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Oliver Cromwell Memorial, 1658, a bronze medal by J. Dassier, bust left, rev. infant genii surround decorated monument, 38mm (MI 435/87; E 203). Good very fine (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £50
William and Mary (1689-1694), William and Mary, Coronation, 1689, a silver medal by J. Roettiers, conjoined busts, rev. Jove hurling a thunderbolt at Phaeton as he falls from his charriot, 36mm (MI 662/25; E 312). Some cabinet wear, good very fine (£140-160)
Hammer Price: £150
William and Mary, a silver medal, unsigned, conjoined busts right, rev. two united hands holding crowned sceptre, 26mm (MI 692/87). About extremely fine (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £200
George I, a silver counter, unsigned, bust three-quarters right, rev. double cypher, 21mm (MI 429/20); William Pulteney, 1744, a bronze medal by J.A. Dassier, draped bust right, rev. legend in wreath, 55mm (MI 586/229; E 585) [2]. Very fine, first toned (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £45
Capture of Portobello, 1739, base metal medals (10); Fort Chagre taken, 1740, bronze medals (6, one gilt); Carthagena taken, 1741, a bronze medal; together with Expedition to Vigo Bay, 1702, a white metal medal by P.H. Muller, 40mm (MI 238/22; E 394) [18]. Some fine (£70-90)
Hammer Price: £280
Carlisle Recaptured, 1745, a pinchbeck medal, unsigned, bust of Duke of Cumberland right, rev. Duke attacking hydra, 37mm (Woolf 52:3; MI 605/261); together with other miscellaneous ancient and modern coins, etc (8) [9]. First very fine, others in varied state (£40-50)
Battle of Quiberon Bay, 1759, a copper medal, unsigned (by J. Kirk), Britannia astride a seahorse being crowned by Victory, rev. Night and Tempest shielding France from Britain’s thunder, 40mm (MI 706/441; E 676); Lord John Russell, 1841, a bronze medal by A.J. Stothard, 44mm (BHM 2010; E 1352); together with miscellaneous brass medalets (13) [15]. Mostly very fine (£70-90)
Hammer Price: £100
Majority of George, Prince of Wales, 1759, a bronze medal by T. Pingo, laureate bust left, rev. Tellus seated at right, watching four females dancing around an oak-tree, 55mm (Eimer 13; MI 698/428; E 666); Birth of George, Prince of Wales, 1762, a bronze medal by T. Pingo, busts of George III and Queen Charlotte vis-à-vis, rev. Britannia receiving infant, 40mm (Eimer 26; BHM 77; E 699) [2]. First very fine but with some surface marks, second better, retaining some original colour (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £85
George III, Accession, 1760, a silver medal by J. Colibert, laureate and armoured bust right, rev. radiant sun, 74mm (BHM 2; E 923). Hairline die flaw in centre of reverse but extremely fine and attractively toned, very rare (£1,200-1,500)
Hammer Price: £2,200
George III, Accession, 1760, a copper medal by T. Pingo, 41mm (BHM 3; E 683), Birth of Prince George, 1762, a copper medal by T. Pingo, 40mm (BHM 77; E 699); Recovery of Health, 1789, a bronze medal by J.-P. Droz, 35mm (BHM 311; E 827) [3]. Second very fine, others extremely fine (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £130
George III, Marriage, 1761, silver medal by J. Kirk, conjoined busts of George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg right, rev. Eros fanning the flames of two hearts burning on an altar, 36mm (BHM 10; E 690). Very fine, dark-toned (£60-70)
Hammer Price: £65
George II (1727-1760), Coronation, 1761, a gold medal by L. Natter, laureate bust in armour right, rev. Britannia crowning George III, 34mm, 23.45g (BHM 23; E 694). Light wear on the high points, extremely fine with attractive tone, rare (£1,400-1,600)
£1,400–£1,600
George II (1727-1760), Coronation, 1761, a silver medal by T. Pingo, armoured bust of George III left, rev. bust of Charlotte of Mecklenburg facing right, 41mm (BHM 30; E 692). Very fine, rare (£60-70)
Hammer Price: £90
Royal Humane Society, Instituted 1774, a silver medal for proficiency in swimming exercise with reference to saving life from drowning, rescue scene, motto around, exergue engraved (Francis Holland School, 1914), rev. inscription, edge engraved (Ruth Hunting), 51mm; National Coal Board, silver medal for 10 Years’ in the Mines Rescue Service, arms and motto within wreath and inscription, rev. engraved (J. Lees, Ashby Rescue Station), 34 x 32mm [2]. Extremely fine; latter with ring for...
