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4 & 5 December 2019
England, Foundation of the Edinburgh Exchange, 1753, a copper medal, unsigned, bust of George Drummond left, Royal Infirmary in background at left, rev. arms of the Scottish Freemasons within collar of the Order of St Andrew, 31mm (MI II, 671/382, only listed in silver [Hunterian]; E –). Loop removed from edge, otherwise very fine, very rare £200-£260
Hammer Price: £300
England, Albert Joachim, 1646, a cast silver medal by A. and T. Simon, bust left, rev. legend in seven lines, 36mm, 15.04g (Platt type A; MI I, 324/162; E 151). Perhaps a slightly later cast, very fine and toned, rare £200-£260
9 & 10 October 2019
Russia, Count Alexander Suvorov, 1799, a copper medal by C.H. Küchler, armoured and draped bust right, rev. warrior standing, holding spear, fallen French soldier to left, seated woman to right, 48mm (Diakov 248.1; BDM III, 242). Good extremely fine £300-£400
England, General George Monck, 1660, a cast and chased silver medal by A. and T. Simon, armoured bust right, no initials on truncation, rev. legend in seven lines, 36mm, 21.85g (Platt type –; cf. MI I, 465/63). Extremely fine and very rare £1,000-£1,200
France, Execution of Marie Antoinette, 1793, a copper medal by C.H. Küchler, bust left, rev. Queen rides towards her execution in an open cart, crowd of onlookers behind, 48mm (Pollard 4; BDM III, 239). Extremely fine £100-£150
France, Execution of Louis XVI, 1793, a copper medal by C.H. Küchler, busts of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette right, rev. King bids a tearful farewell to his family, guillotine in thronged square behind, 48mm (Pollard 1; BDM III, 239; Hennin 463). Extremely fine £100-£150
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
England, Death of Charles James Fox, 1806, a copper medal by T. Webb, bust right, rev. angel on globe (BHM 604; E 979). Good extremely fine £100-£150
Sweden, Death of Gustavus Adolphus, 1632, a silver medal by S. Dadler, laureate bust facing within ornate cartouche, rev. wreath on sword, flanked by olive and palm branches, 43mm, 16.06g (Hild. 176; BDM I, 496). Fields lightly tooled, otherwise good very fine £300-£400
England, Queen Anne’s Bounty, 1704, a silver medal by J. Croker, bust left, rev. Queen presenting charter to kneeling clergy, 44mm, 34.62g (MI II, 251/43; E 404). Some hairlines, otherwise about extremely fine, toned £200-£300
England, Death of the Earl of Effingham, 1791, a silver medal by J. Milton, bust left, rev. Britannia seated on globe, edge lettered, 35mm, 23.14g (Stainton 9; BHM 353; E 844). About extremely fine £200-£300
England, Anne, Accession, 1702, a silver medal, unsigned [by J. Croker], crowned bust left, rev. crowned heart on pedestal, 35mm, 15.37g (MI II, 227/1; E 388). Extremely fine and attractively toned £200-£300
Hammer Price: £320
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
England, Charles II and Catherine of Braganza, c. 1667, a silver medal by P. Roettiers, bust of Charles right with short hair, rev. bust of Catherine right, her hair tied back, 28mm, 7.70g (MI I, 540/192; E 243). Extremely fine and lightly toned £150-£200
England, Prince James and the Legitimacy of Succession, 1699, a silver medal by N. Roettiers, bust of James II right, rev. bust of Prince James left, 27mm, 13.50g (Woolf 15:4; MI II, 202/516; E 380). Slightly buckled, otherwise good very fine, toned £200-£300
England, Duke of Argyll, 1743, a copper medal by J.A. Dassier, bust right, rev. legend within decorated border, 55mm (Eisler 333; MI II, 579/216; E 577). Extremely fine, attractively patinated £120-£150
Hammer Price: £340
England, Sir Hans Sloane, 1744, a copper medal by J.A. Dassier, draped bust left wearing soft cap, rev. legend between floral and oak sprays, 54mm (Eisler 341; MI II, 589/234; E 588). About as struck £100-£150
England, Death of George III, 1820, a copper medal by C.H. Küchler, bust left, rev. inscriptions and wreath, 48mm (BHM 991; E 1121). Mint state £200-£300
England, Prince James, the ‘Old Pretender’, a silver Touchpiece, Italian manufacture [by O. or E. Hamerani], ship to right, rev. St Michael standing, spearing dragon, 21mm, 3.40g (Woolf 35, O4/R5; MI II, 316/140 var.). Pierced as usual, very fine £200-£260
India, Siege and Capture of Seringapatam, 1799, a bronze medal by G. Mills, bust of Marquis of Wellesley left, rev. two British soldiers, one holding a standard, the other attacking a native, 41mm (Pudd. 799.1; BHM 478; E 904). About extremely fine £100-£150
England, Naval Victory of 1 June 1794, a copper medal by C.H. Küchler, bust of Admiral Earl Howe right, rev. Lord Howe's flagship, HMS Charlotte, sinking a French vessel, 47mm (BHM 383; E 855; MH 417). Extremely fine £100-£150
