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International Exhibition, South Kensington, 1862, a copper medal by Pinches, 42mm (Allen 200; BHM 2739); Bicentenary of the Birth of Joseph Fry, 1928, a bronze medal by H. Youngman, 51mm (BHM 4221; E 2013); Royal Horticultural Society, Banksian Medal, a bronze award after W. Wyon, named (Awarded by Gt. Yarmouth & Dist. Hort. Society to Dr W. Lee Spink, 1930), 38mm (BHM 1041; E 1138); British Dairy Farmers’ Association, a silver award medal by Mappin & Webb, named (Awarded to Lt.-Col. E.C. Atk...
Hammer Price: £130
International Exhibition, South Kensington, 1862, a copper award medal by L.C. Wyon, Britannia surrounded by symbolic figures, rev. legend in wreath, edge named (Cottam & Co, Class XXXI), 77mm (Allen A1; BHM 2747; E 1553). Extremely fine £90-120
John Bacon, 1864, a copper medal by J.S. Wyon for the Art Union of London, bust right, rev. statue of Samuel Johnson, 55mm (BHM 2797; E 1573). Brilliant mint state £80-100
Hammer Price: £110
Municipal School, Peebles, 1865, an engraved silver award for Optimum Merit, hallmarked j mc Glasgow, 52 x 42mm; Carmunnock Horticultural Society, an engraved silver award for 18 Asters by J. Myers, engraved (Presented by J. Winford Philipps Esq, MP, 1890), un-named, hallmarked Glasgow 1890, 48mm [2]. Very fine, but second with edge knock; with clips and rings for suspension £80-100
Metropolitan & Provincial Industrial Exhibition, Islington, 1866, Prize Medal, a copper award by J.S. & A.B. Wyon, un-named, 51mm (D & W 71/189; Allen Pt 3; cf. DNW 128, 643); The Great International Fisheries Exhibition, London, 1883, a gilt General Staff award medal by Waterlow’s Ltd, named (G.G. Hake), 32mm; International Inventions Exhibition, London, 1885, a gilt award medalet, unsigned [by Waterlow’s Ltd], un-named, 24mm; Universal Cookery & Food Exhibition, 1931, a silver award medal b...
Hammer Price: £140
Metropolitan Amateur Regatta (Est. 1866), Metropolitan Eight Oared Challenge Cup, a large silver award medal by J. Pinches, ornamented cup, rev. legend, un-named, 70mm (MJP p.109 for obv.). Rim nicks, otherwise very fine, rare £140-180
Yorkshire Agricultural Society, a silver award medal by B. Wyon, named (To Mr M. Cooper, for Best Stand of Saddlery, Wetherby Show, 1868), 55mm (cf. BDW 13, 90); Royal Agricultural Society of England, a silver award medal after B. Mackennal, named (R.A.S.E. Harrogate 1929, awarded to J.J. Cridlan, winner of Challenge Trophy for the best Aberdeen Angus Bull), 38mm; Molesey Amateur Regatta, a silver award medal by L. Simpson & Co, engraved (1939, Junior Eights), hallmarked London 1939, 51mm (cf...
Hammer Price: £170
Marriage of Princess Louise and the Marquis of Lorne, 1871, a silver medal by J.S. Wyon, conjoined busts left, rev. armorial shields and crests, 64mm (W & E 1146A.2; BHM 2916; E 1613). Virtually as struck and attractively toned £300-400
Hammer Price: £320
Marriage of Princess Louise and the Marquis of Lorne, 1871, a copper medal by J.S. Wyon, from the same dies as previous, 64mm (W & E 1146A.1; BHM 2916; E 1613). Very fine £80-100
£80–£100
Marriage of Princess Louise and the Marquis of Lorne, 1871, a white metal medal by J.S. Wyon, from the same dies as previous, 64mm (W & E 1146A; BHM 2916; E 1613 [not listed in any catalogue for white metal]). Very slight rubbing on the Princess’s face, otherwise extremely fine and very rare £120-150
National Thanksgiving for the Recovery of the Prince of Wales from Typhoid, 1872, a bronze medal by J.S. & A.B. Wyon, Londinia, attended by Britannia, invites Victoria and the Prince into St Paul’s Cathedral, rev. interior of St Paul’s with the procession and congregation, 77mm (W & E 1160.1; BHM 2928; E 1618). Very fine £80-100
Edinburgh Academy, Homer Medal, a silver award medal after W. Wyon, named (Upper Modern, John Abernethy, Dux, mdccclxxxi), 51mm (D & W 224/172; E 1177); College of Preceptors, Scarborough Centre, a silver award medal by B. Wyon, named (Sarah Alice Foster, December 1883), 48mm; Rugby School Gymnasium, a silver medal, unsigned, named (Won by W. Grischotti, March 1898), 44mm; Confectioners, Bakers and Allied Trades Annual Exhibition, London, a silver award medal, named (J. & D. Austin, Girvan),...
