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Visit to Ireland, 1861, a brass medalet signed J.W., bust of Victoria left within shamrock wreath, rev. harp, 27mm (BHM –). Extremely fine, pierced £60-£80
£60–£80
Royal Dublin Society, a silver award medal by J. Woodhouse, crowned arms and supporters, rev. wreath, named (Spring Cattle Show, Nathaniel Barton, best Pair of Plough Oxen, 1861), 51mm (Went 16; BDM VI, 548). Two spots on reverse, otherwise extremely fine and toned £80-£100
Hammer Price: £110
Westmeath Farming Society, a silver award medal by J.C. Parkes, farm animals in front of house, tree in central background, rev. wreath, named (William Levinge Esq, Kilmaglish, for 2nd best five Acres of Swede Turnips, 1862), 35mm. Test marks on edge, otherwise about extremely fine, rare £150-£200
Hammer Price: £160
Royal Dublin SOCIETY, award medals (3), in silver (2), both by Woodhouse, arms and supporters, reverses named (Spring Cattle Show 1863, Richard Mahony, Best Kerry Cow of any Age, No. 250; Spring Cattle Show 1864, Richd. Mahony, 2nd best Kerry Cow of any age, No. 286), 51 and 44mm; and in bronze, unsigned, for the Spring Cattle Show, 1870, similar, named (R. Mahony, Best Kerry Cow, No. 232), 51mm [3]. Last about extremely fine, others about very fine and better £200-£260
Royal Horticultural Society of Ireland, a silver award medal by J. Woodhouse, cornucopiæ, rev. wreath, named (Awarded to Adam J. Macrory, Esq, Duncairn, Co Antrim, for the best Eighteen Variegated Plants, August 1863), 46mm. Tiny obverse rim nick, otherwise extremely fine and attractive £200-£300
Hammer Price: £100
RESTORATION of St PATRICK’S CATHEDRAL, Dublin, 1864, a copper medal by W.T. Parkes, bust of Benjamin Lee Guinness left, rev. view of the Cathedral, 65mm (BHM –). Struck with a deep rim to protect the high relief, extremely fine £60-£80
Dr Stevens HOSPITAL, Dublin, James Cusack Prize, a copper award medal by J.S. Wyon, bust right, rev. façade of the hospital, shields below, edge named (D.L. Olden, Dungarvan 1864), 76mm (BHM –). Very fine £150-£200
Hammer Price: £170
Louth Farming Society, a silver award medal by J.C. Parkes, farm animals and plough, house at left and tree in background, rev. named (To Mr John N. Doran, Glydefarm, for the best Lot of Three Heifer Calves, Autumn Show, 1864), 43mm (Frazer p.25). Very fine, dark-toned, rare £150-£200
Dublin International Exhibition [of] Arts and Manufactures, 1865, a copper award medal by A. Geefs, winged figure emptying cornucopiæ over building, rev. wreath, named (Earl Russell, For Services), 75mm. Very fine, obverse better, patinated; in maroon fitted case of issue, a most interesting association item £500-£600
Hammer Price: £300
Dublin International Exhibition [of] Arts and Manufactures, 1865, a copper award medal by A. Geefs, similar, named (Section II, Bruneel & Co), 75mm (Allen Pt 5; cf. DNW 57, 1316). Extremely fine £100-£150
Hammer Price: £80
Waterford Farming SOCIETY, a silver award medal by Ottley, animals in farmyard setting with buildings and hayricks, rev. legend, named (Farm – Between 20 & 50 Acres, First Prize, Michael Carroll, 1865), 51mm. Very fine £120-£150
Hammer Price: £95
Meath Horse Show, engraved silver award medals (4), all to a single horse, “The Marquis”, named (1865, Meath Horse Show, Stallions Medal, Awarded to Marquis As Sire of Best 3 Year Old Colt; 1866, Meath Horse Show, Stallions Prize, Awarded to The Marquis Sire of Best 3 Year Old Colt; 1866 , Meath Horse Show, Stallions Prize, Awarded to The Marquis Sire of Best 2 Yr. Old Colt; 1867 Meath Horse Show, Marquis Sire of a winner of 1st Prize), all 44mm [4]. Generally very fine; delightful style, gth...
