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England, Visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Frogmore, 1795, a silver medal by C.H. Küchler, conjoined busts right, rev. frogmore may 19th 1795, wreath below, 48mm, 65.88g (Pollard 9 (ii); BHM 401; E –). Extremely fine and toned, rare £400-£500
Hammer Price: £700
England, Death of Samuel Tyssen, 1800, a silver medal by J. Milton, bust left, rev. legend within wreath, 41mm (BHM 491; E 920). Extremely fine and very attractively toned, rare £300-£400
Hammer Price: £420
England, William Betty, 1804, a copper medal by T. Webb, bust right, rev. sword, trumpet, manuscript, goblet and lyre within wreath, 42mm (BHM 558; E 954). Extremely fine £80-£100
Hammer Price: £75
England, Foundation of Christ Church, Birmingham, 1805, a silver medal by T. Webb, bust of George III right, rev. view of the church, 42mm (BHM 601; Taylor 65a). Minor marks in fields, otherwise extremely fine and attractively toned £200-£260
Hammer Price: £220
England, George III, Golden Jubilee, 1809, a silver medal, unsigned [by P. Kempson], conjoined busts of George III and Queen Charlotte left, rev. legend within wreath, grand national jubilee above, 39mm (BHM 645). Minor marks in obverse fields, otherwise extremely fine and toned, rare £300-£400
England, British Victories, 1810, a copper medal by W.S. Mossop, bust of George III right, rev. Fame kneeling left, inscribing list of victories on column, 43mm (BHM 700; E 1009). Extremely fine £120-£150
Hammer Price: £800
England, Betrothal of Princess Charlotte, 1814, a copper medal by T. Webb, bust right, rev. Spes standing, holding olive branch, cornucopia and rudder resting on globe, 54mm (BHM 778; E 1041). Minor spotting on reverse, otherwise extremely fine £60-£80
Hammer Price: £70
England, Indian Chief’s Medal, 1814, a specimen striking in copper by T. Wyon Jr, laureate bust of George III right, rev. royal arms with supporters, 75mm (BHM 844; E 1061a). Extremely fine and very rare £1,000-£1,200
Hammer Price: £3,000
England, Marriage of Princess Charlotte and Prince Leopold, 1816, a copper medal by T. Halliday, conjoined busts right, rev. winged male figure standing, holding torch and wreath, 54mm (BHM 907; E 1082). Extremely fine £100-£120
Hammer Price: £200
England, George III, 58th Anniversary of Accession, 1817, a trimetallic medal by W. Wyon, copper with brass-plated obverse and silver-plated reverse, laureate bust right, rev. radiant star above landscape, 25mm (BHM 932; E 1101). About extremely fine, very rare £150-£180
Hammer Price: £100
England, Sir Henry Englefield, 1819, a uniface copper medal by G. Mills, 34mm (BHM 977; cf. DNW T17, 941); Durham, Northumberland and Newcastle Botanical and Horticultural Society, 1824, a copper medal by Reid & Sons, 41mm; Completion of the Thames Tunnel, 1842, a copper medal by W.J. Taylor, 42mm (BHM 2085); Preston Guild Jubilee, 1842, a copper medal, unsigned, 48mm; William Wordsworth, 1848, a copper medal by L.C. Wyon, 36mm (BHM 2305); Birmingham Exposition of Manufactures, 1849, a...
