Kildare, North Kildare Farming Society’s Show, 1910, a silver award medal by J. Moore, bridled horse left, rev. wreath, named (Best Mare or Filly in Show, won by B.H. Barton, Esq, D.L., Straffan House, Straffan Station, ‘Blossom’, Bay Mare, Aged), hallmarked Birmingham 1910, 51mm; North Kildare Farming Society’s Show, 1912, a silver award medal by J. Moore, mare and foal left, horseshoe below, rev. wreath, named (Bertram H. Barton, D.L., ‘Blossom’, Best Mare or Filly in Show), hallmarked Birmingham 1912, 44mm [2]. First extremely fine, second nearly so, both toned (£90-120)

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

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Provenance:
Barton Family Collection, Spink Auction 16, 9-10 July 1981, lot 452 (part).

Second only illustrated