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Society of the Attorneys & Solicitors of Ireland, a silver award medal by J. Woodhouse, arms and greyhound supporters, rev. wreath, named (Awarded to Thos. Geo. Quirke at the Competitive Examination, Michaelmas Sittings, 1886), 39mm (Frazer p.195). Obverse extremely fine, reverse nearly so, rare £100-£120
Hammer Price: £75
Law Student’s Debating Society of Ireland, a silver award medal by J. Woodhouse, bust of Cicero left, rev. legend around wreath, named (R.E. Osborne Legal Debate 1886), 39mm (BDM VI, 548). Swivelling suspension loop, extremely fine £40-£60
Church of Ireland, a silver award medal by J. Woodhouse, bishop’s mitre atop bible and prayer book, rev. wreath, named (Harold’s Cross Young Mens Christian Association…Awarded to S.A.O. FitzPatrick for Oratory, 1887), 44mm. Extremely fine and toned; with clip and ring for suspension £120-£150
Hammer Price: £80
Royal Agricultural Improvement Society of Ireland, a silver award medal by W. Woodhouse adapted for the North Wexford and Gorey Poor Law Union Farming Society, crowned harp, rev. wreath, named (Awarded to Chas. M. Doyne, Esq, D.L., Wells, for his red cow ‘Shamrock’, calved Nov. 11th 1881, By Mentor, 1887), 51mm (Lane, Went and Bateson, NSI Occ. Papers 19, no. 2). Virtually as struck, toned £100-£120
Hammer Price: £95
Board of INTERMEDIATE EDUCATION Ireland, a silver award medal by J.S. & A.B. Wyon, crowned Irish harp within Gothic trefoil, shamrocks and Vs in angles, rev. wreath of leaves and shamrocks, named (1887, Senior Grade, George K. Smiley, First in Drawing), 51mm. With suspension loop, extremely fine; in leather case of issue by W. Gibson & Co, Belfast £150-£200
Hammer Price: £160
County of Cork Agricultural Society, a bronze award medal by Heaton, rural scene with horse, bull, cow and sheep, 1887 engraved in cartouche, rev. Irish harp within a Celtic design, named (2nd Prize for Dog Earl of Grey – Mrs. G.L. Robinson), 70mm. Good very fine £40-£50
Hammer Price: £120
Sir Hugh Lane, 1888, an engraved silver medal in the style of de Passe for R. Huth, bust three-quarters right, rev. bust three-quarters left, 30mm. Extremely fine and very rare £300-£400
Hammer Price: £300
Board of INTERMEDIATE EDUCATION Ireland, a silver award medal by J.S. & A.B. Wyon, crowned harp within Gothic trefoil, shamrocks and Vs in angles, rev. wreath of leaves and shamrocks, named (JUNIOR Grade, Edward B. Fisher, FIRST IN CHEMISTRY 1888), 50mm. Extremely fine; in velvet and silk-lined black leather case by Edmond Johnson, Jeweller to the Irish Court, Grafton St. Dublin £150-£200
Hammer Price: £260
Lismore College, Duke of Devonshire Literary Prize, a silver award by Munsey, Cambridge, view of Lismore Castle, bridge over the river Blackwater in foreground, rev. legend within and around wreath, named (C.R. Kidd, 1889), 51mm. Good very fine, toned, rare £300-£400
The League of the Cross, Blackhill, an engraved silver 6-armed cross by T. & Co, these engraved with shamrocks, central circular engraved medallion, the whole surmounted by a Latin cross and suspension ring, standing Bishop holding crozier, rev. named (Presented to Mr. P. Tumilty by the members of St. Mary’s Branch of the League of the Cross, Blackhill, as a token of esteem for his services as Chairman, December 28th, 1889), hallmarked Birmingham 1889, 78 x 58mm. Good very fine £120-£150
Royal Dublin Society, a silver award medal by J. Woodhouse, horse in profile to left, rev. named (John Henry Clifton, First Prize Class 35, Tandem, The Prince & The Duke, 1890), 54mm. Extremely fine; in fitted case of issue £100-£150
Hammer Price: £180