Hammer Price: £140
England, Death of James Watt, 1819, a copper medal by G. Mills, bust right, rev. steam engine, 45mm (BHM 983; E 1115). Extremely fine £100-£120
Hammer Price: £130
England, Dedication of Freemasons’ Hall, Bath, 1819, a silver medal, unsigned [by T. Halliday ?], facing bust of Frederick, Duke of Sussex, rev. façade of the hall, 38mm (BHM 990; E 1117). Pierced at top and minor marks in fields, otherwise extremely fine, rare £100-£120
Hammer Price: £300
England, George IV, Death, 1830, a copper medal, unsigned [by B. Faulkner ?], bust left, rev. view of Windsor Castle, 51mm (BHM 1391; E 1219). Extremely fine £80-£100
Hammer Price: £150
England, Opening of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway, 1830, a copper medal, unsigned [by T. Halliday ?], bust of George Stephenson left, rev. train crossing the viaduct at Newton, 46mm (BHM 1459; E 1224). Extremely fine £150-£180
Hammer Price: £280
England, Charles Linnæus, a silver award medal by T. Halliday, bust left within wreath of flowers and fruit, rev. wreath, un-named, 45mm (BDM II, 390; BHM –; E –). Minor marks in fields, otherwise extremely fine and toned, rare £150-£180
England, Victoria, Coronation, 1838, a copper medal by B. Pistrucci, diademed bust left, rev. legend and date in five lines, 87mm (W & E 90A.1; BHM 1802; E 1309). Extremely fine £200-£260
Hammer Price: £650
England, Foundation of Christ Church, St Margaret, Leicester, 1838, a copper medal by Ottley, view of the church, rev. legend, 58mm (BHM –; Taylor –). Minor adhesion on reverse, otherwise extremely fine, very rare £80-£100
Hammer Price: £60
England, Society of Arts for Scotland, a silver award medal, unsigned and undated, helmeted bust of Athena right, rev. wreath, un-named, 48mm (Brodie –). Fields hairlined, otherwise extremely fine £100-£120
Hammer Price: £55
England, Marriage of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, 1840, a copper medal by B. Wyon, conjoined busts left, rev. torch dividing arms of Great Britain and Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, 46mm (W & E 224A.1; BHM 1920; E 1336). Extremely fine £100-£120
Hammer Price: £190
England, African & Canadian Chiefs’ Peace Medal, 1840, a specimen striking in copper by W. Wyon, diademed head of Victoria left, rev. royal arms with supporters, 38mm (BHM 1976; E 1347c). Good extremely fine, very rare £300-£400
Hammer Price: £1,700
England, Great Exhibition, Hyde Park, 1851, Prize Medal, a copper award by W. and L.C. Wyon, conjoined busts of Victoria and Prince Albert left, trident and dolphins in field, rev. Britannia placing a wreath on kneeling figure of Industry, attended by supporters representing the continents, edge named (Lt. Col. J.A. Lloyd, Class X), 77mm (Allen A25; BHM 2462; E 1456). Extremely fine £200-£260
Hammer Price: £480
England, William Wyon, 1854, a copper medal by L.C. Wyon for the Art Union of London, bust right, rev. Britannia and four sea-horses, 56mm (BHM 2535; E 1480). Good extremely fine £100-£120
Hammer Price: £240
England, Visit of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert to France, 1855, a silver medal by V.M. Borrel, conjoined busts left, rev. legend, 25mm (Page-Divo 270, not recorded in silver; BDM I, 224; BHM –). Extremely fine and toned, very rare £200-£260
France, Francis I, 1515, a restrike copper medal, unsigned, 54mm; Capture of Girona, 1711, a copper medal by J. Dassier, 41mm; Jean-Jacques Rousseau, a copper medal by R. Dumarest, 35mm; Death of Jean-Jacques Barthelemy, 1795, a copper medal by B. Duvivier, 42mm (Julius 445); Death of General Le Hoche, 1797, a copper medal by R. Gayrard, 41mm (Julius 562); Death of General Kléber, 1800, a copper medal by É. Dubois, 41mm; Légion d’Honneur, a copper medal by J.-P. Droz, 41mm [7]. About...