Hammer Price: £35
The Microcosm Society, a silver award medal, named (Richard Crosbie for his attention to the construction of the Microcosm Theatre, 1780), 37mm; Music Hall Artistes’ Protection Society, 1872, a silver medal, 31mm; Jernegan’s Lottery Medal, 1736, silver, 39mm (E 537); other silver medals (2) [5]. Mostly very fine; first with ring for suspension (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £180
Death of the Earl of Effingham, 1791, a silver medal by J. Milton, bust left, rev. Britannia seated on globe, edge lettered, 35mm (Stainton 9; BHM 353; E 844; cf. DNW 37, 967). Brilliant and practically as struck, most attractive olive-grey tone; in original red shagreen case (£120-150)
George III (1760-1820), Preserved from Assassination, 1800, a bronze medal by C.H. Küchler, 48mm (BHM 483; E 916), Peace of Amiens, 1802, a bronze medal by C.H. Küchler, 48mm (BHM 535; E 941); Christ’s College, Cambridge, Beilby Porteus medal, in bronze, by J. Phillp, 42mm (BHM 632; E 991) [3]. Extremely fine (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £110
Act of Union with Ireland, 1800, a white metal medal by J.G. Hancock and P. Kempson, 38mm (BHM 494; E 917); same event, 1801, medals (2), in bronze by C.H. Küchler, 48mm (BHM 523; E 927) and bronze-gilt by P. Kempson and S. Kindon, 48mm (BHM 527; E 926) [3]. Extremely fine, last very rare as a gilt medal (£80-100)
Death of Sir Ralph Abercromby, 1801, a copper medal by T. Halliday, uniformed bust with quizzing glass left, rev. Britannia lying in front of tomb, pyramids behind, 40mm (BHM 506; E 930), Death of the Duke of Bedford, 1802, a copper medal by J.G. Hancock, bust left, rev. shepherd leaning on a broken column, 43mm; Peace of Amiens, 1802, a copper medal by J.G. Hancock, 49mm (BHM 541; E 940), Great Exhibition Exhibitor’s Medal, 1851, in bronze, by W. Wyon, edge engraved (Cape of Good Hope No...
Hammer Price: £95
George III (1760-1820), Christs College, Cambridge, Porteus Medal, 1808, in gold, by J. Phillp, laureate bust of George III left, rev. gateway decorated with College arms, edge engraved (Joannes Roughton Hogg mdcccxxxiv), 49mm (BHM 634; E 991). Minor rim knocks, extremely fine, very rare; in case (£500-600)
Hammer Price: £680
George III (1760-1820), Golden Jubilee, 1810, a silver medal by T. Wyon, armoured bust right, rev, inscription within wreath, 42mm (BHM 653; E 993); same event, copper medals (3), the Salisbury medal, by C.H. Küchler, 48mm (BHM 684; E 1008), Tribute, by T. Wyon, 43mm (BHM 685) and another by P. Kempson, conjoined busts left, rev. inscription within wreath, 39mm (BHM 643) [4]. Extremely fine (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £190
Surrender of Pamplona, 1813, a silver medal by N.G.A. Brenet and J.-P. Droz for Mudie, head of Wellington right, rev. personification of Pamplona surrendering the keys to a Roman soldier, 41mm (BHM 765; E 1037); together with other medals and counters (3, one in silver) [4]. Mostly extremely fine (£60-70)
Hammer Price: £260
Macclesfield, an engraved silver medal, Masonic emblems, rev. clasped hands, scroll above engraved (In the Lord is All Our Trust), below (555, Geo. Gaskell, Macclesf.d), 49mm. Good very fine and nicely toned (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £300
Death of John Flaxman, 1826, a copper medal by A.J. Stothard, bust left, rev. female leaning on column, 62mm (BHM 1259; E 1185); Death of Sir Walter Scott, 1827, a copper medal by A.J. Stothard, 62mm; William Hogarth, 1848, a copper medal by L.C. Wyon for the Art Union of London, 55mm; Alexander Pope, 1741, copper medals by J. Dassier (2), both 55mm (MI 565/198; E 564) [5]. Nearly extremely fine (£90-110)
Hammer Price: £220
Duke of Clarence Appointed Lord High Admiral, 1827, a silver-gilt medal by J. Henning Sr, bust right, rev. Britannia standing on foreshore, ships behind, 65mm (BHM 1296; E 1192). Has been tested on the edge at 12 o’clock, almost extremely fine (£80-100)
Royal Academy of Music, a bronze prize medal, bust of Minerva right, lyre in field, rev. engraved (Presented by H.R.H. Prs. Augusta to Ellen Hardy 1829), 41mm, George V, Coronation, 1911, a silver medal, edge engraved (Alfred T. Loram, Exeter), 32mm; New Brighton Tower Eisteddfod, 1908, a silver award medal, view of the tower, rev. engraved (Presented to Cissie Simm-Rimmer (St. Helens) Winner of the Contralto Solo Competition), 33 x 26mm; Northamptonshire County Council Education Committee,...
