A Small Collection of Agricultural Medals

Ireland, Stradbally, a silver award medal by W. Woodhouse, farmyard scene, rev. named (Prize for Greatest Quantity of Thorough Drainage Done for Tenants - Won by R.G. Cosby Esqr, Stradbally Hall, 1863), 49mm. Good very fine
£80-£100

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Small Collection of Agricultural Medals.

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Col. Robert Ashworth Godolphin Cosby (1837-1920). Stradbally Hall, co Laois, has been the ancestral home of the Cosby family since the 16th century. The current building was erected in 1772 and later modified by R.G. Cosby, who inherited the estate from his uncle in 1837