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23 November 2022
Battle of the First of June, 1794, a copper medal by C.H. Küchler, uniformed bust of Admiral Earl Howe right, ric comes howe thalassiarcha britan, below, patriæ decvs et tvtamen, rev. non sorte sed virtvte, Lord Howe’s flagship, Queen Charlotte, sinking a French ship, in exergue, gallior classis proflig die i junii mdccxciv, 48mm (Pollard 8; BHM 383; E 855). Some minor marks, otherwise about extremely fine £150-£200
Hammer Price: £260
British Victories, 1798, a copper-gilt medal by C.H. Küchler, armoured bust of George III left, georgius iii d g m br fr et h rex, rev. mari victrix terraqve invicta, Britannia seated amidst military and naval trophies, holding statue of Victory, 48mm (BHM 458; E 897; Pollard 16; MH 544). Exergue erased and engraved initials added, nearly very fine but cleaned £60-£80
Hammer Price: £85
Death of Samuel Tyssen, 1800, a copper medal by J. Milton, bust left, samuel tyssen arm a s s, rev. de narborough hall in agro norfolciensi effigiavit amica manvs joan milton mdccc, all within palm-wreath, 41mm (Stainton 21; BHM 491; E 920). Some light verdigris, rubbed on highest point of hair, otherwise extremely fine £150-£200
£150–£200
Charles I, an oval cast bronze plaque, unsigned [after F. Fanelli], King on horseback right, decorative border, 245 x 230mm. Extremely fine and attractively patinated; incorporating a loop for suspension at the top £150-£180
Hammer Price: £140
Sir Thomas Fairfax, a hand-carved wooden portrait, bust in armour half-length to right, 305 x 215mm. Extremely fine; with loop on the back for suspension £50-£70
Hammer Price: £130
Oliver Cromwell, a hand-carved wooden portrait, bust half-length to left, 270 x 210mm. Some light surface damage; with loop on the back for suspension £50-£70
Oliver Cromwell, a uniface oval cast bronze medal or plaque, unsigned, armoured bust right, 122 x 96mm (Platt p.342; MI –). Pierced at top for suspension and a casting flaw below chin, otherwise very fine and patinated £200-£300
Hammer Price: £160
Charles II, a British Museum replica of his third Great Seal [used 1663-72], by T. Simon, King on horseback right over a view of the City of London before the Great Fire, 140mm (Nathanson –). Very fine; descriptive label pasted on the back £40-£50
Hammer Price: £75
A group of autographed portraits (19), taken from originals in the possession of John Thane in his British Autography, 1788, viz. Prince Rupert (Platt II, p.275); Prince Maurice; Thomas Lord Fairfax (Platt II, p.115); William Herbert Earl of Pembroke; Robert Devereux [2nd] Earl of Essex (Platt II, p.90); John Pym; Denzil Lord Holles; John Campbel Earl of Loudon; Edward Montague Earl of Manchester; William Cavendish Marquis of Newcastle; James Graham Marquis of Montrose (Platt II, p.141);...
Hammer Price: £100
Oliver Cromwell, a group of prints and line engravings (4), viz. by P. Drevet after A. van der Werff; by T. or C. Grignion for S. Wale for G.F. Raymond’s New, Universal, and Impartial History of England, 1790 (Platt I, p.353); by C. Townley caricaturing the Lord of Hosts medal, c. 1801 (Platt II, p.ii); by H. Balding from the statue by M. Noble, for D. Appleton & Co, New York; together with John Thurlow (Secretary to Oliver Cromwell), 1738, an engraved print by J. Houbraken after S. Cooper...
Hammer Price: £120
Retained Copy of a Letter from Thomas Fairfax to His Highness Prince Rupert, as from Bristol, 4 September 1645, calling on Rupert to surrender the city of Bristol to the service of Parliament (Platt I, p.76, this item). Good clean condition and entire, very important; conserved by Etherington Conservation Services in January 2013, with appropriate certification and accompanied by a modern typescript, all contained in a red purpose-built cloth holder £400-£600
Hammer Price: £1,700
Leigh, Sotheby & Son [London], A Catalogue of the Very Valuable and Extensive Collection of Ancient and Modern Coins and Medals of the late Samuel Tyssen, 12 April-31 May 1802, 3128 lots, with prices and buyer’s names. The first few pages are facsimiles, otherwise a very fine copy; modern cloth binding £100-£120
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Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge [London], Catalogue of the Valuable Collection of...John G. Murdoch, The Series of English Historical Medals, 2-6 June 1904, 670 lots, 18 plates, hand-priced; Glendining & Co [London], Catalogue of the James Campion Collection of Historical Coins and Medals, 30 November-3 December 1937, 1,018 lots, 18 plates; together with other auction catalogues, etc (12), including Helen Farquhar, Greta Heckett, ‘Papillon’, A.P. Adams, Martin Folkes (this a modern...
Hammer Price: £90
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