England, Compton Stud Co, Gillingham, a silver award medal by J.A. Restall, named (1894 1st Prize, Mr C. Wakely’s Foal by Marshall Soult), 51mm; Mottram Agricultural Society, a silver and enamel award medal by Kenworthys Ltd, inscribed (August 9th 1930), hallmarked Birmingham 1930, 44mm; Norfolk Agricultural Society, Breeder’s Medal, a silver award medal by J. Davis, un-named, 47mm [3]. Very fine to extremely fine £120-£150

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

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The Compton Stud was situated at Sandley House near Gillingham (Dorset). Kelly's Directory for Dorsetshire, 1895, describes it thus: ‘...there are over 100 loose boxes and nearly 300 acres of land laid out in suitable paddocks. There is also a covered ring for the stallions, the walls of which are almost completely covered with prize cards won by them; 20 or 30 thoroughbred stallions and noted breeders of both thoroughbred and half-bred stock; a show is annually held in August, bringing together all the stock of the above stallions’