Law Student’s Debating Society of Ireland, a silver award medal, bust of Cicero left, rev. legend around wreath, named (For Legal Debate A.F.R. Stritch, 1891), 39mm (BDM VI, 548). Broken suspension loop, otherwise very fine, deeply toned £60-£80
Hammer Price: £35
ULSTER UNIONIST CONVENTION, 1892, a copper medal by Gibson, standing figure of Hibernia with lion behind her, rev. crowned shield, 38mm (BHM 3433). Extremely fine £40-£50
Hammer Price: £45
Tercentenary of Trinity College, Dublin, 1892, a copper medal by Johnson, conjoined busts of Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth, rev. arms, 63mm (BHM 3438). Extremely fine £50-£70
Hammer Price: £320
Irish Collie Club, Bray, a silver award medal by J.A. Restall, dog standing left, rev. wreath, named (Won by W. Bolton’s ‘Sefton Leader’, Bray, 1892), 51mm. Some light scratches in upper reverse field, otherwise extremely fine and attractively toned, rare £100-£120
Hammer Price: £360
Rathdown Agricultural Society, a bronze award medal, farmyard scene with horses, bull, pig, sheep and poultry, rev. named (1892 Presented for the Best Pen of Blackfaced Shortwooled Ram Lambs, James F Grehan, Lehaunstown Cabinteely), 45mm. Extremely fine £30-£40
Hammer Price: £70
ULSTER UNIONIST CONVENTION, 1893, a copper medal by Gibson, two figures, one young, one older, greet each, behind them crossed flags, rev. crowned shield, 38mm (BHM 3458). Extremely fine £40-£60
Hammer Price: £40
Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts, a silver award medal by J. Woodhouse, coroneted bust of Victoria right, rev. crowned wreath, named (Drawing from the Life, Special Competition 1893, N.B. Browne), 63mm (E 1550; Frazer p.196). Brightly cleaned and some rim bruising, otherwise very fine, rare £200-£300
Carmichael College of Medicine, Dublin, a silver award medal, unsigned, legend, engraved (Special Medal for exceptionally good answering in Forensic Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland), rev. wreath, named (Jessie B. Ferguson, Summer Session, 1893), 51mm. Virtually as struck, toned; in maroon gilt-blocked case of issue by Walter Sexton, Jeweller & Watchmaker, 118 Grafton street, Dublin £100-£150
Hammer Price: £150
PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY OF Ireland, a bronze award medal, cross of four heraldic shields, rev. laurel wreath, named (Awarded to J.R. Simpson for Lantern Slides 1894), 51mm. Very fine £60-£80
Hammer Price: £30
Irish Water Spaniel Club, a silver award medal, unsigned, head of a water spaniel right, rev. crowned harp and wreath of shamrocks, named (Dublin Show, 1895, won by Col. The Hon. W. Le Poer Trench’s ‘Shamus’), 51mm. Virtually as struck and attractive, rare £120-£150
Hammer Price: £220
Wexford Amateur Photo[graphi]c Exhib[itio]n, 1896, a silver award medal by J.A. Restall, robed female seated left in front of camera, curtain at left, rev. named (M.A. Ennis, First Prize, Opals), hallmarked Birmingham 1895, 39mm. Reverse edge bruise at 7 o’clock, otherwise about very fine £100-£120
Hammer Price: £50
Royal College of Science for Ireland, a silver medal after W. Wyon, coroneted bust of Victoria left, rev. crowned harp above legend, all in wreath, edge named (John A. Cunningham, Session 1896-97), 39mm (BHM 2880). About extremely fine, very rare in silver £150-£200
Hammer Price: £550
Irish CRICKET Union, LEINSTER Branch, JUNIOR CHALLENGE Cup, 1896, an engraved silver Maltese cross, shamrocks in angles, arms with ‘Celtic’ designs, central roundel with engraved legend and date, rev. plain, 30mm. Good very fine £50-£60