Hammer Price: £240
Clongowes College, a silver medal by J. Woodhouse, frontal elevation of the college, exergue named (Ricardus Ingham, 1867), rev. standing robed figure of Mary, 34mm (Frazer p.204; Went, Heritage 119). About extremely fine, toned, rare; with ring for suspension £100-£150
Royal Agricultural Society of Ireland, a silver award medal by J. Woodhouse and Jones of Dublin, crowned harp, rev. wreath, named (Annual National Show Dublin 1867, To Mr John Grant, Love Lane, Bankside, London, for Portable Railway & Turntables, 1st Class), 51mm. Extremely fine and toned; in contemporary fitted case [this damaged] £200-£260
Hammer Price: £140
Trinity College, Dublin, a silver award medal by W. Woodhouse, bust of Elizabeth I three-quarters right in high ruff, rev. arms, named (Thomas B. Garvey, 1868), 51mm. Brilliant and practically as struck £150-£200
Hammer Price: £380
Mrs Bell’s Educational Establishment, Dublin, a silver award medal by J. Woodhouse, head of Mercury left, rev. wreath, named (Third Class, Awarded to Miss Florence Conan, Midsummer 1869), 34mm (Grimshaw –). Very fine; with ornate loop for suspension £100-£120
Hammer Price: £600
Royal College of Surgeons Ireland, Dr Mapother's Silver Prize Medal for Anatomy and Physiology, legend in and around wreath, rev. named (Cuthbert Fitzsimon, 1872), 51mm. Very fine £150-£200
Wexford United Agricultural Society, a silver award medal by W. Woodhouse, cow, plough and harrow, building at right, other buildings and fields in background, rev. named (Frank Cullen, Best Two Shear B.L. Ram, 1873), 43mm. About very fine, uneven reverse tone £100-£120
Hammer Price: £120
Legal and Literary Debating Society, Dublin, a silver award medal, unsigned, crowned arms, rev. wreath, named (First Prize for Oratory Presented to Norris Goddard, Session 1873-74), 39mm. About very fine; with ring for suspension £100-£120
Irish Champion Athletic Club, a silver Celtic cross, back named (Croquet Championship 1874, Pairs Champions, T.J.S. Casey, Miss C. Butler), 35 x 32mm. Good very fine £30-£40
A PRESENTATION gold Cross, a Maltese Cross engraved with details, central harp, named (Present From FARNWORTH To J-W. for his SERVICES at F.M. on April 17th 1876, rev. harp within wreath, plain edge, engraved gold suspender and bar, on tartan ribbon, 38mm. Extremely fine £100-£150
Mallow Farmers’ Club Mowing Trial, 1877, a silver award medal, unsigned, farmer and his wife rest with horse and bull under tree, wild boar in foreground, rev. wreath, named (1st Prize Awarded to Walter Carson & Sons for Buckeye Machine), 49mm. Graze in upper obverse field and several rim knocks, otherwise very fine and toned £150-£200
Philosophical Society of the University of Dublin, a silver award medal by J. Woodhouse, arms, rev. wreath, named (T.S.F. Battersby, Composition, 1880), 46mm (Frazer p.192). About very fine; pierced for suspension £70-£100
Hammer Price: £150
Royal Dublin Society, School of Art, a silver award medal by J. Woodhouse, arms and supporters, rev. wreath, named (First, Ismena Sarah Benson, for Group, Still Life in Oil), 53mm (Went 40/23 var). Edge knock, otherwise about very fine, obverse better £150-£200
United Diocese of Tuam, Killala & Achonry, the Bishop’s Medal, a silver award, unsigned, mitre atop shield, rev. legend, named (Awarded to Henry Thompson, Ballyconree), 35mm. Good very fine £40-£60
Hammer Price: £35
LOYALIST OR Free FORESTERS, a silver Maltese Cross, hand of Ulster on leaf cross, L-U-O-F in angles, engraved acanthus leaf scrolls on arms of cross, rev. plain, but with two makers’ marks, HP and W & H, plain edge, suspension bar at top (blue ribbon attached), 52mm. Extremely fine £150-£200
The Board of Trade of INTERMEDIATE EDUCATION, Ireland, a white metal award medal, crowned Irish harp within Gothic trefoil, shamrocks and Vs in angles, rev. wreath of leaves and shamrocks, un-named, 32mm. Extremely fine £30-£40
