local Medal, by Sclater, rev. curling scene with four players, obv. named (Won by Thos. B. Rowan, Esq, 25th January 1855), 62 x 47mm (Brodie 426, this piece). Good very fine and toned; with ornate leaved border, crown and thistle suspension and loop (£60-80)
Education: Scotland, Glasgow, University, William Hunter Medal, 1783, a bronze award by N. Macphail, bust left, rev. legend in seven lines, edge named (Ricardus Macpherson, in Classe Obstetrica, mdccclxxvi), 70mm (Storer 1720; E 806; D & W 229/206; Brodie 615); William Cullen Medal, 1790, a bronze award by N. Macphail, bust left, rev. similar, edge named (Ricardus B. Macpherson, in Classe Medicinæ Foren:, mdccclxxvi), 70mm (BHM 342; Storer 709; E 832; Brodie 813) [2]. First about extremely...
Education: Ireland, Dublin, Royal Dublin Society, Government School of Design, a bronze medal by W. Woodhouse, coronetted bust of Victoria right, rev. crowned wreath, prize in centre, 1853 on tablet, edge named (John Kennedy, Stages I, III & 12), 43mm. Die crack in reverse field, about very fine (£35-45)
Medical, Edinburgh University, Murdoch Brown Medal in Clinical Medicine, a silver award medal, unsigned, arms within border, rev. wreath, named (Keith M. Morris, 1934), all within an applied wreath rim, 65mm. Extremely fine £90-120
Ice Skating, The Figure Skating Club (Founded 1898), a silver award medal by D.G. Collins, male skater on pond, rev. wreath, named (Lady Helen Vincent’s Challenge Cup, won by N. Somerville, April 1911), hallmarked Birmingham 1910, 32mm; Manchester Skating Club (Founded 1895), a uniface silver award medal by Fattorini, arms, back named (Manchester Cup, 1927, Miss K.M. Lovett, 2nd), hallmarked Birmingham 1927, 26mm; National Skating Association of Great Britain, silver award medals (4), viz....
Medical, Manchester Royal School of Medicine & Surgery, a silver award medal, unsigned, crowned shield with supporters, rev. wreath, named (Awarded to Mr Nathaniel Buckley by Dr Newbold for distinction in the Examinations upon Materia Medica, session 1839-1840), 55mm. Better than extremely fine, set in a silver ring with glazed lunette (reverse missing); in original case £80-100
Medical, Rededication Of The French Hospital And Dispensary, London, 1890, a bronze award medal by E. Lanteri, seated nurse between standing female and elderly man, rev. light from radiant star shines on ornate EIC tablet, roses around, named (Edouard Belleroche, Commissaire Fondateur), 76mm (BM Acq. 1978-82, p.74, 33; BDM III, 302; BHM –). Some light scratching above name in tablet, otherwise very fine and patinated, rare £90-120
Medical, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London, Alfred Willett Medal, 1905, a silver award by F. Bowcher, bust right, rev. façade of the hospital and armorial shield to left, edge named (H. Burt White, 1924), 57mm. Nearly extremely fine, scarce £80-100
Medical, St John’s Hospital for Diseases of the Skin, London, Chesterfield Medal in Dermatology, a silver award medal, unsigned [by J. Pinches], St John the Baptist standing facing, rev. named (Maurice Mitman M.B. B.S. M.R.C.P., 1928), 52 x 42mm. Extremely fine; in contemporary fitted case of issue £80-100
Photography, Edinburgh Photographic Society (Instituted 1861), a uniface bronze award plaque by A. Kirkwood & Son [after R. Hore], seated female holding a photographic image in her right hand, camera behind, edge named (Open Exhibition, Class 2, H.N. Usher, 1924), 77 x 41mm (Brodie –). Light spots and marks, otherwise very fine, attractive (£60-80)
Medical (Veterinary), Royal Veterinary College, silver award medals (2), both unsigned, Class Medal, bull’s and ram’s head in cartouches, crown above, rev. named (To Mr G.N. Gould, Class D, 1st Prize, Veterinary Medicine, Session 1923-1924), 52mm; Collegiate Medal, named (P.H. Anderson, Third Year, Session 1959-60), 49mm [2]. About extremely fine; cased as issued £60-80
Religion, Church of Scotland, silver award medals (2), unsigned, Young Men’s Guild 1881, burning bush and motto, rev. ornate cross, edge named (D. Porter, Mains & Strathmartine, Higher Grade 1894); Women’s Guild, 1887, edge named (Louisa Reith, East Parish, Aberdeen, Second Grade, 1895, both 47 x 33mm; Free Church of Scotland, a silver award medal, unsigned, named (Isabella Knowles, First Prize for “Joshua & the Conquest”, Middle Section, 1889), 52mm (CP 149.34; cf. DNW 41/696) [3]....
Clubs and Societies, LONDON, Royal Standard Benefit Society (Est. 1828), a silver medal for Services by E. Avern, Justice standing with scales, shield and accoutrements, rev. wreath of oak and palm, named (Mr Josh. Talbot), 48mm; Royal Standard Benefit Society, a silver medal for Services by W.J. Taylor, named (Mr P.H.H. Scagell), 41mm [2]. First about extremely fine, second extremely fine and attractively toned; with matching oval suspension loops, an attractive pair £80-100
Miscellaneous Subjects, George IV, Coronation, 1821, a silver medal by T. Halliday and P. Kempson, laureate bust left, rev. coronation scene, edge impressed (A Token of Friendship from J-C to Mary Spurdle, July 19 1821), 49mm (BHM 1073). Small piercing at top and edge nicks on reverse, otherwise about extremely fine, rare £70-90
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