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Treaty of Paris, 1814, a copper medal, unsigned, bust left, rev. radiate dove with olive branch files above a goat, cornucopiæ and lion, 43mm (Eimer 50; BHM 816; Bramsen 1442). Collectors’ number inked on reverse, otherwise about extremely fine, scarce £90-120
Hammer Price: £85
English Army Arrives in the Peninsula, 1808, a copper medal by N.G.A. Brenet for Mudie, bust right, rev. figures of Spain and Portugal advancing left, 41mm (Eimer 1a; BHM 635; E 988; Bramsen 742). Extremely fine £60-80
Hammer Price: £90
Battle of Talavera, 1809, a copper medal by A. Donadio for Mudie, bust right, rev. Victory standing between French eagle and British lion, 41mm (Eimer 3; BHM 673; E 999). Extremely fine, scarce £80-100
Wellington Equestrian Statue Erected, 1844, a copper medal by J. Taylor, view of the Royal Exchange, rev. equestrian statue almost facing, 38mm (Eimer 127; BHM 2199; Taylor 146w). Extremely fine, scarce £90-120
Duke of Wellington, an oval brass medallic portrait, bare head left, wearing the Order of the Golden Fleece and two other breast badges, 99 x 83mm (Eimer –). Has been rubbed, otherwise very fine £90-120
English Army Passes the Pyrenees, 1813, a copper medal by N.G.A. Brenet for Mudie, bust right, rev. British lion subdues French eagle, 41mm (Eimer 29b; BHM 760; E 1034; Bramsen 1285). Extremely fine £80-100
Hammer Price: £95
Battle of Waterloo, 1815, a copper medal by N.G.A. Brenet for Mudie, bust right, rev. legend, 41mm (Eimer 64a; BHM 871; E 1068; Bramsen 1645). Extremely fine £40-60
Surrender of Pamplona, 1813, a silver medal by N.G.A. Brenet and J.-P. Droz for Mudie, bust right, rev. female figure of Pamplona hands her keys to Wellington, 41mm (Eimer 30a; BHM 765; E 1037; Bramsen 2254). Extremely fine, scarce £120-150
Hammer Price: £100
British Army Enters Madrid, 1812, a copper medal by N.G.A. Brenet for Mudie, British troops advance right, rev. equestrian figure of Wellington left, feted by two attendants, 41mm (Eimer 14; BHM 735; E 1026; Bramsen 1175). Extremely fine £80-100
Hammer Price: £120
Marquess of Wellington, Victories, 1812, a white metal medal by T. Halliday, from the same dies as previous, 54mm (Eimer 15; BHM 743). Very fine, scarce £70-90
Field Marshal the Marquis of Wellington, Duque de Ciudad Rodrigo, Victories, 1812, a uniface copper medal, unsigned, bust left, 56mm (Eimer 32; Bramsen 1245; Julius 2656). Set into the lid of a silver and tortoiseshell patch box, fine, very rare £100-150
Duke of Wellington, 1815, a silver medal by D.F. Loos, bust left, rev. royal arms and supporters, 29mm (Eimer 91; Bramsen 2326). Extremely fine £80-100
Duke of Wellington and Parlimentary Reform, c. 1830, a white metal medal, unsigned, John Bull kicking Duke of Wellington and shaking hands with a Whig, rev. cornucopia with inscribed sacks, 41mm (Eimer 109). Very fine, rare £150-200
The Peoples’ Charter, 1842, a white metal medal signed H, Britannia lying on ground being attacked by figures representing clergy, law and the lords, Wellington behind on horseback, rev. Britannia and Wellington attacking the three figures, 38mm (Eimer –; BHM –; Fearon –). Very fine and very rare £40-60
Thomas Lawrence, 1860, a copper medal by G.G. Adams for the Art Union of London, bust left, rev. standing figure of Wellington, 56mm (Eimer 185; BHM 2676; E 1539; Beaulah 12). Extremely fine; in case of issue £90-120
Death of the Duke of Wellington, 1852, a copper medal by G.G. Adams, bust right, rev. Britannia seated mournfully left before a column on which rests a plumed helmet, 58mm (Eimer 138; BHM 2473; E 1469). Minor cabinet wear to high points, otherwise about as struck £120-150
Hammer Price: £140
Marquis of Wellington, Victories, 1813, a brass box, the lid comprising a similar uniformed portrait of Wellington, 54mm (cf. Eimer 20). Extremely fine £150-200
Hammer Price: £150
Battle of Waterloo, 1815, a white metal medal by T. Halliday, bust in oval frame, angel and radiate crown above, rev. equestrian figure of Blücher tramples a bespectacled figure, 72mm (Eimer 58; BHM 902; E 1072; Bramsen 1736). Very fine, scarce £90-120
Duke of Wellington, Commander-in-Chief of the British Army, 1827, a copper medal by P. Rouw and T. Webb, bust left, rev. legend in 13 lines, 55mm (Eimer 102). Good very fine, rare £150-200
Death of the Duke of Wellington, 1852, a copper-gilt medal by T.R. Pinches, bust left, rev. legend in four lines within wreath, 52mm (Eimer 141; BHM 2489). Almost extremely fine, rare £200-300
Duke of Wellington, Commander-in-Chief of the British Army, 1827, a copper medal by J. Henning, bust right, rev. equestrian figure of Wellington advancing right with his troops, 63mm (Eimer 101; BHM 1313; E 1191; Bramsen 1644). Extremely fine, scarce £120-150
Hammer Price: £160
British Battles, 1815, a copper box medal with a double opening, unsigned, bust left, rev. legend in 11 lines within wreath, top half of box containing 13 [of 14] monochrome roundels, lower compartment might have been used for snuff, 47mm (Eimer 82; BHM 885; E 1075a) [Lot]. Extremely fine £250-300
Hammer Price: £180
