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Victoria, Golden Jubilee, 1887, a gold medal by L.C. Wyon after Sir J.E. Boehm and Sir F. Leighton, crowned bust left, rev. enthroned figure of Empire surrounded by standing figures representing Science, Letters, Art, etc, Mercury and Time below, 58mm, 89.83g (W & E 2000.3; BHM 3219; E 1733a). A few light surface and scuff marks, particularly in upper reverse field, otherwise extremely fine; in original red leather case £2,000-2,500
Hammer Price: £2,700
Victoria, Golden Jubilee, 1887, a bronze medal by L.C. Wyon after Sir J.E. Boehm and Sir F. Leighton, crowned bust left, rev. enthroned figure of Empire surrounded by standing figures representing Science, Letters, Art, etc., Mercury and Time below, 77mm (W & E 2000.1; BHM 3219; E 1733b); Victoria, Diamond Jubilee, 1897, medals (6), by G.W. de Saulles (3), in silver and bronze (2), all 55mm (W & E 3000.3, 3000.4; BHM 3506; E 1817), by F. Bowcher for Spink (2), in white metal, 51mm (W & E...
Hammer Price: £190
Department of Science and Art, Queen’s National Medal, 1856, in copper, by W. Wyon, coronetted bust of Victoria left, rev. legend in wreath, named (Hilda K.A. Robinson, Stage 8B2, 1887), 55mm (E 1511); Society of Arts, Albert Medal, 1863, copper medals by L.C. Wyon (2), named (Owen Jones Competition, 1893, Frank H. Smith, for a Design for a Carpet…Owen Jones Competition 1897, John Wadsworth, for a Design for a Carpet), both 56mm (BHM 2795; E 1566); Edward VII, Board of Education, a...
Hammer Price: £85
Golden Jubilee of the Uniform Penny Postage, 1890, a plated copper medal by L.C. Lauer, crowned bust of Victoria left above a stamped envelope, stagecoach and train at top and bottom, arms and supporters below, rev. bust of Sir Rowland Hill three-quarters right, Mulready envelope below, rose, thistle and shamrock, 65mm (BHM 3407; E 1756). Extremely fine £100-150
Hammer Price: £170
Emin Pasha Relief Expedition, 1890, a large cast bronze medal by Elinor Hallé, cast by J. Moore for the Royal Geographical Society, high-relief bust of Henry Morton Stanley left, rev. seated figure of Africa right, in elephant head-dress, empties waters of the Rivers Congo and Nile, her left foot on a crocodile, a mountain and rising sun, 124mm (Attwood 11; BHM 3410; E 1763). Casting flaws on reverse, otherwise extremely fine, rare £500-600
Hammer Price: £500
Visit of Emperor Wilhelm II to the City of London, 1891, a pair of bronze medals by Elkington & Co for the Corporation of London, conjoined busts of Wilhelm and Princess Augusta right, rev. Londinia indicating shipping on the Thames to a figure of Prussia, St Paul’s behind, both 80mm (W & E 1668.1; BHM 3412; E 1768; Welch 24) [2]. Extremely fine; in fitted double case of issue £200-300
Hammer Price: £450
Visit of the Duke and Duchess of York to the City of London, 1893, a copper medal by G.G. Adams for the Corporation of London, conjoined busts left, rev. Duke and Duchess in biga left, being presented with a cornucopia by Londinia, 76mm (W & E 1763.1; BHM 3452; E 1780; Welch 25). Extremely fine; in original case of issue £80-100
Hammer Price: £250
Resignation of William Gladstone as Prime Minister, 1894, a large bronze medal by L.C. Lauer for J. Rochelle Thomas, bust left, rev. inscription recording the names of all members of the House of Commons, 95mm (BHM 3468; E 1792). Spot on reverse, otherwise extremely fine £80-100
Hammer Price: £290
