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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
9 & 10 October 2019
United States of America, Death of General Lafayette, 1824, a copper medal by F.A. Caunois, bust right, rev. legend in wreath, 46mm (BDM I, 362). Extremely fine or better £80-£100
England, Death of the Duke of Marlborough, 1722, a copper medal by J. Dassier, armoured bust three-quarters right, rev. Victory amidst military trophies, 42mm (Eisler 217; MI II, 457/68; E 495). Extremely fine £100-£150
England, Column Erected to Lord Hill at Shrewsbury, 1816, a copper medal by T. Halliday, bust right, rev. uniformed figure of Hill, with sword, standing upon a column, 54mm (BHM 912). Extremely fine, toned £100-£150
England, Peace of Edinburgh, 1560, a copper medal [struck late 17th-early 18th century], unsigned, laureate and armoured bust of Francis II left, rev. crowned F between two cornucopiæ containing busts of Francis and Mary, 52mm (MI I, 97/17). Good extremely fine £150-£180
Hammer Price: £130
England, Sir Francis Chantrey, 1846, a copper medal by W. Wyon for the Art Union of London, bust right, rev. Chantrey’s monument of James Watt seated left, 55mm (BHM 2227; E 1381). About as struck £100-£150
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
England, Marriage of Mary, Queen of Scots and Francis II, 1558, a mid-19th century gilt-copper medal, unsigned [by J.B. Salmson], busts vis-à-vis, crown above, rev. crowned conjoined arms, 52mm (MI I, 92/5; E 40). Extremely fine £100-£150
England, Earl of Eldon, Lord Chancellor, 1827, a copper medal by C. Voigt, similar, 47mm (BHM 1308; E 1197). Extremely fine £100-£150
France, Proclamation of the Third Empire, 1852, a copper medal by A. Depaulis [struck in 1857], bust of Napoleon III left, rev. eagle holding olive branch, n in rays above, portion of globe depicting France below, 75mm (Page-Divo 118). Extremely fine £100-£120
Italy: Papal States, Massacre of the Huguenots, 1572, a copper medal by F. Parmense, bust of Gregory XIII left, rev. angel advancing right holding cross and sword, bodies of victims to right, 30mm (Lincoln 697; BDM I, 214). A later striking, extremely fine £100-£120
England, Earl of Manchester, 1643, a cast silver badge, unsigned, armoured bust facing three-quarters left, rev. Montagu arms, coronet above, wreath border of two narrow rows of laurel laeves on both sides, 31 x 26mm, 14.50g (Platt type E; MI I, 309/137; E 143A var.). Possibly removed from a ring-mount, some light scratches, otherwise good very fine and toned, rare £300-£400
Hammer Price: £140
England, Richard Sainthill, 1855, a copper medal by L.C. Wyon, bust right, rev. robed figure of Numismata greeting another while opening a curtain to reveal seated figure of Time, 58mm (BHM 2571; E 1501). Good extremely fine £100-£150
England, Death of the Duke of York, 1827, a silver medal by T. Webb, bust left, rev. soldier by funerary urn, 41mm (BHM 1286; E 1190). Minor surface marks, otherwise extremely fine £100-£150
England, Death of John Locke, 1704, a copper medal by J. Dassier, bust three-quarters right, rev. Justice and Liberty seated on sarcophagus, 42mm (Eisler 216; MI II, 271/72; E 413). Extremely fine £80-£100
England, Admiral Sir Sydney Smith, 1805, a copper medal by T. Webb, bust right, rev. legend in wreath, 53mm (BHM 573; E 971; MH 549). Extremely fine or better £100-£150
England, Gunpowder Plot, 1605, a copper jeton, unsigned, snake amongst roses and lilies, rev. radiate name Jehovah in Hebrew within border of thorns, 29mm (MI I, 196/19; E 86). Good very fine £100-£120
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...
