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Spiridion & Son (Cardiff, fl. 1855-1963)
WALES, Opening of the Queen Alexandra Dock, Cardiff, 1907, a bronze medal by Spiridion & Son, conjoined crowned busts of Edward VII and Queen Alexandra right, rev. City arms and supporters, 51mm, 54.84g (W & E 4921A.1; BHM 3945; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.65, 92; E 1900). Good fine £10-£15
This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Silich Collection of Historical and Art Medals.
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The dock, built on land reclaimed from the sea by the Bute Docks and Taff Vale Railway companies, was opened by Edward VII on 13 July 1907.
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