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Great Britain, Opening of the Bridge of Dunkeld, 1808, a copper medal, unsigned, bridge, rev. legend in eight lines, 50mm (BHM 639; E 987; Brodie 242; Holland p.42); Grand Sunderland Bridge Lottery, 1816, white metal medals by T. Halliday (2), both 45mm (BHM 929, 930; E 1087 and variant); Opening of Victoria Bridge, Stockton-on-Tees, 1887, a white metal medal by Pinches, 36mm (W & E 2320A.1; BHM 3281; Holland p.42); together with a modern bronze medal for the Stockton & Darlington Railway,...
Hammer Price: £55
Great Britain, The Munificence of Viscount Dudley and Ward, 1817, a white metal medal, unsigned, bust right, rev. legend in wreath, 54mm (BHM 952); Death of the Earl of Bridgewater, 1829, a copper medal by Donadio, 41mm (BHM 1340; E 1209); Opening of the Clifton Suspension Bridge, 1864, a white metal medal by J. Moore for Payne & Thompson, 38mm (BHM 2826; Holland p.44), and a small silver medalet, 16mm, engraved ‘JE’; Completion of the New Trent Bridge, Nottingham, 1871, a white metal...
Hammer Price: £160
Great Britain, Death of John Rennie, 1821, a bronze medal by W. Bain, bust left, rev. legend in wreath, 64mm (BHM 1162; E 1166/1152; Holland p.43). Excess cud of metal in field behind head, otherwise good very fine £90-120
Hammer Price: £65
Great Britain, Gloucester & Berkeley Canal Completed, 1827, a copper medal by T. Halliday, ship sailing right, rev. legend in eight lines, 44mm (BHM 1316; E 1194; Holland p.35). Very fine £80-100
Hammer Price: £170
Great Britain, Institution of Civil Engineers, Telford Medal, 1828, a silver-gilt award after W. Wyon, bust of Thomas Telford left, rev. Menai suspension bridge, edge named (Telford Premium 1872, William Bell, M. Inst. C.E.), 58mm (BHM 1328; E 1206; Holland p.43). Edge nicks and marks, about very fine £40-50
Hammer Price: £95
Great Britain, Institution of Civil Engineers, Telford Medal, 1828, a silver-gilt award after W. Wyon, similar, edge named (Telford Premium 1881, Theophilus Seyrig, M. Inst. C.E.), 58mm (BHM 1328; E 1206; Holland p.43). Test mark in reverse field, otherwise brilliant and practically as struck, attractively toned; in official blue Wyon velvet-lined case of issue £100-150
Hammer Price: £140
Great Britain, Opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1830, a white metal medal by T. Halliday, train steaming across viaduct in rural landscape, rev. arched entrance to Liverpool station within steep cuttings, 48mm (BHM 1458; E 1223; Moyaux 4; Holland p.40; cf. Swan 44); Freeing of the Toll Bridge, Gainsborough, 1932, a white metal medal, unsigned, 38mm; Opening of the Mersey Tunnel, 1934, a white metal medal by T. Fattorini, 32mm, and a uniface bronze medal, 33mm (cf. BDW 7,...
Hammer Price: £190
Great Britain, Opening of London Bridge, 1831, a copper medal by B. Wyon for the Corporation of London, bust of William IV right, rev. bridge, 51mm (BHM 1544; E 1245; Taylor 102a; Welch 1), a white metal medal by B. Wyon, 27mm (BHM 1545; Welch 2), and a brass medal, unsigned, 29mm (BHM 1547); Completion of the Thames Tunnel, 1842, white metal medals (2), by J. Davis, 44mm (BHM 2080; Moyaux 26), and by W.J. Taylor, 42mm (BHM 2085; Moyaux Suppl. 40); Opening of the Thames Tunnel, 1843, brass...
Hammer Price: £220
Great Britain, New Channel to Newport Opened, 1831, a copper medal by T. Ottley for Tees Navigation Co, shipping on the channel, rev. legend around ship, 51mm (BHM 1549; E 1242; Holland p.42). About extremely fine £80-100
Hammer Price: £100
Great Britain, Visit of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert to Manchester, 1851, white metal medals by Allen & Moore (2), both 52mm (W & E 658.1, revs. A and B; BHM 2414-15; Holland p.39); Manchester Ship Canal Demonstration, 1885, a white metal medal by Kenning, 43mm (BHM –; Holland p.36), and a coloured lapel badge for Daniel Adamson; Opening of the Manchester Ship Canal, 1894, white metal medals (6), all unsigned, 36mm (W & E 1778.1; BHM 3474A; E 1778; Holland p.37), Ivy Soap, 30mm (W & E...