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, Memorial to William Pitt, 1814, a copper medal by T. Wyon, bust left, rev. legend in 16 lines, 53mm (BHM 786). Good extremely fine £80-£100
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
England, Death of Prince Charles, the ‘Young Pretender’, 1788, a copper medal by G. Hamerani, similar, 53mm (Woolf 73; BHM 282; E 823). Struck on a thick flan, some flan flaws, otherwise extremely fine £120-£150
Hammer Price: £160
England, Inigo Jones, 1849, a copper medal by C.F. Carter for the Art Union of London, bust left, rev. façade of Banqueting House, Whitehall, 54mm (BHM 2348; E 1437). About as struck £100-£150
England, Completion of the Royal Pier, Brighton, 1823, a copper medal by B. Wyon, bust of George IV right, rev. view of pier, 53mm (BHM 1215; E 1168; Taylor 79a). Good extremely fine, toned £200-£300
England, Royal Exchange Opened, 1844, a silver medal by W. Wyon, diademed bust of Victoria left, rev. three shields on wreath, 28mm (BHM 2186; E 1392). About as struck £60-£80
England, John Smart, c. 1770, a uniface copper medal by J. Kirk, undated, bust right, 36mm (BHM 153; E 764). Small scratch behind head, otherwise extremely fine, rare £150-£180
England, Charles I, Memorial, 1649, a copper medal by J. Roettiers, similar, 50mm (MI I, 346/200; E 162a). Rim flaw at 9 o’clock, otherwise extremely fine £100-£150
England, Queen Anne’s Bounty, 1704, a silver medal by J. Croker, bust left, rev. Queen presenting charter to kneeling clergy, 44mm, 37.38g (MI II, 251/43; E 404). Some surface marks, otherwise good very fine, toned £200-£300
England, Death of Prince Charles, the ‘Young Pretender’, 1788, a copper medal by G. Hamerani, similar, 53mm (Woolf 73; BHM 282; E 823). Struck on a thinner flan, extremely fine £120-£150
Hammer Price: £170
England, William Hogarth, 1848, a copper medal by L.C. Wyon for the Art Union of London, bust right, rev. Hogarth’s painting The Election, 55mm (BHM 2302; E 1427). Good extremely fine £100-£150
England, Marriage of the Prince of Wales and Princess Caroline of Brunswick, 1795, a copper medal by C.H. Küchler, incorrectly dated 1797, conjoined busts right, rev. winged male figure standing, holding torch and shields of Great Britain and Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel, 48mm (Pollard 9; BHM 392; E 865). Extremely fine £150-£180
Netherlands, Maurice, Prince of Orange, 1602, a cast silver medal by G. van Bijlaer, armoured and draped bust right, rev. orange tree growing from a stump within wreath, 33mm, 18.90g (MI I, 181/182 var.; E 75). Very fine; set in contemporary decorative frame, with loop for suspension £150-£180
England, George III, Preserved from Assassination, 1800, a copper medal by C.H. Küchler, bust left, rev. burning altar, Eye of Providence above, 48mm (BHM 484; cf. E 916). Minor stain in obverse legend, otherwise good extremely fine £150-£200
India, Native Education Society, 1833, a copper medal by W. Wyon, bare head of Mountstuart Elphinstone right, rev. Britannia standing right, handing scroll to two natives, 38mm (Pudd. 833.1.1). Extremely fine £100-£120
England, Marriage of Charles III and Princess Louise of Stolberg at Macerata, 1772, medals (2), in silver and copper, unsigned [by F. Hamerani], bust of Charles left, revs. bust of Louise right, both 32mm, silver 13.53g (Woolf 71:1; BHM 163; E 743) [2]. About extremely fine £150-£200
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, 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
England, Assistance to the United Provinces, copper jetons (2), 1585, 1586, unsigned, both 30mm (MI I, 133/86-7; E 51-2) [2]. Good very fine £100-£150
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
Italy, Siege of Casale Montferrato, 1630, a copper medal by J. Dollin [struck late 17th-early 18th century], bust of Cardinal Mazarin right, rev. two opposing armies, in centre a horseman rides from one side to the other, view of Casale in background, 53mm. Edge flaw, otherwise about extremely fine £150-£180
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