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9 & 10 October 2019
England, Defeat of the Duke of Monmouth at Sedgemoor, 1685, a silver medal, unsigned [perhaps by J. Smeltzing], bust of Monmouth right, rev. Roman soldier attempting to prize open the mouth of a lion, 49mm, 52.44g (MI I, 613/22; E 277). Light surface marks, otherwise extremely fine and toned, rare £400-£500
Hammer Price: £2,400
4 & 5 December 2019
Sweden, Peace of Traventhal, 1700, a silver medal, unsigned, view of Swedish attack on Danish positions on the Zeeland coast, bombardment of Copenhagen in background, date in exergue, rev. view of the Battle of Narva, 43mm, 30.71g (Hild. 48). About extremely fine and toned, very rare £1,000-£1,200
England, George IV, 1824, a silver medal by B. Pistrucci, bust left, hair tied with band, rev. trident and dolphins, 60mm (BHM 1221; E 1171). Good extremely fine, toned, rare in silver £1,500-£2,000
Hammer Price: £2,600
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
England, The Jacobite Princes, 1731, a silver medal by O. Hamerani, bust of Prince Charles right, star in field, rev. bust of Prince Henry left, edge die xxxi decembr mdccxx extvlit os sacrvm coelo, 41mm, 38.44g (Woolf 43.1; MI II, 492/32; E 521). About extremely fine and toned, rare in silver £300-£400
England, Treaty of Paris, 1814, a silver-gilt medal by J. Barber and T. Wyon Jr for Rundell, Bridge and Rundell, laureate bust of the Prince Regent right, rev. Victory hovers over Britannia, who comforts Europe, 69mm (BHM 805; E 1043). About as struck and toned, very rare £800-£1,000
Hammer Price: £2,800
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, State of Britain, 1697, a silver medal, unsigned [by J. Croker], laureate and draped bust of William III right, rev. Britannia seated by an olive branch on a book and a broken yoke, 70mm, 103.83g (MI II, 192/499; E 372). About extremely fine, toned £1,000-£1,500
Germany, Death of Karl I of Hesse-Cassel, 1730, a silver medal by J. Hedlinger, armoured bust right, rev. pyramid, 52mm, 61.21g (Felder 115; Hild. II, 44/34). About extremely fine and toned, rare £400-£500
England, Arrival of James II in France, 1689, a silver medal by J. Smeltzing, laureate bust left, rev. fox left, setting light to tree containing eagle’s nest, 60mm, XXX (Woolf 9:2; MI I, 652/7; E 303). Some marks in fields and on edge, otherwise extremely fine and toned, very rare £2,000-£2,600
Hammer Price: £3,200
England, Sir Sydenham Poyntz, 1646, a cast silver medal by A. and T. Simon, bust left, rev. legend in six lines, 35mm, 13.40g (Platt type A; MI I, 325/163; E 152). Truncation of shoulder and reverse field stippled, about very fine, very rare £2,000-£2,600
Hammer Price: £3,400
England, William and Mary, Coronation, 1689, a silver medal by J. Smeltzing, conjoined busts right, rev. British arms on trunk of orange tree, James II and Father Petre fleeing to left and right, 48mm, 45.72g (Woolf 10:3b; MI I, 671/42; E –). Contact marks on obverse, otherwise about extremely fine, very rare £1,000-£1,200
Hammer Price: £3,600
England, Dominion of the Sea, 1639, a cast silver-gilt medal by N. Briot, bust right, armoured, wearing a large plain collar, rev. ship in full sail, 60mm, 40.43g (MI I, 285/97; MH 29; E 136). Last two digits of date on truncation indistinct and a small text cut on rim 7 o’clock, otherwise very fine or better £1,500-£2,000
England, Charles II, Embarkation at Scheveningen, 1660, a hollow cast silver medal by P. van Abeele, armoured bust almost full-face, hair long, wearing silk cravat and the Garter George from a heavy chain, rev. Fame flying over fleet under sail, 70mm, 78.58g (MI I, 455/44; E 210; v.L. II, 462; MH 42). Usual air-hole in edge, good very fine, toned £1,200-£1,500