Victoria, Diamond Jubilee, 1897, a gold medal by G.W. de Saulles, young bust left, rev. veiled bust left, 26mm, 12.87g (W & E 3000.2; BHM 3506; E 1817b). Virtually mint state; in official red case of issue £300-350
Hammer Price: £350
Victoria, Diamond Jubilee, 1897, a silver medal by J. Carter for the city of Coventry, crowned bust left, rev. arms and crest, 39mm (W & E 3065C.3; BHM 3537). Brilliant mint state, attractively toned, rare; in red case of issue £40-50
Hammer Price: £30
Victoria, Diamond Jubilee, 1897, a bronze medal by H. Jenkins and Son, bust left surrounded by emblems of countries of the Empire, rev. inscription, 76mm (W & E 3155A; BHM 3541); together with other medals for the same event (20) [21]. First very fine, others in varied state £60-80
Hammer Price: £130
Victoria, Diamond Jubilee, 1897, a silver medal by H.B. Sale & Co, crowned bust left, rev. Britannia standing, 32mm (W & E 3410A.3; BHM 3563); together with other medals and medalets for the same event (27, four in silver) [28]. First about extremely fine, others in varied state £70-90
Hammer Price: £100
Victoria, Diamond Jubilee, 1897, a bronze medal by Spink for the Corporation of London, bust left, rev. Londinia with attendants presenting garland to seated Britannia, 76mm (W & E 3470.1; BHM 3510; E 1815). Virtually as struck; in black case of issue £60-80
Victoria, Diamond Jubilee, 1897, a white metal medal by double border of shields, 76mm (W & E 3475A.1; BHM 3511; E 1816); bronzed lead medals (2), both unsigned, for St Gabriel’s and St Saviour’s Churches, Pimlico, revs. view of the church, 78mm (W & E 3760E1, G2; BHM –, 3582); together with other medals for the same event (17) [20]. First extremely fine, others in varied state £70-90
Victoria, Death, 1901, a light bronze medal by L.-C. Lauer, crowned bust left, rev. angel reclining, holding medallion, 65mm (W & E 1942.1; BHM 3689; E 1855B); together with other late Victorian medals (12), medalets (2), including Visit to Florence 1893, Visit to Ireland 1900, etc [15]. First extremely fine, others in varied state £40-50
Hammer Price: £150
Commencement of the New Century, 1901, a cupro-nickel medal by the Kings Norton Metal Co Ltd, bust of Queen Victoria left, rev. portraits of Edward VII and Alexandra in medallions, 45mm (W & E 4090); Kingsway & Aldwych Tunnel Opened, 1905, a silver medal by F. Bowcher for Spink, 33mm (W & E 4891, not listed in silver; BHM –; E –; Fearon 355.2) [2]. Mint state, second toned and very rare; in boxes of issue £60-80
Hammer Price: £65
Edward VII, Coronation, 1902, a gold medal by G.W. de Saulles, crowned bust right, rev. crowned bust of Queen Alexandra right, 55mm, 91.78g (W & E 4100.5; BHM 3737; E 1871). Mint state; in red case of issue £2,000-2,500
Hammer Price: £3,000
Edward VII, Coronation, 1902, a gold medal by G.W. de Saulles, crowned busts of King and Queen, both to right, 31mm, 17.27g (W & E 4100.2; BHM 3737; E 1871). Edge hammered and scratch in obverse field, otherwise about extremely fine; in official red case of issue £200-250
Hammer Price: £330
Edward VII, Coronation, 1902, medals (13), by G.W. de Saulles (4), in silver and bronze (3), crowned bust right, revs. crowned bust of Alexandra right, all 56mm (W & E 4100.3, 4100.4; BHM 3737; E 1871a); by J Carter, in white metal, 39mm (W & E 4153A.1; BHM 3752); by Fattorini & Sons, in bronze, 38mm (W & E 4220B.1; BHM 3756); by A. Fenwick (2), in plated bronze, 39mm (W & E 4230A.7; BHM 3764), in bronze, 51mm (W & E 4238.2; BHM 3759); by E. Fuchs for Elkington (2), both bronze, different...