Hammer Price: £300
Visit of Queen Victoria to Epping Forest and Dedication, 1882, a bronze medal by C. Wiener, crowned bust left, rev. Londinia standing opposite a seated Queen, view of pathway into the forest behind, 75mm (W & E 1400.1; BHM 3128; E 1689). Very fine £80-100
Rutland Agricultural Society, an oval silver award medal, unsigned, reproduction of the seal of the Board of Governors in medieval style, rev. legend, named (William James, 1882, Exhibitor of Farm Implements), 95 x 71mm. Extremely fine £120-150
Victoria, Golden Jubilee, 1887, a bronze medal by A. Scharff, conjoined crowned busts of the young and Jubilee heads of the Queen, rev. Britannia seated in car drawn by two lions, Justice and Prudence at sides, 80mm (W & E 2340.1; BHM 3284; E 1732). Very fine £80-100
Hammer Price: £180
Victoria, Golden Jubilee, 1887, a white metal medal for T. Hogan, Folkestone, 31mm (W & E –); The British Aluminium Co Ltd, London, 1894, an aluminium medal, unsigned, 38mm; Gas Exhibition, Earls Court, 1904, a bronze medal, unsigned, 31mm; Calendar medals (4), 1895 (3, Bovril, North’s and John Shaw), 1907-27; together with other copper and bronze medals (22), many of Earls Court [29]. Many very fine and better £60-80
Golden Jubilee of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club, 1888, a large bronze medal by Edwards & Sons, 75mm (Brodie –; cf. DNW 132, 1598); 1st Bn The Black Watch, Annual Games, a silver award medal, unsigned, named (Highland Fling, 1925, 1st, C.S.M. Swan), 45mm; together with a bronze award medal to the same recipient [3]. Very fine; all with clips and rings for suspension £50-70
Hammer Price: £40
Victoria, a pale pink wax study on slate of her veiled head by L.C. Wyon, head left, wearing diadem with scroll decoration, no ear-ring, detail below truncation blurred but not removed, 69mm. In good condition £150-200
Hammer Price: £280
700th Anniversary of the Mayoralty of London, 1889, a bronze medal by A. Kirkwood & Son for the Corporation of the City of London, busts of Richard I and Victoria vis-à-vis, St George and dragon below, rev. seated Londinia receiving symbols of Mayoralty from St Michael, cityscape behind, 81mm (BHM 3377; E 1752). Brilliant mint state £150-200
Hammer Price: £360
International Electric Exhibition, Edinburgh, 1890, a silver award medal by Kirkwood & Son, named (R. Parkinson and Sons Chemists, Burnley - British Food Section), stamped silver, 51mm (BHM 3401; E 1760; Allen Pt 1; Brodie 307); together with a white metal medal for the International Exhibition of Industry, Science and Art, Edinburgh, 1886, 51mm [2]. Very fine or better, first rare £80-100
Emin Pasha Relief Expedition, 1890, a large cast bronze medal by Elinor Hallé, cast by J. Moore for the Royal Geographical Society, high-relief bust of Henry Morton Stanley left, rev. seated figure of Africa right, in elephant head-dress, empties waters of the Rivers Congo and Nile, her left foot on a crocodile, a mountain and rising sun, 124mm (Attwood 11; BHM 3410; E 1763). Casting flaws on reverse, otherwise good very fine, rare £400-500
£400–£500
Visit of Christian IX and Louise of Denmark to the City of London, 1893, a light bronze medal by F. Bowcher, conjoined busts right, rev. Londinia seated, façade of the Guildhall behind, 75mm (W & E 1766.1; BHM 3454; E 1783). Very fine £70-90
