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Death of Thomas Snelling, 1773, a copper medal by G. Rawle, bust right, reads anglvs, rev. nvmismatvm explorator, etc within ornate cartouche, year of death, 42mm (BHM 178 [dies 2/2]; E 749 footnote). Virtually as struck, rare £100-£150
Hammer Price: £190
Death of Thomas Snelling, 1773, a copper medal by G. Rawle, bust right, reads anglus, rev. from the same die as previous, 42mm (BHM 178 var [dies 3/2]; E 749 footnote). Extremely fine, rare £80-£100
Hammer Price: £380
Death of Thomas Snelling, 1773, a copper medal by J. Kirk, bust left, rev. let the art he loved and understood, etc, 32mm (BHM 179; E 749 footnote). Spot in front of nose, otherwise very fine £40-£50
Hammer Price: £50
William Wyon, 1854, a copper medal by L.C. Wyon for the Art Union of London, bust right, rev. Britannia and four sea-horses, 56mm (BHM 2535; E 1480). Extremely fine £150-£200
Hammer Price: £340
Richard Sainthill, 1855, a copper medal by L.C. Wyon, bust right, rev. robed figure of Numismata greeting another while opening a curtain to reveal seated figure of Time, 58mm (BHM 2571; E 1501). Extremely fine £100-£150
Hammer Price: £130
Golden Jubilee of the Numismatic Society of London, 1887, a bronze medal by Lydia Gay for J. Pinches, bust of Sir John Evans right, rev. legends in and around wreath, 58mm (BHM 3344; E 1729; MJP p.170). About extremely fine £30-£40
Hammer Price: £75
BELGIUM, Congrès Internationale de Numismatique et de l’Art de la Médaille, Brussels, 1910, a light bronze Art Déco medal by G. Devreese and R. Bosselt for the ANS and the Société Hollando-belge des Amis de la Médaille [struck 1911], bust of Ernest Babelon left, rev. helmeted male head left in classical style, holding upper part of sword, figures on upper part of shield, 65mm (Willenz 112; Maier 135; cf. Baldwin 90, 2146). Extremely fine £100-£150
Hammer Price: £160
75th Anniversary of the British Numismatic Society, 1978, a cast silver medal by R. Elderton for the Royal Mint, hand holding an Alfred London Monogram type penny, medieval coinage piles and trussels around, rev. legend in 7 lines, shamrock, rose and thistle below, border of coins around, edge hallmarked London 1980, 76mm (W 3012 [not listed in silver]). Extremely fine, in green Royal Mint case of issue; together with original order form and a TLS to the recipient from J.E. Cussen, Royal...
Hammer Price: £260
U.S.A., Opening of the Mercantile Money Museum, St Louis, 1980, a light bronze medal, unsigned, 37mm; American Numismatic Society, Member’s Medal, 1987, a light bronze medal by the Medallic Art Co, edge stamped 292, 63mm; George Kolbe, Crestline, 1988, copper $2.50, unsigned [by K. Douglas for Meyer Katz], 28mm [3]. Mint state; second in numbered box of issue £30-£40
Retirement of Robert Carson from the British Museum, 1983, a bronze medal by R. Elderton, facing bust, rev. legend around a montage of ancient coins, 64mm (W 3015). Extremely fine, as made £30-£40
U.S.A., 125th Anniversary of the American Numismatic Society, 1983, a bronze plaque by M. Jovine, moneyer hand-hammering a coin, surrounded by images of coins of differing periods from the Society’s collection, rev. screw press above central inscribed panel, Lincoln cent and Janvier reducing machine below, 110 x 92mm. Extremely fine; in original green and gilt card box, with descriptive leaflet £60-£80
Hammer Price: £420
80th Birthday of Christopher Blunt, 1984, a cast bronze medal by Annabel Eley for G.W. Lunt, bust right, emblems from an Anglo-Saxon penny of Offa, moneyer Ibba, behind, rev. legend around a cascade of coins, 50mm (W 3011; BNJ 1984, p.188; BM Acq. 1983-7, pl. 82, 100; The Medal 5, p.62). Extremely fine, as made; in original green case of issue, with slip from G.P. Dyer, Royal Mint, inscribed ‘With the Compliments of the Blunt Medal Fund’ £30-£40
Hammer Price: £40
60th Birthday of Graham Pollard, 1990, a plated bronze medal by I. Rank-Broadley for Fattorini, bust right, rev. reclining nude male on the bank of the River Cam, left foot in the water, regarding a pollarded tree and a figure holding an hour-glass, 50mm (W 3058; E 2174; The Medal 17, p.85). Mint state; in black fitted case by Fattorini, Birmingham, England £40-£50
Hammer Price: £120
British Numismatic Society, 1990, a bronze Member's medal by J. Lobban, named (M. Lessen, 1964), 45mm (W 3013); Centenary of the British Numismatic Society, 2003, medals by Danuta Solowiej-Wedderburn (2), in silver and bronze, former named (Marvin Lessen), both 45mm (W 3014; The Medal 44, 102) [3]. Extremely fine, in Royal Mint cases of issue; first medal with compliment slip signed by G.P. Dyer, 25 March 1991, second with copy TLS from David Dykes, 8 October 2003 £80-£100
