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Royal Geographical Society, Patron’s Medal, a gold award by W. Wyon, coroneted head of Queen Victoria left, rev. ob terras reclusas, Minerva standing left, holding wreath and map, 54mm (BHM 1796). Matt, as struck, very rare, set in glazed lunette; named on band of lunette (A. Keith Johnston, PH. Dr. F.R.S.E.) £10,000-£12,000
Hammer Price: £30,000
Charles II, Coronation, 1661, a gold medal by T. Simon, crowned bust right, rev. King enthroned, being crowned by Peace, 29mm, 12.02g (MI I, 472/76; E 221). File-marks on edge and minor marks in fields, otherwise about extremely fine, very rare £4,000-£5,000
Hammer Price: £5,500
Institute of Civil Engineers, Stephenson Medal, a gold award by J.S. & A.B. Wyon, bust of George Stephenson left, rev. Stephenson’s Locomotive No.2, edge named (Reginald George Cyril Batson, M. Inst. C. E., Session 1920-1921), 48mm, 64.71g (BHM 2311; E 1429). Brilliant, virtually as struck; in fitted case £3,000-£4,000
Hammer Price: £3,200
Society of Apothecaries, Galen Medal, 1841, a gold award by W. Wyon, bust right, rev. Science seated left with youth at her knee, crucible to left and vase of flowers to right, edge named (John Henry Garrett, 1884), 45mm, 60.33g (BHM 2024; E 1360). File mark on edge, otherwise good extremely fine, very rare £3,000-£4,000
Hammer Price: £2,400
Death of Lord Nelson, 1805, a silver medal by T. Webb, undraped bust left, rev. Bellona advancing across the sea towards galleys to right, 53mm (BHM 577; E 957). Fields lightly hairlined, otherwise good extremely fine and toned, very rare in silver £1,000-£1,200
Hammer Price: £1,300
The New Century, 1900, a silver medal by E. Fuchs, crowned bust of Victoria left, rev. angel standing facing on globe, holding aloft tablet bearing facsimile of the Queen’s signature, 76mm (BHM 3658; E 1836). Small dig on edge, otherwise good very fine, very rare £400-£500
Hammer Price: £1,200
Abolition of the Slave Trade, 1807, a silver medal by T. Webb, bust of William Wilberforce right, rev. Britannia seated left, attended by Victory and other allegorical figures, 53mm (BHM 627; E 983; Roehrs 1692). Extremely fine or better, toned [slabbed NGC MS 63] £1,000-£1,200
Hammer Price: £1,000
Anne, Coronation, 1702, a silver medal, unsigned [by J. Croker], bust left, rev. Anne, as Pallas, hurls thunderbolt at monster, 35mm, 16.05g (MI II, 228/4; E 390). Small spot in reverse field, otherwise extremely fine and toned £200-£260
Hammer Price: £900
Victoria, Golden Jubilee, 1887, a silver medal by L.C. Wyon after Sir J.E. Boehm and Sir F. Leighton, crowned bust left, rev. enthroned figure of Empire surrounded by standing figures representing Science, Letters, Art, etc, Mercury and Time below, 77mm (W & E 2000; BHM 3219; E 1733b). Fields brushed, otherwise good extremely fine; in original fitted case with card insert £600-£800
Hammer Price: £750
NEW ZEALAND, Exhibition, 1865, a copper award medal, unsigned (by J. Wyon), standing Maori holding spear, plough and kiwi behind, palm tree and mountains in background, rev. pattern of ferns and other flora, un-named, 64mm (Morel 1865/1). Extremely fine or better, rare £300-£400
Hammer Price: £700
George IV, Coronation, 1821, a silver medal by B. Pistrucci, laureate bust left, rev. Britannia, Scotia and Hibernia approaching the enthroned King being crowned by Victory, 35mm (BHM 1070; E 1146a). Extremely fine and toned; in contemporary case £200-£260
Hammer Price: £550
Great Exhibition, Hyde Park, 1851, Juror’s Medal, a copper award by W. Wyon and G.G. Adams, conjoined busts of Victoria and Prince Albert left, dolphins below, trident behind, rev. seated figure of Industry attended by Commerce, receiving wreath of Fame, edge named (Sir Baldwin Walker, Juror Exhibition 1851), 64mm (Allen A40; BHM 2464; E 1457). Extremely fine £300-£400
