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Sold on 19 June 2002

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The Preston-Morley Buckinghamshire Collection: Commemorative Medals

Peter Preston-Morley

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№ 623

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19 June 2002

Hammer Price:
£20

THE PRESTON-MORLEY BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COLLECTION, Cuddington, Cuddington Bowling Club, a multicoloured brass enamel badge by H.W. Miller Ltd, tree and bee-hive, 29 x 28mm; Waddesdon, Waddesdon Manor, a gilt-bronze medal, unsigned, for the National Trust, frontal elevation of the Manor, rev. sheaf of five arrows from the Amschel crest, 38mm [2]. First extremely fine, second brilliant and in case of issue (£10-15)

Provenance:
Cuddington bt G. Scott November 1995.
Waddesdon bt A. Judd April 1993.

Waddesdon Manor, the Renaissance-style château completed in 1874 by Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild to house his collection of furniture and artworks, now administered by the National Trust. For another medal related to Waddesdon, see lot 606