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Sold on 2 April 2014

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British Historical Medals from the collection formed by the late Michael Ewing

Michael Ewing

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№ 734

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2 April 2014

Hammer Price:
£250

Queen Caroline’s Return to England, 1820, a white metal medal by J. Westwood, 43mm (BHM 1025); Milan Plot, 1820, a brass medal, unsigned, 25mm (BHM 1039); George IV, Coronation, 1821, medals (5), in copper by B. Pistrucci, 35mm (BHM 1070; E 1146), in white metal (2), by T.I. Wells for Manchester and Salford, 46mm (BHM 1096), by W.W.T., 46mm (BHM 1102), in brass (2), both 25mm (BHM 1109, 1110); George IV, Visit to Ireland, 1821, a white metal medal by I. Parkes, 33mm (BHM 1132), Death of Queen Caroline, 1821, unsigned medals (3), white metal, 41mm (BHM 1146), brass (2), 27mm (BHM 1150), 25mm (BHM 1154); Performance of ‘The Coronation’ at Drury Lane, 1821, a white metal medal by Bagnall & Johnston, 35mm (BHM 1175); together with other miscellaneous base metal medals (30), 1820-1 [42]. Those described generally very fine, some scarce, particularly BHM 1132, others in varied state £150-200