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Capture of Porto Bello, 1739, a pinchbeck medal, unsigned, royal arms and supporters, rev. panorama of harbour, 38mm (Adams PB 2-C; Betts 273; MI II, 539/126). About very fine, scarce £100-150
Hammer Price: £190
Capture of Porto Bello, 1739, copper or pinchbeck medals (3), both unsigned, 38, 27 and 38mm (Adams PBv 17-O, PBv 39-LL, PBvl 1-A; Betts 176, 207, 304; MI II, cf. 532/95, 540/130, 551/167) [3]. Fair to fine, first rare £80-100
Hammer Price: £110
Capture of Porto Bello, 1739, a bronze or pinchbeck medal, unsigned, half-length figure of Vernon three-quarters left, with baton, rev. view of harbour with six ships, 37mm (Adams PBv 22-S; Betts 200). Very fine, reverse better and with excellent detail £120-150
Hammer Price: £150
Capture of Porto Bello, 1739, a pinchbeck medal, unsigned, half-length figure of Vernon three-quarters left, with baton, rev. view of harbour with six ships, 37mm (Adams PBv 29-Z; Betts 217). Fine to very fine, scarce £70-90
Hammer Price: £95
Capture of Porto Bello, 1739, a bronze or pinchbeck medal, unsigned, half-length figure of Vernon half-left, holding telescope, rev. view of harbour with six ships, 37mm (Adams PBv 42-RR; Betts 198). Good very fine £120-150
Capture of Porto Bello, 1739, a copper medal, unsigned, full-length figure of Vernon facing left, with baton, canon and ship, rev. view of harbour with six ships, 40mm (Adams PBvi 5-E; Betts 221; MI II, 538/120). Obverse with striations in field, otherwise very fine £90-120
Hammer Price: £130
Capture of Porto Bello, 1739, a copper medal, unsigned, full-length figure of Vernon facing right, with baton, canon and ship, plain platform, rev. view of harbour with six ships, 38mm (Adams PBvi 11-P; Betts 238; MI II, 538/119). About very fine £150-200
Capture of Porto Bello, 1739, copper medals (2), 26 and 38mm (Adams PBvi 15-T, PBvi 20-GG; Betts 228) [2]. Fine to very fine, both scarce £100-150
Hammer Price: £140
Capture of Porto Bello, 1739, a copper or pinchbeck medal, unsigned, half-length figures of Vernon and Commodore Brown vis-à-vis, rev. view of harbour with six ships neatly displayed, 33mm (Adams PBvb 2-D, recté 33mm; Betts 249). Obverse fine, reverse better, scarce £80-100
Hammer Price: £90
Capture of Porto Bello, 1739, a pinchbeck medal signed I.W., half-length figures of Vernon and Commodore Brown vis-à-vis, rev. panorama of harbour, 38mm (Adams PBvb 6-J; Betts 268; MI II, 535/106). Flaw in upper obverse field, otherwise good very fine £120-150
Admiral Vernon with Admiral Ogle and Lieutenant-General Wentworth, 1739, a bronze or pinchbeck medal, unsigned, Vernon standing centre with others to left and right, small lions between them, rev. view of harbour with six ships, 37mm (Adams PBvow 1-A). From worn dies, otherwise very fine, the only variety of this composition £120-150
Hammer Price: £180
Admiral Vernon, Commodore Brown and Don Blas de Lezo, 1739, a pinchbeck medal signed I.W., Vernon receiving the surrender of kneeling Lezo, Brown holding telescope behind, rev. view of harbour with six ships, 39mm (Adams PBvlb 1-A; Betts 308; MI II, 553/173). Obverse good fine, reverse very fine, scarce £100-150
Capture of Fort Chagre, 1740, a pinchbeck medal signed I.W., three-quarter-length figure of Vernon, tree at left, rev. view of Porto Bello harbour with six ships, 39mm (Adams FCv 5-D; Betts 275; MI II, 548/154). Better than fine £60-80
Capture of Fort Chagre, 1740, a pinchbeck medal, unsigned, Vernon standing half-left indicating the fort, ship behind, rev. view of Porto Bello harbour with six ships, 37mm (Adams FCv 14-S; Betts 285; MI II, 544/143). About very fine £90-120
Capture of Cartagena, 1741, a pinchbeck medal, unsigned, three-quarter length figure of Vernon half-left, rev. view of ships in the harbour at Cartagena, 37mm (Adams CAv 4-E; Betts 333; MI II, 550/159). About very fine £120-150
Hammer Price: £160
Capture of Cartagena, 1741, a bronze or pinchbeck medal, unsigned, Vernon greeting Admiral Ogle, rev. cityscape, harbour and ships in foreground, 38mm (Adams CAvo 1-A; Betts 322). Very fine £100-150
Hammer Price: £240
Capture of Cartagena, 1741, a pinchbeck medal, unsigned, standing figures of Vernon and Admiral Ogle greeting each other, rev. view of ships in harbour, 37mm (Adams CAvo 3-D; Betts 318; MI II, 550/161). Very fine £100-150
Capture of Cartagena, 1741, a pinchbeck medal, unsigned, Admiral Blas kneels before Vernon, Admiral Ogle stands to right, rev. two ships entering harbour, Blas in rowing boat, 38mm (Adams CAvlo 1-B; Betts 323; MI II, 553/172). Old label mark in upper obverse field, otherwise about very fine £100-150
Hammer Price: £170
Admiral Vernon and the Duke of Argyle, 1741, a bronze or pinchbeck medal signed I.M., half-length figure of Vernon, hand on cannon, ship to right, rev. Argyle stands against column, 40mm (Adams Nlv 4-D; Betts 245; MI II, 560/189). High points rubbed, otherwise good fine, very rare £100-150
Duke of Argyle and Sir Robert Walpole, 1741, a pinchbeck medal, unsigned, Argyle standing right, leaning on column, rev. Devil striding into the mouth of Hell, leading Walpole by a halter, 37mm (Adams NLa 1-A; Betts 247; MI II, 561/190; E 561). Very fine £120-150
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