Death of Mark Blackburn, 2011, a bronze medal by I. Rank-Broadley and Lida Cardozo Kindersley, bust left, rev. stylistic legends, 124mm, edge stamped 49 (W 3009). Extremely fine and as made, rare; arguably the finest British medal yet struck in the 21st century £200-£300
Charles, Prince of Wales, 1616, an engraved silver electrotype of the obv. of an oval medal by S. de Passe, 60 x 49mm (cf. MI I, 217/67); together with engraved silver electrotypes of the obv. of medalets by S. de Passe (6), including James I, Charles I, Henrietta Maria, etc [7]. Mostly about very fine; with pins on backs for mounting £200-£300
Hammer Price: £220
Charles I, Scottish Coronation, 1633, a struck silver medal by N. Briot, crowned bust left, rev. thistle plant, 28mm (MI I, 266/60; E 123). About very fine, of bright appearance [slabbed PCGS AU 53] £300-£400
Charles I, Return to London, 1633, a cast silver medal by N. Briot, king on horseback left, holding sceptre in right hand, Eye of Providence above, plumed helm on flowery ground below, rev. sun shines on a panoramic view of the city of London, with St Paul’s and old London Bridge, 42mm, 14.49g (MI I, 266/62; E 124b). Has been chased, otherwise good very fine, toned £300-£400
Hammer Price: £2,000
Charles I and Henrietta Maria, a cast silver badge by T. Rawlins, crowned bust of Charles right, rev. draped bust of Henrietta Maria left, 42 x 32mm, 11.90g (MI I, 354/215; E 169). Cast and chased, good very fine, toned; with integral loops for suspension £600-£800
Hammer Price: £650
Charles I and Henrietta Maria, a cast silver badge by T. Rawlins, similar, 42 x 32mm, 11.43g (MI I, 354/215; E 169). Cast and chased, repaired at 6 o’clock, otherwise fine £200-£300
Oliver Cromwell, a uniface cast bronze plaque, unsigned, armoured bust right, 147 x 96mm. Good very fine; with integral loop for suspension £100-£120
Hammer Price: £140
Charles II, an oval engraved silver badge, unsigned [by T. Rawlins], 25 x 20mm, 3.32g (cf. MI I, 440/9; cf. E 207); Charles II, Marriage to Catherine of Braganza, 1662, a cast silver badge, unsigned, 36 x 28mm, 5.58g (MI I, 483/96; E 225) [2]. Fine, first removed from mount, second with integral loop £150-£200
Hammer Price: £300
William III, a silver medalet, undated, bust right, rev. non devio, radiate sun, 22mm, 2.97g (MI I, 695/92); Mary II, a copper medalet, undated, bust right, rev. ex candore decvs, rose, 5.61g (MI I, 695/93) [2]. First with scratch in front of face and minor flan flaws otherwise very fine, second fine £40-£50
Hammer Price: £95
Queen Anne’s Bounty, 1704, a silver medal by J. Croker, bust of Anne left, rev. Queen presenting charter to kneeling clergy, 45mm, 36.78g (MI II, 251/43; E 404). Has been lacquered at some time, otherwise about extremely fine, toned £150-£200
Escape of Princess Clementina Sobieski from Innsbrück, 1719, a silver medal by O. Hamerani, bust left, rev. Princess riding towards Rome in a biga, 48mm, 45.93g (Woolf 36:1; MI II, 444/49; E 484). Good very fine, toned £300-£400
Battle of Waterloo, 1815, silver electrotypes of both sides of the proposed medal by B. Pistrucci, made for the Waterloo Committee in 1975, both 133mm (Eimer 57; BHM 870; E 1067); together with bronze electrotypes, similar, both 133mm [Lot]. Extremely fine; mounted on framed boards with plaques numbered 201 and 1070 respectively £120-£150
Death of the Duke of York, 1827, a copper medal by B. Pistrucci, bust right, rev. legend in 23 lines, 60mm (BHM 1283; E 1189). Good very fine £80-£100
Department of Science and Art, Queen’s National Medal, 1856, a copper award by W. Wyon, coronetted bust left, rev. legend within wreath, edge named (Mary E. Humphrey, Carnarvon, Stage 2B, 1864), 55mm (E 1511). About as struck; in original maroon fitted case £60-£80
Hammer Price: £150
Exhibition of Art Treasures, Manchester, 1857, a white metal medal by Pinches, 63mm (BHM 2605); International Health Exhibition, London, 1884, a bronze medal by L.C. Wyon and Pinches, 45mm (BHM 3175); Sinking of the SS Lusitania, 1915, a cast English copy of the medal by K. Goetz, 55mm (BHM 4118); Edward VIII, Abdication, 1936, a bronze medal by Pinches, 35mm (Giordano CM349a); Eton College, a white metal attendance medal, unsigned, edge hand-engraved (J.G. Benge), 45mm [5]. Good very fine...