Duke of Wellington, a lozenge-shaped bronze medal of Dutch origin, engraved in the style of an older piece and comparing the Battle of Waterloo, 1815, to the Battle of Nieuport, 1600, Wellington on horseback, directing operations at Waterloo, rev. William of Orange on charging horse, in full armour and sword raised, 48mm (Eimer –). Extremely fine £150-200
Obsequies for the Duke of Wellington, 1852, a small uniface gold medal, unsigned, bust left, 9mm (Eimer 180). Extremely fine and very rare; in small turned mahogany box £150-200
Hammer Price: £190
Lieutenant-General Lord Wellington, Victories, 1810, a copper medal by T. Wyon Jr, bust right, rev. Victoria standing right on a rock, holding wreath, 50mm (Eimer 5; BHM 699; E 1010; Bramsen 990). Extremely fine, scarce £250-300
Hammer Price: £200
English Army Enters Paris, 1815, a silver medal by N.G.A. Brenet for Mudie, bust right, rev. frontal elevation of the Louvre, 41mm (Eimer 77a; BHM 889; E 1077; Bramsen 1674). Extremely fine £250-300
Duke of Wellington, an oval bronze medal, unsigned, bust three-quarters right in high relief, 80mm (Eimer –). Good very fine and attractive, apparently unpublished; set in an octagonal mount £120-150
British Battles, 1815, a set of 26 gilt-bronze medalets by E. Thomason, revs. with names and dates of the Peninsula engagements, all 19mm (Eimer 84; BHM 888; E 1076) [Lot]. Practically as struck; contained in the original tube, outside engraved ‘British Victories in the Peninsula’ £120-150
Hammer Price: £210
Field Marshal the Marquis of Wellington, Duque de Ciudad Rodrigo, Victories, 1812, a glazed oval gilt-metal cliché by T. Halliday, uniformed bust left, 68 x 56mm (Eimer 33; Julius 4038); the rectangular black lacquered frame with gilt brass oval containing the medal and suspender in the form of military trophies. A most pleasing and rare item, the frame in excellent order, the cliché extremely fine £350-400
Hammer Price: £220
Field Marshal Arthur, Duke of Wellington, 1841, a copper medal by B. Pistrucci, bust left, rev. plumed Bellerephon helmet decorated with classical scenes, thunderbolt below, edge named (W.R. Hamilton), 61mm (Eimer 118; BHM 2011; E 1353). Very fine £200-250
Fete at Vauxhall Gardens, 1813, a copper medal by T. Halliday, bust left, rev. legend in wreath, 52mm (Eimer 28b; BHM 758). In suspension loop, obverse glazed, gilt and scarce £200-250
Hammer Price: £240
Hampshire Friendly Society, 1825, a silver medal, unsigned, bust left, rev. legend in wreath, 45mm (cf. Eimer 100 [not recorded in silver]). Pierced, very fine, very rare £400-500
Hammer Price: £250
Passage of the Douro, 1809, a silver medal by N.G.A. Brenet and F. Dubois for Mudie, bust right, rev. ship advancing towards river god, 41mm (Eimer 2a var; BHM 671; E 997; Bramsen 843). Extremely fine, toned £200-250
Hammer Price: £260
Duke of Wellington Memorial, 1853, a uniface oval electrotype medallic plaque by E. Jeannest [for Elkington], bust right upon a central oval medallion, surrounded by figure of Fame either side, Duke’s shield, crest and motto, seated figure of Britannia in mourning, between a lion and a unicorn, floriated background, 230 x 204mm (Eimer 182). Chipped and repaired at bottom, otherwise very fine £150-200
50th Anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, 1865, an electrotype bronze medal of Dutch manufacture, Wellington, Blücher and King William I, each on horseback surrounded by their officers and men, Waterloo lion monument above, approx. 175mm (Eimer –). Extremely fine, exceptional detail and high relief; set in a circular ebonised frame £250-300
Duke of Wellington as Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, 1839, a silver medal by B. Wyon, bust left, rev. view of Dover Castle, 55mm (Eimer 116; BHM 1889; E 1328; Taylor 25a). About as struck; in glazed lunette, scarce £250-300
Hammer Price: £290
Capture of Seringapatam, 1799, a copper medal by N.G.A. Brenet and G. Mills for Mudie, head of Marquis Wellesley left, rev. British soldier attacking fallen native, a second British soldier holds standard in background, 41mm (Pudd. 799.1; BHM 478; E 904). Virtually as struck £150-200
Hammer Price: £300
Battle of Vittoria, 1813, a silver medal by F. Sagau, bare head left, rev. Victory on a short column, captured arms and standards behind, 46mm (Eimer 23; E 1031; Bramsen 2251). Very fine, rare £300-400
Hammer Price: £330
Battle of Waterloo, 1815, an original fine filled bronzed electrotype of the celebrated medal by B. Pistrucci, conjoined laureate busts of George, Prince Regent, Franz I of Austria, Alexander I of Russia and Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia within a circle of classical mythological figures, rev. Victory rides with Wellington and Blücher, border with Jupiter casting lightning bolts at battling giants, 133mm (Eimer 57; BHM 870; E 1067). As made; in box of issue [this a little...
Hammer Price: £750
British Battles, 1815, a box medal by J. Porter for E. Orme, uniformed bust left, rev. Victory seated beneath a tree inscribing a table; with a complete set of 13 hand-coloured roundels, 75mm (Eimer 80; BHM 866; E 1074) [Lot]. Medal and contents extremely fine £600-800
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