Great Exhibition, Hyde Park, 1851, Prize Medal, a copper award by W. and L.C. Wyon, conjoined busts of Victoria and Prince Albert left, trident and dolphins in field, rev. Britannia placing a wreath on kneeling figure of Industry, attended by supporters representing the continents, edge named (A.K. Johnston, Class X), 77mm (Allen A25; BHM 2462; E 1456). Good extremely fine £240-£300
Hammer Price: £500
INDIA, Simla Art Society, a silver award, unsigned, crowned bust of Edward VII left, rev. wreath, un-named, 45mm (Pudd. 901.3, not recorded in silver). Extremely fine and toned, extremely rare; in contemporary fitted case £150-£180
Hammer Price: £480
A screw-press by A. Wyon, black lacquer finish with floral decoration, with brass name-plate reading allan wyon, medallist and engraver to his majesty the king, 287 regent street, london, approx. 36cm x 15.5cm x 32cm. Very fine, an unusual item; in wooden box £100-£150
SOUTH AFRICA, Edward VII, Coronation, 1902, Natal, a silver medal awarded to chiefs, by Joseph & Sons, Port Elizabeth, crowned bust right, rev. arms of Great Britain with supporters above wildebeests of Natal in cartouche, 51mm (W & E 4325; cf. J.J. Ford VII, 332-4). Extremely fine and toned, very rare; with clip and ring for suspension, ribbon and pin £600-£800
British Battles, 1815, a tubular brass box medal by E. Thomason inscribed ‘British Victories’, lid inset with portrait medalet of Wellington, containing 24 [of 26] brass medalets, each with winged Victory, revs. the battles named (lacks Talavera, Arroyo del Molino, and Nive; Ciudad Rodrigo duplicated), each 16mm, tube 42 x 19mm (Eimer 84; BHM 888; E 1076) [25]. Tube good very fine, medalets mostly about as struck £200-£300
Hammer Price: £400
Tercentenary of Trinity College, Dublin, 1892, a silver medal for E. Johnson, conjoined busts of Elizabeth I and Victoria left, rev. College arms flanked by rose and portcullis, 63mm (BHM 3438; E 1776). Extremely fine, rare £150-£180
Hammer Price: £380
Royal Naval College, a silver award medal by W. Wyon, bust of William IV right, rev. second mathematical prize, named within wreath (Awarded to Richard Stephen Hurt, Midsummer 1832), 58mm (BDM VI, 681). Fields brushed, otherwise good extremely fine, rare £200-£260
George II, Coronation, 1727, a silver medal by J. Croker, laureate bust left, rev. King, enthroned, being crowned by Britannia who holds cornucopia, 35mm, 18.57g (MI II, 479/4; E 510). Extremely fine, toned £200-£260
Voyage of the Junk Keying, 1848, a white metal medal by T. Halliday, port view of the junk, rev. legend in 15 lines, 45mm (BHM 2320). Two small flan flaws on reverse, otherwise brilliant, about as struck £200-£260
Hammer Price: £360
George VI, a uniface die trial in silver, undated and unsigned, bare-headed bust right, 32mm. Extremely fine £100-£120
Hammer Price: £340
Waterloo Medal [1815], a reduced-size silver striking of Pistrucci’s original by Pinches, four conjoined busts left, allegorical and mythological scenes around, rev. Victory guiding equestrian figures of Wellington and Blücher, scenes from battle of giants around, hallmarked London 1966, 64mm (cf. BHM 870; cf. E 1067). Extremely fine and attractively toned; in original fitted case £150-£180
Hammer Price: £320
Edward VII, Coronation, 1902, silver medals by J.A. Restall (2), conjoined crowned busts right, revs. Britannia standing, flanked by two shields, one medal with original date June 26th and the other with actual date Augt 9th 1902, first hallmarked Birmingham 1902, both 23mm (W & E 4524A, 4524B; BHM 3804, 3812) [2]. About as struck, toned, rare; in original fitted case £80-£100
Hammer Price: £300
Abolition of Slavery, 1834, a white metal medal, unsigned [by T. Halliday], William IV enthroned, two statesmen to either side, rev. group of seven negroes, hands linked, dancing around a palm, 41mm (BHM 1673; E 1276). Extremely fine [slabbed PCGS MS 62] £300-£400