England, Monument to John Milton Erected, 1737, a silver medal by J.S. Tanner, bust right, rev. inscription, 52mm, 59.48g (MI II, 524/83; E 542). Extremely fine and attractively toned £300-£400
England, Marquis of Camden Installed as Chancellor of Cambridge University, 1835, a silver medal by the Soho Mint for J. Peters, bust left, rev. interior of Senate House, 44mm (BHM 1685; E 1282). Almost mint state, attractively toned £200-£300
England, Alexander Pope, 1741, a copper medal by J.A. Dassier, bust right, rev. legend in three lines, 55mm (Eisler 329; MI II, 565/986; E 564). About as struck £80-£100
England, Centenary of the House of Brunswick, 1814, a silver medal by T. Wyon Jr, bust right, rev. legend in 13 lines, 50mm (BHM 779; E 1056). Almost extremely fine, toned £300-£400
Hammer Price: £360
Italy, Cosimo de Medici, a cast bronze medal by M. Soldani-Benzi, armoured and draped bust right, rev. seated female figure to left, Grand Duke standing to right, ruined temple behind, 91mm (V & T 35; M&E Lankheit 710). Very fine £300-£400
Hammer Price: £380
Italy, Restoration of Ferdinand IV of Naples, 1799, a copper medal by C.H. Küchler, armoured and draped bust of Ferdinand right, rev. ship entering Bay of Naples, Fame flying above holding medallion of Nelson, 48mm (BHM 479; E 908). Some marks on edge, otherwise about as struck £300-£400
England, Death of Isaac Newton, 1727, a copper medal by J. Dassier, 43mm (MI II, 470/85; E 505); a copper medal, unsigned [by J. Dassier], 33mm (MI II, 470/84; E 506); 40th Wedding Anniversary of Peter and Mary Muilman, 1774, a copper medal by T. Pingo, 33mm (Eimer 50; BHM 191); Richard Mead, 1775, a copper medal by L. Pingo, 40mm (Eimer 51; MI II, 675/388; E 649); York Minster, 1796, a copper medal by T. Wyon Sr, 45mm (BHM 418); Battle of Camperdown, 1797, a copper medal, unsigned [by T....
England, Death of Thomas Snelling, 1773, a silver medal by L. Pingo, bust right, rev. legend in wreath, 40mm, 27.73g (Eimer 49; BHM 180; E 749). Extremely fine, toned £200-£300
England, Charles I, Memorial, 1649, a silver medal by J. Roettiers, armoured and draped bust right, rev. hand issuing from cloud holding celestial crown, 34mm, 15.50g (MI I, 346/200; E 162b). Extremely fine, toned £400-£500
England, General Lambert, 1653, a uniface cast silver badge, unsigned, bare head left dividing incuse letters i l, corded border on both sides, 36 x 26mm, 8.18g (Platt type B; MI I, 405/38). Good very fine, very rare £300-£400
Hammer Price: £400
England, Battle of Malplaquet, 1709, a silver medal by J. Croker, crowned bust of Anne left, rev. view of the battle, Victory flying above holding two laurel wreaths, 47mm, 40.79g (MI II, 359/197; E 438). Contact marks on obverse, otherwise about extremely fine £400-£500
England, Tenth Anniversary of the Death of Matthew Boulton, 1819, a copper medal by G.F. Pidgeon for M.R. Boulton, bust right, rev. legend in wreath, edge impressed patris amicis m.r.b.ciciccccxviiii, 63mm (BHM 976; E 1114). A few very minor edge nicks, otherwise about as struck, toned £300-£400
England, Death of Lord Byron, 1824, a copper medal by A.J. Stothard, bust left, rev. bay tree, lightning issuing from cloud above, 64mm (BHM 1231; E 1172). A few minor marks, otherwise about as struck £100-£150
England, Frederick, Prince of Wales, c. 1750, a copper medal by J.A. Dassier, bust left, reverse coronet of feathers supported by two cherubs above clouds, 55mm (Eisler 344; MI II, 660/366; E 631). Almost extremely fine £100-£150
England, Charles I, a cast silver-gilt badge, unsigned, bust left with bare head and lace collar, rev. crowned Royal arms incuse, 26 x 20mm, 2.71g (Platt type I; MI I, 361/235; E 173). Very fine; with loops for suspension at top and bottom £200-£260
Hammer Price: £420
England, Opening of the Thames Tunnel, 1842, a copper medal by J. Taylor, bust of Isambard Brunel left, rev. view of the Tunnel with ships above, 62mm (BHM 2081). A few minor marks, otherwise extremely fine £80-£100
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
England, Medical Society of London, 1773, a silver medal by J. Kirk, draped bust of Queen Charlotte left, rev. Hygeia standing left, feeding snake entwined around altar, 41mm, 22.10g (BHM 184; E 751). Extremely fine and toned, rare £200-£260
England, Prince Henry, Cardinal York, a silver Touchpiece, Italian manufacture [by F. Hamerani ?], ship to right, rev. St Michael standing, spearing dragon, 21mm, 3.19g (Woolf 74:1). Pierced as usual, very fine and very rare £300-£400
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