Great Britain, Lancaster Canal Company Dissolved, 1885, a silver medal by W.J. Taylor, aqueduct over the River Lune, rev. legend in seven lines, 55mm (BHM –). Brilliant and virtually as struck, rare; in maroon fitted case by W.J. Taylor, Medallist, 70 Red Lion street, London WC £80-100
Great Britain, Royal Visit to Manchester, 1894, a silver-gilt and enamel badge by Elkington, crowned arms, back impressed (To Commemorate the Opening of the Ship Canal, 21 May 1894), 48 x 32mm (W & E 1780.1; Holland p.38; cf. DNW 52, 693). Very fine, rare; with original maroon ribbon and ornate silver-gilt clasp, in original maroon velvet-lined case by Elkington & Co, Manchester £70-90
Hammer Price: £90
Great Britain, Airship Raids on London, 1915, an iron medal by F. Eue for Ball of Berlin, bust of Count Zeppelin three-quarters right, rev. Tower Bridge with road raised, two airships above the city in background, 34mm (E 1944b; Button 123; BDM VII, 275; cf. DNW 36, 716); together with other miscellaneous medals, etc (8, two in silver) [9]. First very fine, others in varied state £50-70
Badges, Buttons and Livery, British Waterways Board, Docks & Inland Waterways Executive, etc, metal and resin badges, buttons, etc (39, all different), various sizes (Holland p.57), mounted on card [39]. Mostly extremely fine £50-70
Badges, Buttons and Livery, Company of Watermen and Lightermen of the River Thames, a plated Free Waterman’s arm badge, c. 1805, arms above panel enamelled 3299 in blue, 122mm (Holland p.58, this piece). Pierced for wear at four points, generally very fine, very rare £80-100
Hammer Price: £200
Badges, Buttons and Livery, Manchester Ship Canal, metal badges and buttons (21, mostly different), including Vigilantes Corps and other enamelled pieces (Holland p.55), mounted on card and labelled [21]. Generally very fine £50-70
Badges, Buttons and Livery, Port of London Authority, Port of Tilbury, Police badges (11, one in cloth), several large size and enamelled, mounted on card [11]. Extremely fine £30-40
Badges, Buttons and Livery, Port of London Authority, Thames Conservancy, etc, cloth badges (5), metal and resin buttons (27), almost all different, mounted on card and labelled [32]. Very fine and better, the cloth badges particularly fresh £70-100
Badges, Buttons and Livery, Thames Conservancy, Private Pleasure Vessel, hexagonal registration plates for unpowered vessels [skiff, rowing boat, punt] (2), No. 1016, available until 31st December 1930, No. 1455, available until 31st December 1934; oval registration plate for a powered vessel [motor launch], 101/16, available until 31st December 1937 [3]. Second very fine, others in good order £25-35
Hammer Price: £25
Badges, Buttons and Livery, Thames Water, badges and buttons (14, five in cloth), including Lock Keeper (several), Relief Lock Keeper, Bailiff, etc; British Transport Commission, Fire Services, metal badges and buttons (19), all different, mounted on two cards [33]. Generally extrmeely fine £40-60
Badges, Buttons and Livery, Miscellaneous badges (13), of Birmingham Canal Navigation (Holland p.56), Grand Union Canal, Lower Avon Navigation Trust, Windermere (3), Waterway Recovery Group, Paddlewheel Steamboatin’ Society of America, etc, mounted on card [13]. Very fine and better £30-40
Hammer Price: £120
Badges, Buttons and Livery, Miscellaneous metal badges (7), of Mersey Docks, Clydeport (2), Port of Bristol (2), River Tyne Police; River Wear Police, buttons (2); Clyde Navigation, a cloth badge with gold braid (Holland p.58), mounted on card and labelled [7]. Last extremely fine, others very fine and better £30-40
Badges, Buttons and Livery, Miscellaneous badges (26), of Port of London Authority, HM Coastguard Coast Lifesaving Corps, Thames Water, Gravesend, Severn Bridge, London Bridge, etc, a few in cloth [26]. Very fine and better, some attractive types £40-60
Badges, Buttons and Livery, Buttons (125), of Wallasey Ferry, Woodside Ferry, Birkenhead Ferries, Forth Pilotage Authority, Gloucester & Berkeley Canal, Aire & Calder Navigation, Mersey Docks & Harbour Board, Trinity House, Bristol Docks Police, Tyne Tunnel, Dartford Tunnel, Humber Pilot Service, Clyde Lighthouses, Navigation, Pilot and Port, River Weaver Navigation, London & N. Western Railway, River Tyne Police, etc, mounted on four cards and labelled [125]. All different, very fine and...