Hammer Price: £120
50th Anniversary of Sunday Schools, 1831, a white metal medal, 46mm; together with other religious-related medals, badges, etc (25) [26]. Many fine, some better (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £25
Death of the Earl of Plymouth, 1833, a bronze medal by E. Avern, bust left, rev. statue, 50mm (BHM 1652); Restoration of Llandudno Parish Church, 1855, a white metal medal by E. Cottrill, 38mm; Opening of the William Brown Museum, Liverpool, 1860, a bronze medal by J. Mayer, 44mm (BHM 2690); Electrical and Industrial Exhibition, Birmingham, 1889, a white metal medal by Jenkins, 39mm; together with other miscellaneous medals, in silver (5), base metal (66), from Eastcourt [Wilts],...
Victoria (1837-1901), Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society Instituted 1833, second class bronze award medal by J.A. Restall (George F. Watson for model of trawler, 1877), 45mm; together with other base metal school medals from London, Southampton, Gloucester, Bradford, Manchester, etc (6) [7]. Very fine or better (£70-90)
Hammer Price: £55
MEDALS RELATING TO BUILDINGS, Birmingham Musical Festival, 1834, a white metal medal by T. Halliday, 49mm (BHM 1675),; together with other white metal medals (10), from Birmingham, Bradford, Cambridge, Chichester, Halifax, Manchester, Truro etc [11]. Mostly good very fine (£120-150)
£120–£150
Distillers’ Company, a silver badge, arms, drop as rain distil as dew, rev. named (Thomas Browning, July 1835), 52mm. Pierced at top, very fine (£30-40)
Victoria, Coronation, 1838, a white metal medal by T. Halliday, bust left, hair coiffed in bun, rev. Queen being crowned by symbolic figures, 53mm (BHM 1821); together with other miscellaneous medals for royal events, 1727-1969, in silver (8), base metal (15) [24]. First about extremely fine, others fine and better (£90-120)
Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, a silver medal by L.C. Wyon, two figures, one wearing a turban, standing by a floreate scroll surmounted by a mortar and pestle, rev. inscription within wreath, edge engraved (Horace George Rolfe, Pharmacy, 1931), 70mm; Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, a silver medal, bust of Warrington Yorke left, rev. mosquito, edge engraved (Anne Sharratt, 1961), 50mm [2]. Nearly extremely fine, first in case (£90-110)
Centenary of the Lutterworth Benefit Society, 1846, a white metal medal by Allen & Moore, bust of John Wickliffe three-quarters right, rev. ship, 51mm (BHM 2251); together with other miscellaneous medals, in silver (7), base metal (63) [71]. First very fine, others in varied state; a few in cases (£60-80)
Richard Lambert Jones, 1849, a bronze medal by W. Wyon, bust right, rev. legend, 64mm (BHM 2349; E 1438). Extremely fine; in black fitted case (£30-50)
£30–£50
Richard Lambert Jones, 1849, a bronze medal by W. Wyon, bust right, rev. legend, 64mm (BHM 2349; E 1438); Great Exhibition, 1851, a copper Services medal by W. Wyon, edge named (J.F. Marsh), 47mm; Charles Roach Smith, 1890, a bronze medal by J. Pinches, 57mm (BHM 3396; E 1757); together with other base metal medals (4) [7]. Very fine or better (£90-110)
Hammer Price: £70
James Blomfield Rush, Executed 1849, a brass medalet, unsigned, bust left, rev. legend, 26mm (BHM 2350); together with other miscellaneous medalets (52), mostly brass [53]. First fine and very rare, others generally very fine (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £75
International Exhibition, London, 1862, a plated bronze medal by C. Schnitzspahn and J. Wiener, 41mm (BHM 2743; E 1556); together with other exhibition-related medals, 1831-1973 (10), all in base metal [11]. Very fine to extremely fine (£50-60)
£50–£60
Victoria (1837-1901), Dr John and Mrs Marie Emma Gray, 1863, bronze medals (2), by G.G. Adams, conjoined busts right, rev. trust in the lord and do good within wreath, both 57mm [2] (BHM 2787). Nearly extremely fine; sold with a 3-page ALS from the artist relating to the medal, dated 1887 (£60-80)
University College, London, 1865, a silver award medal for Architecture by J.S. and A.B. Wyon, bust of Thomas Leverton Donaldson right, rev. inscription within wreath, edge engraved (L. Martineau), 57mm (BHM 2832); Female School of Art, Bloomsbury, 1856, a silver award medal after W. Wyon, coronetted bust of Queen Victoria facing left, rev. inscription within wreath, edge engraved (Florence H. Shindler, stage 14a, 1886), 53mm; The Institution of Civil Engineers, 1897, a silver award medal by...
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