Hammer Price: £50
Municipal Technical School, Halifax, 1893, medals by S.H. Hamer for J.A. Restall (2), in copper and white metal, façade of the School, revs. engineering and technical instruments, fourth year’s course, both un-named, edges lettered, both 45mm (Taylor 226a) [2]. Copper extremely fine and bronzed, white metal nearly so, both rare £60-80
Hammer Price: £95
Opening of Tower Bridge, 1894, a bronze medal by F. Bowcher, conjoined busts of Victoria, the Prince and Princess of Wales left, rev. view of the bridge, the Royal Yacht, HMY Victoria and Albert, passing underneath, 76mm (W & E 1795.1; BHM 3476; E 1790; Taylor 225a). Very fine £90-120
Hammer Price: £160
The Architectural Association, a silver award medal by J.S. & A.B. Wyon, floral arrangement around central monogram, back named (Presented to J.R. Stark, 1895), 55mm (cf. Baldwin 98, 2594). Extremely fine £80-100
Hammer Price: £150
A Presentation Medal from Queen Victoria to Prince Edward (later Edward VIII) on his 3rd Birthday, 23 June 1897: Victoria, Diamond Jubilee, 1897, a silver medal by F. Bowcher for Spink, crowned bust left, rev. crowned cypher in wreath, edge named (H.R.H. Prince Edward of York 23rd June 1897 Baby), and with painted inventory number w/sm/616, 38mm (Giordano 9, this piece; W & E 3477A.5; BHM 3523; E 1820i). Brightly polished, otherwise very fine and a unique royal award £1,500-2,000
Hammer Price: £1,800
Return of City of London Volunteers from South Africa, 1900, a bronze medal by Sir G. Frampton for the Corporation of the City of London, soldier welcomed by seated Londinia, rev. Union and CIV flags flying on hill surrounded by trees, sun on horizon and cannon, 76mm (BHM 3684; E 1848). Very fine £90-120
Board of Education, 1901, a silver award medal by G.W. de Saulles, crowned bust of Edward VII left, rev. legend in wreath, named (Percy H. Jowett, Drawing Figure From The Nude, 1904), 51mm (E 1865). Extremely fine; in case of issue £60-80
Hammer Price: £240
Plymouth, Devonport & Stonehouse Trades, Industrial & Photographic Exhibition, 1903, award medals (2), in silver and bronze, unsigned [by J.A. Restall], un-named, 39mm (cf. DNW M14, 1130); Plymouth Exhibition, 1904, medals (2), in bronze-gilt and bronze, unsigned, both 39mm (cf. DNW M14, 1130); Tercentenary of Eddystone Lighthouse, 1998, a silver medal by J. Mills for the Royal Mint, 63mm [5]. Brilliant mint state; in cases of issue £70-90
Hammer Price: £200
University Historical Society, Dublin, a silver award medal by J. Woodhouse, three standing females, rev. arms on central star within garter, wreath below, named (Oratory, J.G. Dougherty, Session 1906-07), 55mm (cf. DNW M5, 1154). Very fine; with loop for suspension but no ring £50-70
Hammer Price: £60
Opening of the Queen Alexandra Dock, Cardiff, 1907, a bronze medal by Spiridion & Sons, 52mm (W & E 4921.2; BHM 3945; E 1900); George V, Coronation, 1911, medals (2), by J.R. Gaunt, in silver, 63mm (W & E 5120A.1; BHM 4038), and by H. Jenkins, in plated bronze, 64mm (W & E 5152A.3); Investiture of the Prince of Wales, 1911, a silver medal by W. Goscombe John, 35mm (Giordano 23b; BHM 4079; E 1925); George V, Silver Jubilee, 1935, a silver medal by P. Metcalfe, 57mm (W & E 5668A.2; BHM 4249; E...