AUSTRALIA, Centennial International Exhibition, Melbourne, 1888, a silver award medal by Stokes & Martin, crowned bust of Queen Victoria left, rev. legend within wreath, edge named (John Moore Highett Esq., M.L.A.), 51mm. Extremely fine and toned; in original fitted case [clasp deficient] with card insert £150-£180
Hammer Price: £260
Edward VII, Coronation, 1902, a silver medal, unsigned, for Mappin Bros, busts of Queen Alexandra and Edward VII within oval medallions, rev. Fame standing left, blowing trumpet and holding shield, 51mm (W & E 4410A; BHM 3836). Extremely fine; in original fitted case £100-£120
Abolition of Slavery, 1834, a white metal medal by J. Davis, in commemoration of the extinction of colonial slavery, etc, rev. slave stands with arms raised, 43mm (BHM 1665). About extremely fine, rare; pierced for suspension £200-£260
Hammer Price: £240
Queen Caroline, Coronation, 1727, a silver medal by J. Croker, bust left, rev. Queen standing between Religion and Britannia, 35mm, 20.01g (MI II, 480/8; E 512). Extremely fine, toned £200-£260
Edward VII, Coronation, 1902, a silver medal by G.W. de Saulles, crowned bust right, rev. crowned bust of Alexandra right, 55mm (W & E 4100; BHM 3737; E 1871a). Virtually as struck; in original fitted case, with original Royal Mint paper envelope £200-£260
Hammer Price: £220
Thomas Holloway, 1858, a copper medal by J. Moore, bust left, rev. legend, 62mm (BHM 2635; E 1525). Light scratch on obverse, otherwise good extremely fine, rare £150-£180
Battle of Jutland, 1916, a bronze medal by A.B. Pegram for Spink on behalf of the Royal Numismatic Society, lion standing left on prostrate eagle, rev. Victory standing on dolphin, holding laurel branch in each hand, 76mm (BHM 4127; E 1949). Extremely fine £150-£180
International Health Exhibition, 1884, a silver medal by L.C. Wyon and J. Pinches, diademed and veiled head of Victoria left, rev. standing figures of Health and Education flanking globe, 45mm (BHM 3175; E 1704). Extremely fine and toned; in contemporary fitted case by Ralph Heaton & Sons, The Mint, Birmingham [this somewhat worn] £80-£100
Hammer Price: £200
International Exhibition, South Kensington, 1862, a copper award medal by L.C. Wyon [after D. Maclise], Britannia surrounded by symbolic figures, rev. legend in wreath, edge named (A. Keith Johnston, Royal Atlas, W. Blackwood & Son, Class XXIX, Publishers), 77mm (Allen A1; BHM 2747; E 1553). Good extremely fine £100-£120
Hammer Price: £190
Marriage of Charles I and Henrietta Maria, 1625, a cast silver medal, unsigned [by P. Regnier], busts vis-a-vis, rev. Cupid walking right, holding roses and lilies, 23mm, 2.13g (MI I, 238/1 var.; E 105Ab). Good very fine £80-£100
Re-opening of the Royal Exchange, 1844, a copper medal by W. Wyon, bust of Thomas Gresham left, rev. statue of Victoria in front of elevation of the Exchange, 73mm (W & E 447; BHM 2185; E 1390). Extremely fine; in fitted case £150-£180
Hammer Price: £180
Elizabeth I, a cast bronze badge, unsigned, bust left in ruff, rev. phoenix rising from flames, crowned royal monogram above, 47 x 42mm (cf. MI I, 124/70; cf. E 48B). A later copy, possibly 19th century, extremely fine £80-£100
Hammer Price: £170
Dublin International Exhibition, 1865, a copper award medal by A. Geefs, arts and manufactures, winged female figure flying right, holding cornucopia, rev. wreath, named (Section XVII, W. & A.K. Johnston), 75mm (E 1577). Good extremely fine £100-£120
Hammer Price: £160
Resignation of William Gladstone as Prime Minister, 1894, a large copper medal by L.C. Lauer for J. Rochelle Thomas, bust left, rev. inscription recording the names of all members of the House of Commons, 95mm (BHM 3468; E 1792). Extremely fine; in red case of issue by J. Rochelle Thomas, Antiquarian & Medallist, Portman Square £200-£260
Union of England and Scotland, 1707, a silver medalet, unsigned, bust of Anne left, rev. two cherubs holding crown over arms of Britain, 24mm, 3.12g (MI II, 297/114). Extremely fine £100-£120
Hammer Price: £140
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