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England, 700th Anniversary of the Mayoralty of the City of London, 1889, a bronze medal by A. Kirkwood & Sons for the Corporation of the City of London, busts of Richard I and Victoria vis-à-vis in cartouche, rev. St Michael presenting sceptre to kneeling figure of Londinium, St Paul’s behind, 77mm (BHM 3377; E 1752). Extremely fine £200-£260
Hammer Price: £340
England, King’s College, London, Richard Jelf Medal, a bronze award by J.S. & A.B. Wyon, bust right, rev. arms of College, edge named (Gual. Eust. Petr. Hogg, mdccclxxxix), 76mm (BHM 2920; E 1614; MJP p.89; cf. DNW 37, 1006). About extremely fine £80-£100
Hammer Price: £110
England, German Exhibition, London, 1891, a bronze medal by W. Mayer, bust of Wilhelm II in military attire left, rev. frontal elevation of Earl’s Court, 70mm (BHM 3423; Fiala 1219; cf. DNW 86, 122). About extremely fine, rare £70-£90
Hammer Price: £80
England, Local Art & Industry Exhibition, Rugby, 1891, a bronze medal, unsigned, 51mm (Allen Pt 4); Bristol School of Art, a bronze award medal by J.S. & A.B. Wyon, edge named (Joseph W. Norgrove, 1895-1896), 51mm [2]. About as struck £60-£80
Hammer Price: £70
England, Polytechnic Industrial Exhibition, London, 1892, a silver award medal by J.A. Restall, St George and dragon, rev. named (A.V. Denman, for Watch Making), 45mm. Polished and with some minor marks, otherwise extremely fine £60-£80
Hammer Price: £75
England, University of St Andrews, a copper award medal, named (James R. Tosh, Advanced Botany, 1893-94), 52mm; Carstairs Mathematical Medal, a silver award, named (Thomas Watters, Session 1899-1900), 52mm [2]. Extremely fine; second in original fitted case by A. Kirkwood & Son £60-£80
England, City and Guilds of London, Technological Examination, a silver award medal by L.C. Wyon for Pinches, edge named (Alexander Brand, Jute Weaving, 1st Prize, 1894), 51mm (MJP p. 27); a silver award medal by E.D. Jackman, edge named (Alexander Brand, Linen Weaving (Designing), 1st Final 1912), 51mm (cf. MJP p. 28) [2]. Good extremely fine; in original fitted cases £100-£150
Hammer Price: £180
England, Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society, silver award medals after W. Wyon (2), bust of James Watt left, revs. legend, edges named (R.H. Yeo, for Studies of Children, 1894...Awarded to H.R. Yeo, for Portrait Study, 1896), both 45mm (E 1272) [2]. Good extremely fine and toned; in fitted cases by J.A. Restall, Birmingham £80-£100
Hammer Price: £150
England, Royal Horticultural Society, Knightian Medal, a silver award by W. Wyon, bust of Thomas Knight left, rev. wreath, named (C.E. Keyser Esq, The Warren House, Stanmore, for a Collection of Pineapples, 26th June 1894), 44mm (BHM 1705; E 1290). Polished, otherwise about extremely fine £50-£70
Hammer Price: £65
England, Institute of British Architects, a silver award medal, unsigned, wreath, rev. named (To J.A.R. Inglis for Drawings Submitted for the Pugin Studentship, 1895), 57mm. Almost as struck, polished in the past, but obverse now pleasingly toned; in fitted case by Wyon, 287 Regent Street, London £60-£80
England, Aberdeen University, a silver award medal by A. Kirkwood & Son, arms, rev. wreath, named (William McLaren M.A, Systematic Geology, 1896-97), 52mm. Good extremely fine; in original fitted case £60-£80
England, Victoria, Diamond Jubilee, 1897, a silver medal by G.W. de Saulles, 56mm (W & E 3000A.4; BHM 3506; E 1817a); George VI, Coronation, 1937, a silver medal by P. Metcalfe, 57mm (W & E 7000A.4; BHM 4314; E 2046a) [2]. Good very fine and better; in original cases £60-£80
Hammer Price: £130
England, Victoria, Diamond Jubilee, 1897, a bronze medal by F. Bowcher for Spink for the Corporation of the City of London, bust left, rev. Londinia with attendants presenting garland to seated Britannia, 76mm (W & E 3470A.1; BHM 3510; E 1815). Extremely fine £150-£180
Hammer Price: £300
England, Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, a silver award medal, unsigned, seated female figure placing wreaths on heads of two standing male figures, rev. wreath, named (Robert Paterson, Robgill Tower, for Clydesdale Filly, 1897), 45mm. Polished and centre of reverse badly scratched, otherwise about extremely fine £30-£40