Hammer Price: £380
George V, Visit to Jersey, 1921, a white metal medal, unsigned, 32mm (W & E 5542A.1; McCammon M25J); 50th Anniversary of the Liberation of Jersey, 1995, a tombac medal, unsigned, 50mm; FALKLAND IS., British Forces, a plated award medal, unsigned, engraved (Runner Up B.F.F.I v M.P.A. Boxcing Club, Apr. 1986), 68mm [3]. Last very fine, others extremely fine and better; in cases of issue, first by C.T. Maine, 35 King St, Jersey, second by Midland Bank £30-40
Hammer Price: £75
Midland Small-Bore Rifle League, a silver award medal by Usher Mfg Co, named (1952-3 Div. 9, Sgt Hurley, 99.9), 32mm, hallmarked Chester 1952; together with other award medals for shooting (28), viz. Midland Small-Bore League (6), National Rifle Association (3), National Small-Bore Rifle Association (4), Royal Air Force (5, three in silver), Ferranti Rifle Club, R.A.F. Small Arms Association, Society of Miniature Rifle Clubs, others (7, one silver) [29]. Very fine and better £60-80
Hammer Price: £45
Quatercentenary of the Birth of William Shakespeare, 1964, a silver medal by P. Vincze, 57mm (E 2103a); together with other modern medals (16) [17]. Extremely fine and better; in cases of issue £60-80
Centenary of the Société Generale in the UK, 1971, a gilt-bronze medal by Spink, 57mm; 600th Anniversary of the Anglo-Portuguese Alliance, 1973, a bronze medal by V. Berardo, 90mm, edge stamped 763; Centenary of the Birth of Sir Winston Churchill, 1974, a silver medal by Nordon Art Co, 50mm; Royal Mint, End of Production at Tower Hill, 1975, a cast bronze medal by R. Elderton, 54mm (E 2132); Quincentenary of the College of Arms, 1984, a bronze medal by Nicola Moss for the Royal Mint, 62mm; Ch...
Hammer Price: £80
Death of the Duke of Windsor, 1972, an oval black basalt plaque by Wedgwood, bust left, rev. h.r.h. the duke of windsor...a memorial medallion from the original portrait modelled in 1924, no. 1936 in a limited edition of 2000, 108 x 95mm (Giordano CM388 [Sale, lot 179]). Extremely fine, the limited edition number 1936 of significance; in original card box of issue, with descriptive leaflet £100-150
250th Anniversary of the Death of Sir Christopher Wren, 1973, a silver medal by D. Cornell for the Royal Mint, 63mm; Elizabeth II, Silver Jubilee, 1977, a silver medal by B. Sindall for the Royal Mint, 57mm (E 2135a); 150th Anniversary of the Great Western Railway, 1985, a silver medal by R. Lowe for the Royal Mint, 63mm; Quatercentenary of the Spanish Armada, 1988, a silver medal, unsigned [by M. Canioni], for the Royal Mint, 63mm (E 2160); 800th Anniversary of the Mayoralty of London, 1989,...
Hammer Price: £480
Bicentenary of the Invention of Jasper, 1974, an oval blue basalt plaque by Wedgwood, bust of Josiah Wedgwood left [after J. Smith], rev. legend, no. 727 [of 1,000], 112 x 82mm. Extremely fine; in original blue fitted case £40-60
Hammer Price: £30
Royal Mint, End of Production at Tower Hill, 1975, a cast silver medal by R. Elderton, 54mm (E 2132); ITALY, Genoa, Denaro, c. 1140-1340; together with a cut Halfpenny of William the Lion and reproduction coins, etc, by Grunal and others (18), including silver strikings of the Paul and Bente Withers Silver Wedding ‘medalet’ (2) [21]. First three very fine, others as made £60-80
Hammer Price: £100
Kings and Queens of England, 1977, gold-plated silver medals by the Franklin Mint (29 [of 43]), Henry IV to Elizabeth II complete, each 32mm, total weight 487g. Brilliant; in a non-original blue case £150-200
Hammer Price: £120
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