Historical and Art Medals, Numismatic Books

Buckinghamshire, Beaconsfield School, award medals by W.J. Taylor (2), in silver and bronze, helmeted head of Minerva left, serpent on neck, revs. wreath, silver named (Prize for Mathematics, French, Water Colours, Awarded to A.B. Murray, Xmas 1888), principal arthur denman below, both 47mm; Royal Horticultural Society, Banksian Medal, in bronze, after W. Wyon, named (To Mr H. Wright, Beaconsfield Hort. Assoc., 1925), 38mm (BHM 1041; E 1138; MJP p.154) [3]. Second extremely fine but obverse lightly spotted, others very fine (£50-70)

Provenance:
P. Preston-Morley Collection, DNW Auction 54, 19 June 2002, lots 612, 614