Hammer Price: £40
England, Royal Grammar School, Guildford, Merriman Memorial Medal, a bronze award by W.O. Lewis, bust of Revd. H.G. Merriman half-left, rev. cruciform shields, edge named (Alexander Oliver Rankine, 1898, Aged 16 Years & 7 Months), 70mm (cf. DNW 66, 1088). About extremely fine £30-£40
England, The Architectural Association, a silver award medal by J.S. & A.B. Wyon, floral arrangement around central monogram, back named (Presented to P.J. Turner, Lectures, Div. II, 1899), 55mm (cf. DNW 143, 145). Extremely fine and attractively toned £80-£100
England, confectioners, bakers and allied trades annual international exhibition, london, a silver award medal by T. & J. Bragg, ceres standing right, rev. wreath of corn, named (J. Craig, Glasgow), hallmarked Birmingham 1900, 49mm. Nearly extremely fine £30-£40
Hammer Price: £45
England, Worshipful Company of Turners, a silver award medal by J. Pinches, armorial achievement, rev. tablet with wreath border, named (To Ethel May Bilbe of the City of London School for Girls as the Prize for Drawing, A. Conyers Haycraft Esq, Master, G.W. Holtzapffel Esq, Upper Warden, T.H.E. Foord Esq, Renter Warden, Right Honble. Frank Green, Lord Mayor), edge engraved (The Sir Alfred Bevan Medal), 63mm (MJP p.232; cf. DNW 30, 634). About extremely fine, very rare £150-£180
Hammer Price: £420
England, Metropolitan College of Pharmacy, a copper award medal, unsigned, Science standing right amidst instruments and appliances, rev. wreath, named (Herbert Cyril Swanley Booth, 1900), 63mm. Some scratches on reverse, otherwise good very fine £40-£50
Hammer Price: £35
England, Edward VII, Coronation, 1902, a silver medal by E. Fuchs for Elkington, conjoined busts of Edward VII and Alexandra right, rev. female figure, seated, looks towards Westminster Abbey beyond, 64mm (W & E 4205A.14; BHM 3772; E 1870). Extremely fine, scarce £100-£120
Hammer Price: £400
England, Royal Horticultural Society, a silver award medal after W. Wyon, Flora standing facing surrounded by attendants, rev. wreath, named (To John Rutherford Esq., for Orchids, Temple Show, 1902), 55mm. Obverse polished, otherwise extremely fine £50-£70
Hammer Price: £50
England, Merionethshire Agricultural Society, a silver award medal by T. Ottley, farm animals in foreground, large house behind, rev. wreath, named (Awarded to [––––], Sept. 29th 1903, C.R. Williams, Pony 12 & not over 13 1/2 Hands), 47mm. Pierced, mount removed from reverse, otherwise very fine £30-£40
England, Inter-Parliamentary Conference, London, 1906, a plated bronze medal by A. Wyon for Elkington, 51mm (W & E 4911A.2; BHM 3941; E 1891); together with miscellaneous base metal medals (6) [7]. Varied state; first in original fitted case by Wyon £80-£100
Hammer Price: £60
England, Society of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, a silver award medal by E. Fuchs and L.C. Wyon, bust of Edward VII left, rev. legend in and around wreath, edge named (Captain E. Barnes, for his Paper on ‘The Bhils of Western India’, Session 1906-7), 56mm (E 1863). About extremely fine; in black fitted case of issue by Fuchs £60-£80
England, Royal Institute of British Architects, 1907, a silver medal by Sir G. Frampton, two crowned lions vis-à-vis, front paws on central pedestal, rev. seated female wearing mural crown, inscribing documents at a desk, 76mm (BHM –; BDM VII, 317; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.100). Extremely fine, reverse toned, rare £100-£120
Hammer Price: £220
England, Worshipful Company of Poulters, a silver award medal by Baddeley Bros, rev. engraved (Smithfield Club 1911), edge named (Awarded to Stephen Deacon), 44mm (Garnett p.118); Worshipful Company of Pattenmakers, a uniface silver badge by T. Fattorini, named (Percy Richard Dunn, Admitted the 14th October 1948), 32mm [2]. First virtually as struck and toned, second extremely fine and toned, with clip, ring, straight bar suspender and original mauve ribbon and in dark blue case of issue £50...