Hammer Price: £15
Westmeath Farming Society, a silver award medal by I. Parkes, rural scene with cow, pig and sheep, rev. open wreath of corn and shamrocks, un-named, 43mm. Extremely fine £50-£70
Hammer Price: £60
King’s Hospital, Oxmantown, an oval award medal by T. Halliday, frontal elevation of a building, rev. named (At An Examination held at the King’s Hospital Dublin in June 1881, This Medal was awarded to John J.M. Dowzer, For superior answering in Scripture), 58 x 47mm (D & W 268/488; Went, Heritage 131; cf. Baldwin FPL 1996, 191). Pierced for suspension, otherwise extremely fine and attractively toned, very rare £200-£300
Hammer Price: £190
Morehampton House, Dublin, a silver cross-shaped badge, shamrocks around monogram, rev. named (Rhoda Mary Shaw, Junior Class, Christmas Examination 1881), 40mm. Very fine £40-£60
Hammer Price: £50
INAUGURATION of the NATIONAL MONUMENT to DANIEL O’CONNELL, 1882, a white metal medal, facing bust, rev. Celtic cross with harp and hound, 38mm (BHM –). Pierced at top, extremely fine £30-£40
Exhibition of Irish Art and Manufactures, Dublin, 1882, award medals (3), in gilt-bronze (2) and bronze, unsigned [by J. Woodhouse], female figure urging a stonemason to get up from the ground, anvil at right, revs. wreath, named (Patrick Bourke & Son, Class C, Section XVI…J.V. Traynor & Co, Class E, Section XXXI…Daniel Sheehan, Class D, Section XXV), 51mm (Allen Pt 5) [3]. Very fine and better, first with minor reverse edge bruise £150-£200
Exhibition of Irish Art and Manufactures, Dublin, 1882, a bronze award medal, unsigned [by J. Woodhouse], similar, named (Awarded to Francis O’Hara, Class E Section XXXI), 51mm (Allen Pt 5). Extremely fine £60-£80
Hammer Price: £30
Royal Dublin Society Horse Show, a silver award medal by W. and J. Woodhouse, mare and foal standing, rev. wreath, named (Champion Stone Wall Jump, to John Malyall, for ‘Outlaw’, Class 8 No. 374, 1882), 51mm (Went 24). Reverse rim bruise at 1 o’clock and some scuffing, otherwise good very fine, rare £120-£150
Hammer Price: £340
Dublin International Dairy Show, 1882, a silver award medal by J. Woodhouse, rev. wreath, named (Gilbert Murray, Best 3 Drawings of Dairy Homestead, No. 249), 51mm. Almost extremely fine, reverse better, rare £150-£200
Cork Industrial Exhibition, 1883, a gilt-bronze award medal, unsigned, arms in trilobe, rev. harp within finely-wrought border, named (John O’Connor, Highest Award for General Excellence in Cooperage), 70mm (Allen Pt 5). A couple of trifling edge nicks, otherwise extremely fine and a handsome medal £150-£200
Hammer Price: £260
Cork Industrial Exhibition, 1883, a bronze award medal, unsigned, similar, named (Salmon Barnes & Co, Highest Award for Revolving Shutters), 70mm (Allen Pt 5; cf. DNW M7, 2315). Virtually as struck and a handsome medal £150-£200
Royal Dublin Society, 1884, a silver award medal by J. Woodhouse, arms and supporters, rev. prancing horse, named (Captain Batson, best pair of Cobs, Class 17, No.737 & 736), 44mm. Harshly cleaned, fine, the reverse type rare £60-£80
Lismore Farming Society, a silver award medal by T. Ottley, farm animals and birds, buildings and church spire in background, rev. wreath, named (Awarded to Jos. Reali Esq, Lismount, For Best Pen Short woolled Ewes, 1884), 47mm (cf. T. Millett FPL 2007, 36; cf. Baldwin FPL 1995, 32). Very fine, rare £100-£120
Irish Artisans Exhibition, Dublin, 1885, a Royal Dublin Society silver award medal by J. Woodhouse, arms and supporters, rev. harp and Celtic knots, central tablet named (Maguire & Sons, for Sanitary Fittings), 55mm (Went 40; Allen –). Pierced for suspension, very fine, obverse toned £120-£150
Hammer Price: £85
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