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9 & 10 October 2019
England, The Jacobite Princes, 1731, a copper medal by O. Hamerani, similar, edge die xxxi decembr mdccxx extvlit os sacrvm coelo, 41mm (Woolf 43.1; MI II, 492/32; E 521). Extremely fine £150-£200
Hammer Price: £420
England, Prince James and the Legitimacy of Succession, 1699, a silver medal by N. Roettiers, bust of Prince James left, rev. cornucopiæ, 27mm, 6.53g (Woolf 15:2; MI II, 204/520; E 382). Good very fine and attractively toned £150-£200
England, Marriage of Charles II and Catherine of Braganza, 1662, a silver medal, unsigned [by G. Bower], conjoined busts right, rev. Jupiter seated in clouds, greeting Venus and Cupid, 27mm, 7.38g (MI I, 481/92; E 226). Good very fine, old cabinet tone £150-£200
England, Naval Victory of 1 June 1794, a silver medal by W. Wyon for J. Mudie, bust of Earl Howe right, rev. Neptune riding in a marine car, 41mm, 39.35g (BHM 387; E 856; MH 418). Small stain in obverse field at left, otherwise about extremely fine £200-£300
England, Capture of the Citadel of Lille, 1708, a silver medal by J. Croker, crowned and draped bust of Anne left, rev. Victory holding the shield of Lille above plan of fortifications, 45mm, 36.81g (MI II, 338/169; E 435). About extremely fine, toned £200-£300
England, Union of England and Scotland, 1707, a silver medal by J. Croker, crowned bust of Queen Anne left, rev. crowned shield within Garter on plinth, lion and unicorn supporters below, 47mm, 41.36g (MI II, 295/107; E 424a). About extremely fine, toned £300-£400
Hammer Price: £440
England, Visit of Queen Victoria to the Guildhall, 1837, a copper medal by W. Wyon for the Corporation of London, similar, 55mm (W & E 72.2; BHM 1775; E 1304). Good extremely fine, toned £100-£150
England, Martin Folkes, 1740, a copper medal by J.A. Dassier, bust right in cap, rev. legend and date within ornamental cartouche, 54mm (Eisler 328; MI II, 558/185; E 556). Good extremely fine £100-£150
England, Sir Thomas Fairfax, c. 1645, a later cast and chased silver badge by J. Stuart, facing bust in armour, rev. arms with branches of palm and laurel, 48 x 40mm, 27.44g (cf. MI I, 319/153; cf. DNW 58, 1324). Extremely fine; wreath border, toned £300-£400
England, Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1773, a silver medal by J. Kirk, bust left, rev. female figure of Art, seated at an easel, painting a portrait of Reynolds, 31mm, 8.32g (BHM 177; E 747). Extremely fine or better, toned, rare £200-£260
England, Attempted Invasion of Scotland, 1708, a silver medal by M. Brunner, laureate bust of Anne left, rev. ass preparing to feed on a thistle being driven away by a robed female holding an English rose, edge plain, 43mm, 27.03g (Woolf 21:3; MI II, 321/146; E 429). A little scuffed, otherwise good very fine, rare £150-£200
Hammer Price: £460
England, Battle of Vittoria, 1813, a copper-gilt medal by A. Donadio and J. Lefèvre for Mudie, bust right, rev. Bellona in biga advancing left over wreckage of Napoleon’s carriages, 41mm (Eimer 26; BHM 756; E 1033; Bramsen 1236). Extremely fine £100-£150
England, The Oak Society, 1750, a silver medal by C.N. Roettier and T. Pingo, bust of Prince Charles right, rev. withered oak tree in centre, flourishing sapling to left, 34mm, 18.30g (Woolf 62:1; MI II, 655/359; E 625). Extremely fine £150-£200
4 & 5 December 2019
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, John Gidley, 1682, a silver medal, unsigned, arms, rev. legend in five lines, 24mm, 8.32g (MI I, 590/269; E –). Nearly extremely fine, toned, very rare £150-£200
India, Defeat of Sultan Tippoo, 1792, a copper medal by C.H. Küchler, uniformed bust of Marquis Cornwallis left, rev. Cornwallis receives the sons of Sultan Tipoo as hostages, 48mm (Pudd. 792.1.1; BHM 363; E 845; Pollard 5). Good extremely fine £200-£300
England, Birth of Prince Charles, the ‘Young Pretender’, 1720, a cast silver medal, unsigned [by N. Roettiers], conjoined busts of James and Clementine right, rev. Providence standing, holding infant, 42mm, 17.21g (Woolf 38:2 var.; E 487 var.). Probably a later cast, busts re-engraved and fields stippled, good very fine £100-£120
Hammer Price: £500
England, Trial of Lord George Gordon, 1781, a copper medal, unsigned, bust left, rev. legend within ornamental cartouche, 44mm (BHM 240; E 790). Cleaned at one time, otherwise about extremely fine, rare £150-£180
England, Captain James Cook, Memorial, 1783, a copper medal by L. Pingo, bust left, rev. Fortune leaning against a naval column with the British shield at its foot, placing a rudder on a globe, 42mm (Eimer 64; BHM 258; E 780; MH 374). Almost extremely fine £200-£300