England, Royal Society of Arts, a silver award medal by B. Mackennal, bust of George V left, rev. legend within wreath, edge named (Walter C. Hancock b.a., F.I.C. for Research of Clay, 1912-3), 56mm (BHM 4004; E 1917). Extremely fine; in fitted case by Wyon £100-£120
Hammer Price: £140
England, Modern silver graduation medals (8), various universities, four named, 50mm; together with miscellaneous coins (5) [13]. Medals about as struck, coins in varied state £100-£150
Australia, Ararat Agricultural Society, a copper award medal, unsigned, horse standing left, sheep and cow behind, rev. wreath, named (Merino Ewe, 2 tooth, 2nd Prize, won by J. Wilson Esq., Sept. 1880), 39mm. Good very fine, rare £150-£180
Austria, Franz Joseph I, a pair of base metal impressions of the Emperor’s personal seal, one silvered, the other bronzed, crowned Imperial eagle with arms on breast, griffin supporters, motto on ribbon above, 174mm [2]. Several small piercings, otherwise good very fine £50-£70
Hammer Price: £30
Austria, Weltausstellung Wien [World’s Exhibition, Vienna], 1873, a copper medal for Verdienste by J. Tautenhayn and K. Schwenzer, laureate bust of Franz Joseph I right, rev. seated female receiving wreath from standing female, 70mm (Hauser 2911; Wurzb. 2494; BM Acq. 1983-6, pl.1, 1; BDM VI, 37; cf. DNW M7, 2548). About extremely fine £40-£50
Hammer Price: £20
Austria, Landwirthschafts-Gesellschaft, Wien [Agricultural Exhibition, Vienna], 1890, an oval bronze award medal by H. Jauner, crowned arms and supporters, rev. figure of Plenty, cupids and a sheep at her feet, un-named, 82 x 67mm (BDM III, 63; cf. DNW 51, 1108). Polished, otherwise extremely fine £60-£80
Belgium, La Société Centrale des Combattants Décorés de 1830, a gilt-bronze award medal by Fisch, crowned arms on mantle, rev. legend and date 23 Septembre 1894, un-named, 50mm. Brilliant; in original Fisch card box [this somewhat distressed] £30-£40
Hammer Price: £15
Belgium, Grand Concours International des Sciences et de l’Industrie, Brussels, 1888, a bronze medal by A. Fisch, bust of Leopold II left, rev. view of the Expo pavilion, 64mm (cf. DNW 66, 1452). Nearly extremely fine £40-£50
Belgium, Exposition Universelle, Antwerp, 1894, a bronze medal by J. Baetes, bust of Leopold II right, rev. globe above cityscape, 61mm (cf. DNW 30, 708). Extremely fine £40-£50
Belgium, Exposition Internationale, Brussels, 1897, a copper medal by J. Lagae for Wolfers Frès, Belgica standing facing, wearing flared head-dress, embracing Industry and the Arts, rev. crowned arms with supporters, un-named, 70mm (BDM III, 267-8). Extremely fine £50-£70
Belgium, Exposition Universelle, Brussels, 1897, a bronze award medal by J. Lagae, un-named, 70mm; 25e Anniversaire de la Société Royale Nautique, Antwerp, 1903, a uniface bronze medal by C. Nys, 58mm; Touring-Club de Belgique, a bronze medal by P. Dubois, 65mm [3]. First extremely fine, others very fine £80-£100
Belgium, Exposition Universelle, Liège, 1905, a bronze plaque by F.-C.-V. de Vernon for the Comité Français, robed figures of France and Belgium in greeting, Flemish girl standing behind, rev. cityscape, 73 x 63mm (PBE 979; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.50, 194; BDM VI, 243; cf. DNW M2, 2447). Good very fine £30-£40
Hammer Price: £25
Brazil, Fourth National Exhibition, 1875, a copper medal, head of Peter II left, rev. wreath, 54mm (Meili 68). Attempted piercing in obverse margin, otherwise good very fine £30-£40
France, Concours Universel Agricole, Paris, 1856, silver and copper award medals by A.A. Caqué, edges named (Henri Battersby), both 50mm; together with gilt-bronze medals (2), for the Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1867 [4]. Extremely fine; first two in original fitted case with space for the now missing gold medal [case slightly damaged] £100-£150
Hammer Price: £190
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