BLARNEY Fete, 1896, a white metal medal by J.F. O’Crowley, view of Blarney Castle rising above trees, rev. legend, 31mm. Very fine £30-£40
Hammer Price: £15
Irish [Pigeon] Fanciers’ Association, a silver award medal by J. Carter, six pigeons, rev. wreath, named (Strabane Show, 1896, won by John Waters), 45mm. Extremely fine £100-£120
Hammer Price: £60
Photographic Society of Ireland, a silver award medal by J.A. Restall, arms in quadrilobe, rev. wreath, named (Lantern Slides, Ernest Scott, 1897), 51mm (Frazer p.199; cf. DNW 61, 1309). Very fine £80-£100
Portora Royal School, Enniskillen, Steele Memorial Prize, a silver award medal by J. Woodhouse, bust of Frederick Steele right, rev. legend, named (J. Courtenay Clarke, 1897), 52mm (Frazer p.203). Rather scuffed, about very fine, rare; with clip and ring for suspension £200-£300
Hammer Price: £110
LIMERICK DIOCESAN BOARD OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION, a silver award medal, student at lectern, rev. named (Awarded to J.J. Victor Boyd, 1898), 44mm. Fine, with suspension loop added £30-£40
Hammer Price: £85
Irish Rifle ASSOCIATION, 1898, gold sHIELD, by West & Son, Dublin, awarded to Frederick W. Henry, an engraved shield set in a circular border with Celtic ropework design and semi-precious stone at the four points, 48mm. Brooch mounted for wearing, in velvet-lined black leather case of issue, with maker’s address on inside lid, a magnificent piece, as made £400-£500
Hammer Price: £1,000
Royal Dublin SOCIETY, an silver award medal, Hibernia seated with cornucopia and harp, rev. laurel wreath, named (1st Prize, Trotting Horses, Class 39, won by John Jones Esq for ‘Whitegate Express’, Horse Show 1899), 61mm. Extremely fine; in fitted red leather case of issue £40-£60
Royal Dublin Society, Robert Boyle Prize, 1899, a copper award medal by A. Wyon, bust right in open shirt, rev. seated figure of Hibernia with spear and shield, 72mm. With suspension loop, extremely fine and extremely rare £100-£150
Visit to Ireland, 1900, a silver medal by Johnson, veiled bust of Victoria left, rev. legend on riband over shamrocks, 31mm {BHM 3660). Extremely fine £40-£60
Visit to Ireland, 1900, a silver medal by F. Bowcher for Spink, veiled bust of Victoria left, rev. crowned harp on sprays of shamrock, 39mm (BHM 3662). Extremely fine and extremely rare; in original red leather case of issue by Spink, Presented by Earl Cadogan K.G. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 1900 impressed in gilt on the lid £80-£100
Visit to Ireland, 1900, a bronze medal by F. Bowcher for Spink, similar, 38mm (BHM 3662). Extremely fine £30-£40
Hammer Price: £55
Visit to IRELAND, 1900, a bronze medal by F. Bowcher for Spink, similar, 38mm (BHM 3662). Extremely fine £30-£40
Hammer Price: £25
Visit to IRELAND, 1900, white metal medals by the Birmingham Mint (2), veiled bust left, revs. legend, both 26mm [2]. Extremely fine £20-£30
N[ational] P[ost] O[ffice], Belfast, c. 1900, a lacquered bronze medalet, dove, rev. clasped hands, 22mm. Virtually as struck; with integral loop for suspension £40-£50
Hollymount Horse Show, 1900, a silver award medal, unsigned, two horses walking right, rev. wreath, named (For the Best Half Bred Sire, First Prize Class 2, awarded to H. Lindsey Fitzpatrick, D.L., Hollymount House, for his Chestnut Sire ‘Pajaro’), 44mm. Rim bruise on obverse at 4 o’clock, otherwise about very fine; with ring for suspension £100-£120
Irish DAIRY ASSOCIATION, an silver award medal, unsigned, cross of four armorial shields on background of shamrocks, rev. dairy implements, shields below, un-named, 51mm. Extremely fine £40-£50
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