England, Earl of Essex, 1642, a cast silver-gilt badge, unsigned, armoured bust facing, rev. arms of Essex surmounted by coronet, 30 x 22mm, 5.39g (Platt type G [not listed as silver-gilt]; MI I, 298/117). Gilding worn in places, otherwise very fine, rare; suspension loop at top, another loop removed from bottom £400-£500
Hammer Price: £550
England, Planned Invasion of London, 1752, a silver medal from dies by C.N. or J.C. Roettiers, bust of Prince Charles right, rev. Britannia on sea-shore awaiting ships, 43mm, 44.89g (Woolf 65:1; MI II, 670/380; E 639). A few edge bruises and nicks, otherwise about extremely fine, toned £300-£400
England, William Wellesley Pole, Lord Maryborough, 1823, a copper medal by B. Pistrucci [on behalf of the moneyers at the Royal Mint], bust right, rev. legend in 19 lines, 51mm (BHM 1211; E 1167). Virtually as struck £150-£200
England, Marriage of Charles II and Catherine of Braganza, 1662, a silver medal by J. Roettier, laureate bust of Charles right, rev. draped bust of Catherine right, 43mm, 25.56g (MI I, 489/110). Good very fine and toned, rare £300-£400
England, Death of Princess Louisa, 1712, a copper medal by N. Roettiers, similar, 52mm (Woolf 25:2; MI II, 388/241; E 454). Minor surface marks, otherwise good extremely fine £200-£300
Hammer Price: £600
England, Birth of George, Prince of Wales, 1762, a silver medal by T. Pingo, busts of George III and Queen Charlotte vis-à-vis, rev. Britannia receiving infant, 40mm, 27.05g (Eimer 26; BHM 77; E 699). About extremely fine, rare in silver £200-£300
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, Abolition of the Slave Trade, 1807, a copper medal by T. Webb, bust of William Wilberforce right, rev. Britannia with Victory and other allegorical figures, 53mm (BHM 627; E 983). About extremely fine £150-£200
England, Thomas Erskine and Vicary Gibbs, 1794, a silver medal by J. Milton, conjoined busts right, rev. Justice assists a falling Britannia, lion at left, 44mm, 36.01g (Stainton 11; BHM 376; E 859). Some surface marks, otherwise almost extremely fine £100-£150
Egypt, Mehmet ‘Ali Pasha, 1840, a copper medal by E. Rogat, bust right, rev. sword dividing Arabic and French legends, 51mm (BDM V, 193). Good extremely fine, rare £600-£800
England, Queen Catherine, 1662, a silver medal, unsigned [by J. Roettier], bust right, rev. St Catherine standing, holding sword and palm branch, broken wheel on ground to left, 43mm, 37.05g (MI I, 490/112; obv. as rev. of E 224, see note). About extremely fine, rare £600-£800
Hammer Price: £700
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
England, Anne and Prince George of Denmark, 1702, a silver medal by J. Croker, bust of Anne left, no ear-ring, rev. bust of George left, 42mm, 36.70g (MI II, 233/14; E 392). Extremely fine and practically as struck with brilliant fields, most attractive £150-£200
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, Cardinal Henry, Duke of York, 1774, a silver medal, unsigned, arms, rev. inscription and date in seven lines, 29mm, 9.32g (Woolf 72:1; BHM 196). Extremely fine and toned, rare £200-£300
England, William Juxon, Bishop of London, 1637, a silver medal by N. Briot, conjoined arms of the See of London and those of Juxon, mitre above, rev. hand issuing from cloud holding a crozier on which stands a stork with a pebble in one claw, view of London behind, 28mm, 6.88g (MI I, 279/85; BMC [Jones] 169). About very fine and toned, very rare £300-£400
England, Marriage of Charles II and Catherine of Braganza, 1662, a silver medal by J. Roettiers, bust of Charles right, rev. bust of Catherine right, 43mm, 41.81g (MI I, 489/111; E 224). Extremely fine or better, toned £300-£400 ...
England, Attempted Invasion of Scotland, 1708, a silver medal by N. Roettiers, laureate bust of Prince James left, rev. map of the British Isles with capitals identified and ships around, 30mm, 18.51g (Woolf 20:1a; MI II, 314/135). Extremely fine £300-£400
England, General George Monck, 1660, a cast silver badge after A. Simon, undated, bust right, rev. arms within crowned garter, wreath borders on both sides, 48 x 35mm, 17.44g (Platt type D [only the Hunter specimen listed in silver]; MI I, 466/64). Very fine and very rare; with loop for suspension £600-£800
Hammer Price: £800
England, Charles I, a cast silver badge, unsigned, bust right, rev. crowned arms within garter, floral border on both sides, 24 x 17mm, 2.27g (Platt type M; MI I, 362/238). Very fine and very rare; with loops for suspension at top and bottom £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
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