Richard Cobden, a bois durci medal, 113mm; Death of Thomas Coats, 1883, a bronze medal by N. MacPhail, 49mm (BHM 3147; E 1698); Newport School, attendance award medals by Vaughton (5, differing base metals), named (Annie Roberts, 1894, 1897 [2], 1897-8, 1898-9), all 39mm [7]. About extremely fine and better; Newport medals in cases of issue £80-£100
Hammer Price: £90
Victoria, Diamond Jubilee, 1897, a small gold medal by G.W. de Saulles, veiled bust left, rev. young bust left, 26mm (W & E 3000A.2; BHM 3506; E 1817b). Extremely fine £600-£800
Hammer Price: £800
International Exhibition, Royal Institute, London, 1909, uniface strikings of the obv. and rev. of the medal by Massonnet, bust of Edward VII right, rev. artisan couple, both 67mm (Allen –; W & E –) [2]. Extremely fine, as made, rare £60-£80
Hammer Price: £200
Death of Sir Winston Churchill, 1965, a gold medal by S. Devlin, bust left, rev. crowned portcullis, 45mm, hallmarked 22ct, 55.06g (Engstrom –). A little hairlined, otherwise extremely fine £1,200-£1,500
Hammer Price: £1,700
Investiture of the Prince of Wales, 1969, silver medals by Pinches (4), 39mm, 32mm, 29mm, 24mm; together with other medals (3), coins (4) [11]. Mostly as struck £100-£150
Death of the Duke of Windsor, 1972, silver medals by C.A. Holman (2), both 39mm (Giordano CM 380a); together with miscellaneous Edward VIII fantasy coins in silver (12), base metal (1) [15]. As struck, first two toned £100-£150
St George and the Dragon, an engraved brass medal, unsigned and undated, St George spearing the dragon, rev. monogram, 43mm. Pierced, otherwise very fine, the engraving of high quality £40-£50
Hammer Price: £60
AUSTRIA, Hans Forsters, 1904, a uniface bronze plaque by L. Hujer, 75 x 50mm (ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.142, 23; BDM VII, 469), Friedrich Amerling, a light bronze medal, unsigned, 60mm (cf. Rauch e30, 660); GERMANY, Walther von der Vogelweide, 1929, a uniface bronze medal by K. Perl, 50mm (cf. Rauch 105, 1452); Otto Kernstock, 1930, a uniface bronze plaque by A.R. Weinberger, 67 x 44mm (cf. Rauch e22, 4190) [4]. Very fine and better £80-£100
£80–£100
AUSTRIA, Die Zuordnung [The Assignation], c. 1905, a uniface bronze plaque by J. Prinz, woman in bonnet holding rose, looking into the eyes of man with hat and cane who is tickling her chin, 70 x 53mm (cf. BDW 14, 735). A charming plaque full of expression, very fine £80-£100
Hammer Price: £110
AUSTRIA, Mann Preisträger, 1911, a uniface bronze plaque by O. Hofner, 60 x 55mm (cf. WAG 50, 3520), Rudolf Hawel, 1920, a uniface bronze medal by J. Prinz, 50mm; 150 Geburstag von Johann Nestroy, 1951, a uniface bronze medal signed J, 50mm (Svarstad –); GERMANY, Richard Wagner, 1905, a uniface bronze plaque by Mayer & Wilhelm, 50 x 38mm (Niggl 2216) [4]. Good very fine and better £90-£120
£90–£120
AUSTRIA, Coronation of Charles I, 1916, a bronze medal by H. Kautsch, bust in military uniform right, rev. crown with jewels and impedimenta, sun rising over Vienna in background; the medal set in a coloured enamelled wreath border, 1917 below bust, 65mm (Frankenhuis 405; BDM VII, 497; cf. Nudelman 15, 400). Very fine and very rare £120-£150
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