British Medals from the Collection of James Spencer

Theatre and Cinema, Western Philanthropic Institution [Est. 1811], a silver-gilt award medal by B. Wyon, two men distributing largesse to seated woman with boy, rev. named (Presented to Edmund Keane Esq, by the Western Philanthropic Institution, London, as a token of respect and gratitude for the kind exertions of his brilliant talents at their benefits in 1824 & 1827 at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane), 64mm (cf. DNW 47, 734 and 54, 749). Surfaces a little scuffed, otherwise better than very fine, rare £150-200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, British Medals from the Collection of James Spencer.

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Edmund Keane (1789-1833), regarded in his time as the greatest actor in Regency theatre and famous for his lead roles in Shakespeare’s tragedies including Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth and Richard III

Drilled on edge for a swivel mount