Hammer Price: £230
Edward VII, Visit to the City of London, 1902, a bronze medal by Searle & Co for the Corporation of London, conjoined busts left, rev. Londinia presents welcoming address to their majesties seated on a dais, 76mm (W & E 4850.1; BHM 3868; E 1874). Extremely fine; in black case of issue £90-120
Edward VII, Coronation, 1902, Bradford, a gold and enamel presentation cross by Fattorini, conjoined busts right, legend on enamelled border, rev. er monogram, engraved (From the Mayor W.C. Lupton), 44mm, 9ct, 8.58g. Extremely fine, with ribbon and gold pin; in red fitted case of issue £120-150
Edward VII, Death, 1910, a bronze medal by F. Bowcher, crowned bust facing, rev. wreath, 45mm (BHM 3981; E 1914); together with other Edwardian base metal medals (9) [10]. Very fine to extremely fine £40-60
Hammer Price: £90
Royal Academy of Arts, 1910, a plated bronze award medal by B. Mackennal and L.C. Wyon, bust of George V left, rev. the torso Belvedere, edge named (Walter Edmund Troke, for a Set of Architectural Drawings, Dec. 10 1929), 55mm (BHM 4004; E 1916; MJP p.174); Royal Society of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, 1910, a bronze award medal by B. Mackennal, named (Cecil W.J. Roberts, Intermediate Examinations 1923, Theory and Practice of Commerce), 55mm (BHM 4004; E 1917); Completion of the...
Hammer Price: £70
George V, Coronation, 1911, silver medals by B. Mackennal (2), both 31mm (BHM 4022; E 1922b); George V, Coronation, 1911, medals (44, one in silver), from Plymouth, Stockton-on-Tees, Ashton-under-Lyne, Bridgwater, Clydebank, Acton, Bath, N.E. Devon, Grimsby, Chipping Norton, Milngavie, Inveresk and Musselburgh, Windsor, Devonport, Barrow-in-Furness, Tonbridge, Truro, Glasgow, Dundee, etc [46]. Generally very fine, some better £100-150
George V, Coronation, 1911, medals (2), by B. Mackennal, in silver, 51mm (BHM 4022; E 1922a), unsigned, in bronze, for Wandsworth, 64mm (BHM 4062); British Empire Exhibition, 1924, a bronze medal by B. Mackennal, 51mm (BHM 4193; E 1987); George V, Silver Jubilee, 1935, medals (4), by P. Metcalfe (3, all silver), 57mm, 31mm (2) (BHM 4249; E 2029), unsigned, in plated bronze, 51mm (BHM 4267) [7]. Extremely fine or better; most in cases of issue £60-80
Hammer Price: £140
George V, Coronation, 1911, a large silver medal by F. Bowcher, conjoined and crowned busts left, rev. the King, Queen Mary beside him, crowned by Britannia, Westminster Abbey beyond, edge stamped silver, 102mm, 492.0g (BHM 4023; E 1921; BDM V, 643). Has been lightly polished, otherwise good very fine and extremely rare £300-400
Hammer Price: £680
George V, Coronation, 1911, medals (13), by F. Bowcher for Spink, in bronze, 44mm (BHM 4056, recté Bowcher); by J. Fray (2), in plated bronze, 50mm, and silver, 74mm (BHM 4035, 4035/4037); by J.R. Gaunt, in bronze, 63mm (BHM 4038); by H. Jenkins, in gilt-bronze, 64mm (BHM 4043); by B.G.M., in bronze, 57mm (BHM 4061); by J. Moore, in bronze, 82mm (BHM 4045); by J. Pinches, in bronze, 39mm (BHM 4047; MJP p.239); by J.A. Restall, in bronze, 52mm (BHM 4048); by A. Toft (2), both bronze, 52 and...
Hammer Price: £200
George V, Coronation, 1911, a gold and enamel badge by Elkington for the Corporation of Salford, conjoined busts left, set in an ornate mount with arms of Salford below, 55 x 39mm, 9ct, 30.32g. Extremely fine; with original blue ribbon and gilt suspender bar £200-250
George V, Coronation, 1911, a set of three bronze medals by Vaughton, viz. Victoria, uniface, by Collis, 54mm (BHM 1806), Edward VII and George V and Queen Mary, both 45mm (BHM 3816, 4056); George V, Coronation, Tynemouth, 1911, a plated bronze medal by D.H. Carter & Co, 51mm; Three Kings of 1937, a set of three plated bronze medals, 32mm; George VI, Coronation, 1937, an octagonal silver medal by Mappin & Webb, 38mm (W & E 7150A.5); Centenary of the Births and Deaths and Marriage...
