London, Shepherds Bush: Imperial International Exhibition, 1909, a silver-gilt award medal, unsigned [after J. Moore], winged figure of Fame preparing to crown an artisan and his female partner with a wreath, naked female kneels at left, rev. Fame with trumpet overseeing a view of the exhibition buildings, two putti with tablet in foreground, named (Awarded to John C. Burrow for Mining Photographs), 51mm (Allen –). Extremely fine and very rare; in official maroon gilt-blocked case of issue by Vaughtons Ltd, Birmingham (£80-100)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Exhibition Medals in Gold and Silver from the Collection of James Spencer.

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Allen describes other medals for the exhibition, but not this one