Sweden, Count Gustaf Cronhielm, 1731, a silver medal by J. Hedlinger, bust right, rev. book on draped block, 64mm, 101.97g (Felder 125; Hild. 118/1; BDM II, 463). Flan flaws across bust and in centre of reverse, otherwise extremely fine and toned, rare £400-£500
England, Duke of Lauderdale, 1672, a silver medal by J. Roettiers, bust right, armoured and draped in Roman style, rev. Minerva seated holding spear and ducal helm, his armorial bearings within Garter at her side, 63mm, 98.11g (MI I, 550/208; E 248). Die flaws both sides and associated rim flaw on obverse, otherwise about as struck, toned £800-£1,000
Hammer Price: £3,800
United States of America, Capture of the British Frigate H.M.S. Serapis by the U.S.S. Bonhomme Richard off Flamborough Head, England, 1779, a copper medal for the 'Comitia Americana' series by A. Dupré, bust of John Paul Jones right in naval uniform, joanni pavlo jones classis praefecto, comitia americana below, rev. hostivm navibvs captis avt fvgatis, naval action in progress, crew of U.S.S. Bonhomme Richard boarding H.M.S. Serapis behind, date of the action in exergue, 56mm, 91.70g...
Hammer Price: £4,000
England, Princess Mary and Prince William of Orange, 1654, a cast silver repoussé medal by P. van Abeele, bust of Mary left, rev. bust of the infant Prince three-quarters right in plumed hat, garlanded border filled with oranges, 61mm, 53.19g (MI I, 417/55; E 192; v.L. II, 375). About extremely fine and toned, a delightful double portrait medal £1,500-£2,000
Hammer Price: £4,400
England, General Monck, c. 1660, an oval cast and chased silver medal, unsigned, bust left, george d albemarle around, rev. armorial shield surmounted by ducal coronet, wreathed border both sides, 37 x 29mm, 7.96g (cf. MI I, 466/65; cf. E 218). Perhaps vestiges of gilding, about very fine and extremely rare £1,500-£2,000
England, Military and Naval Reward, 1685, a silver medal by J. Roettiers, draped bust of James II right, rev. trophy of arms with naval action behind, 64mm, 97.25g (MI I, 617/29; E 282). Usual die flaw on obverse rim below Roettiers’ monogram, minor marks in fields, otherwise extremely fine and attractively toned, rare £700-£1,000
Hammer Price: £4,800
Sweden, Frederick I and Ulrika Eleonora, 1739, a silver medal, unsigned [by J. Hedlinger], conjoined busts right, rev. manuscript within crossed sword and sceptre, 62mm, 110.20g (Felder 161; Hild. II, 61/59). About extremely fine and toned, very rare £1,000-£1,200
Hammer Price: £6,000
Italy, Commodus, a struck bimetallic medal by G. da Cavino, copper centre with brass outer ring, m commodvs antoninvs avg pivs brit, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. p m tr p x imp vi cos iii p p, Salus seated left, feeding snake from patera, statue of Bacchus on pillar to left, tree behind, salvs in exergue, 40mm, 51.47g (NGA 466 = [Kress 409]; BDM I, 369). An original striking, extremely fine and extremely rare £4,000-£5,000
Hammer Price: £7,000
England, Flight of Prince James, 1688, a silver medal, unsigned [by J. Smeltzing ?], Minerva greeted by Britannia, fleet in background, rev. eagle on rock casts eaglet out of nest, two eaglets remain in nest, another eagle above, fleet in background, wreath border of roses and oranges, 58mm, 50.46g (Woolf 9:3; MI I, 644/73; E 299). Extremely fine and attractively toned, extremely rare £4,000-£5,000
Hammer Price: £8,000
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