Hammer Price: £75
Bombardment of Scarborough, 1914, a copper medal by the Birmingham Mint, three depictions of the bombardment around town seal, rev. legend, 32mm (BHM 4111; E 1938; Frankenhuis 76; MH 1919); together with other Great War medalets, etc (15, two in silver) [16]. First extremely fine, others very fine and better £60-80
Actions at Heligoland Bight and Dogger Bank, 1915, a white metal medal by F. Bowcher for Spink, battle scenes in rope-encircled medallions, rev. names of ships in the engagements, 45mm (BHM 4117; E 1940a); Battle of Jutland, 1916, medals (3), in white metal by F. Bowcher for Spink, 45mm (BHM 4124; E 1951a), in bronze by A.B. Pegram for Spink on behalf of the Royal Numismatic Society, 76mm (BHM 4127; E 1949), uniface cast gilt-bronze, unsigned, 96mm [4]. Very fine and better; third in brown...
Hammer Price: £80
Battle of Jutland, 1916, a plaster-filled electrotype for the rev. of a medal entered in the Royal Numismatic Society competition, wreath floats in the sea, 93mm (Dutton, The Medal 11, p.46ff; BHM –; MH –). Very fine £70-90
Hammer Price: £45
Lord Kitchener Memorial, 1916, medals (2), by H. Huguenin, in silver, bust three-quarters left, fleet and infantry around, rev. naval action, 50mm (BHM 4119; E 1953), by J.-P. Legastelois, in bronze, 68mm (BHM 4120; E 1952); together with medals for the Peace Celebrations, etc (28, two in silver) from Lincoln, Leith, Australia, Lytham St Annes, Bournemouth, Coventry, Derby, Plymouth, Birmingham, Smethwick, etc; and a steel die for the obverse of a 36mm medal [31]. Many very fine or better,...
Execution of Sir Roger Casement, 1916, a cast iron medal by K. Goetz, noose being tightened around Casement’s neck, rev. spider’s web enveloping law books, 57mm (E 1956; K 180; cf. DNW M5, 1329). Fine to very fine, scarce £100-150
The Triumph of Civilization over Barbarism, 1917, a uniface cast gilt-bronze medal, unsigned, Britain’s youth stands over fallen German foe, 97mm; 10th Anniversary of the Armistice, 1928, a bronze medal by C.L. Doman, 32mm (BHM 4132; E 2008); together with miscellaneous trench art, etc (5), including paper knives fashioned from bullet cases (2), blades marked ‘Arras’ and ‘Dixmuide’ [Lot]. Varied state £40-50
First World War Memorial, 1919, a plated bronze medal by A. Drury for Derry & Toms, Britannia kneels forward to hold wreath over naked fallen warrior, rev. soldier and sailor stand, rifles reversed, by tablet, ships beyond, 80mm (BHM 4150); Peace, 1919, a bronze medal by Spink, 64mm (BHM 4146); 10th Anniversary of the Signing of the Armistice, 1928, a silver medal by C.L. Doman, 76mm (BHM 4132; E 2008) [3]. Second very fine, others about extremely fine £80-100
Hammer Price: £160
George V, The Great Seal, second type [1930-8], a resin impression of the obv. by P. Metcalfe, King seated on throne, 140mm. Very fine £40-60
Hammer Price: £20
Edward VIII, Proposed Coronation, 1937, a bronzed medal by Tiptaft, crowned bust right, rev. Britannia standing under columned portico, 44mm (Giordano CM271a; W & E 6820A; BHM 4308); George VI, Coronation, 1937, medals (10), by P. Metcalfe (2, both silver), 57mm, 32mm (W & E 7000.2, 7000.4; BHM 4314; E 2046); by the Mint, Birmingham Ltd, in plated bronze, 35mm (W & E 7185.2; BHM 4358); by Pinches, in silver, 35mm (W & E 7220C.5; BHM 4334); by Turner & Simpson (3), in silver, 29mm, and...
Neville Chamberlain and the Signing of the Munich Agreement, 1938, bronze medals (3), uniface, by V. Demanet for Fisch, bust left, 70mm (BHM 4388); by P.-A. Morlon for Clesse, 72mm (cf. DNW 66, 1260); by L.E. Pinches, 35mm (BHM 4387; E 2052) [3]. Second very fine but reverse scuffed, others about extremely fine £90-120
The Atlantic Charter, 1941, a silver medal by Turner & Simpson, conjoined crowned busts of George VI and Queen Elizabeth right, rev. busts of Roosevelt and Churchill vis-a-vis, flags between, 76mm, hallmarked Birmingham 1941 (BHM 4397; Engstrom 7). Glue stains in obverse legend, some rubbing, otherwise very fine and extremely rare; in fitted case £250-350
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