France, Battle of Ivry, 1590, a copper medal, unsigned, laureate and armoured bust of Henri IV right, rev. crown on sword, flanked by laurel branches and arms of France and Navarre, 50mm. A later restrike, probably 19th century; extremely fine, scarce £150-£180
France, Reconstruction of Orléans Cathedral, 1767, a copper medal by B. Duvivier, laureate and armoured bust of Louis XV right, rev. view of the cathedral, 63mm. Good very fine £80-£100
Hammer Price: £50
France, Montgolfier Brothers’ Flight from the Champ de Mars, 1783, a copper medal by N. Gatteaux, conjoined busts left, rev. balloon above clouds depositing rain over the Champ de Mars, 42mm (Malpas 3; BDM II, 210). Good very fine £90-£120
Hammer Price: £180
France, Execution of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, 1793, a copper medal by C.H. Küchler, conjoined busts right, rev. the Royal Family, 48mm (Pollard 1; Julius 251; BDM III, 239). Extremely fine £150-£180
France, Death of General Desaix, 1800, a copper medal by N. Brenet and H. Auguste, uniformed bust right within wreath, rev. legend in seven lines, 50mm (Bramsen 44). Extremely fine £100-£120
France, Nicolas Poussin, 1803, a copper medal by R. Dumarest, 35mm; Death of Marshal Masséna, 1817, a copper medal by J-J. Barre, 41mm; Pierre Jeannin, 1817, a copper medal by R. Gayrard, 41mm; Galileo Galilei, 1818, a copper medal by R. Gayrard, 41mm; Victorius Moreau, 1819, a copper medal by F. Caunois, 41mm; Benjamin Franklin and Antoine de Montyon, 1833, a copper medal by J.-J. Barre, 42mm [6]. Extremely fine or better £200-£300
Hammer Price: £170
France, Napoleon, Coronation, 1804, a silver medal by B. Andrieu and R. Jeuffroy, laureate bust right, rev. senator and soldier holding shield on which Napoleon stands, 40mm (Bramsen 326; Julius 1258). Extremely fine, toned £240-£300
Hammer Price: £320
France, Napoleon, Coronation, 1804, a silver medal by N. Brenet, conjoined busts of Napoleon and Josephine right, rev. laureate eagle, 35mm (Bramsen 359; Julius 1297). Extremely fine, toned £200-£260
France, Grand Sanhedrin, 1806, a silver medal by A. Depaulis and N. Brenet, uniformed bust of Napoleon right, rev. bearded figure kneeling before Napoleon, 41mm (Bramsen 527; Julius 1574 var.). Some marks on edge, otherwise about extremely fine and toned, extremely rare in silver £2,000-£2,600
Hammer Price: £2,600
France, Peace of Tilsit, 1807, a silver medal by B. Andrieu and J.-P. Droz, conjoined busts of Napoleon, Alexander I of Russia, and Frederick William III of Prussia right, rev. river-god Niemen reclining left, 40mm (Bramsen 640; Julius 1755; Diakov 312.1). Extremely fine and toned, rare £1,500-£1,800
£1,500–£1,800
France, Obsequies for the Duke of Montebello, 1810, a copper medal by A. Galle, laureate bust of Napoleon left, rev. legend in 20 lines, 68mm (Bramsen 971; Julius 2289). Small die flaw on reverse, extremely fine £80-£100
Hammer Price: £120
France, Landing of Louis XVIII at Calais, 1814, a copper medal by B. Andrieu, 50mm (Bramsen 1407); Entry of Louis XVIII into Paris, 1814, a copper medal by A. Galle, 68mm (Bramsen 1409) [2]. Extremely fine £100-£150
France, Birth of the Duke of Bordeaux, 1820, a copper medal by B. Andrieu, conjoined busts of the Duke and Duchess of Berri right, rev. Paris, standing, holding infant out to seated France, 68mm (BDM I, 55). Extremely fine £100-£120
France, Death of Abbé Sicard, 1822, a copper medal by H. Desnoyers, bust left, rev. legend, 41mm (BDM I, 571). Extremely fine £80-£100
France, Louis Philippe, 1834, a copper medal by J-P. Montagny, 41mm; Completion of the Arc de Triomphe, 1836, a silver medal by J-J. Barre, 25mm; Death of the Archbishop of Paris, 1848, a copper medal by R. Gayrard, 26mm; Second Republic, 1848, a copper medal by Alphée, 25mm; International Exposition, Paris, 1855, a copper medal by A. Barre, 60mm (Page-Divo 234) [5]. About extremely fine or better £100-£150
Hammer Price: £110
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