Hammer Price: £410
Badges, Buttons and Livery, Miscellaneous buttons (261), of Thames Water, Manchester Ship Canal, Humber Pilot Service, Thames Conservancy, Metropolitan Police, etc [261]. Very fine and better £60-80
Hammer Price: £80
Badges, Buttons and Livery, Caps (5), including Thames Conservancy, British Waterways (2, Lock-Keeper’s and Patrol Officer’s), Fire Brigade [Huntley & Palmers fire boats] [5]. All in good order £40-50
Hammer Price: £35
Badges, Buttons and Livery, Uniforms (10), including Manchester Ship Canal Gateman’s sleeved waistcoat, Thames Conservancy Inspector’s jacket with gold braid rings, British Waterways Lock-keeper’s jacket (unworn, employee’s name on label) and a Patrol Inspector’s jacket with gold braid rings and police medal ribbons [10]. Varied condition, some fresh £100-150
Belgium, Canal de Charleroi à Bruxelles Ouvert, 1832, a silver medal by J.-P. Braemt, anchor, paddle and hook, rev. legend in wreath, 27mm (BDM –; cf. Elsen 96, 2150); Canal de Liège à Maastricht, 1845, a copper medal by L. Jehotte, 50mm (cf. Elsen 96, 2150); Dévoiler de la Statue de Simon Stevin, Bruges, 1846, a copper medal by F. de Hondt, 47mm (Tourneur 716; BDM II, 549; cf. Elsen 96, 2148) [3]. Second fine, others about extremely fine, first toned £30-40
Hammer Price: £30
Belgium, L’Escaut [Schelde] est Libre, 1863, a copper medal by A. Geefs, bust of Leopold I left, rev. winged male left, holding rope attached to boat, 75mm (BDM II, 234); 50e Anniversaire de l’Affranchissement de l’Escaut, 1913, a bronze plaque by A. Mauquoy for the Chambre de Commerce, Antwerp, 76 x 55mm (Vandamme/Bernier 36; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.17, 91; BDM VIII, 34; cf. DNW 53, 1149) [2]. Very fine and better, first patinated £60-80
Hammer Price: £40
Belgium, Bruxelles, Port du Mer, 1903, a bronze plaque by P. Dubois for the Société Hollandaise-Belge des Amis de la Médaille, female head left, shipping in background, rev. couple pulling a boat onto dry land, 55 x 52mm (ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.313, 5; BDM VII, 237; cf. Elsen 96, 2143); Travaux de Bruxelles Port de Mer, 1909, a bronze medal by J. Lecroart for the Société Hollandaise-Belge des Amis de la Médaille, 65mm (ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.181, 1; Méd. Hist. III, 72; BDM VII, 542; cf....
Hammer Price: £50
Belgium, Installations Maritimes, Bruxelles, 1922, a plated bronze plaque by G. Devreese for Fonson, standing 16th-century armoured figure with map, rev. robed female and naked male on dock-side, roped anchor between them, ships in background, 73 x 71mm (cf. DNW 49, 1086; Holland p.50); Ten Jare Werd Tusschen de Schelde, Antwerp, 1927, an Art Déco bronze medal by J. Dupon, 80mm (cf. BDW 2, 294); Inhuldiging op Schelde Tunnels, Antwerp, 1933, an Art Déco bronze medal by P. van Riel for...
Egypt, Visit of Franz Joseph I of Austria to Egypt and the Opening of the Suez Canal, 1869, a bronze medal by J. Tautenhayn, bust right, rev. Egyptia seated left on sphinx, pyramids and ship at sides, 71mm (Hauser 652; Würz. 2484; Horsky 3807; BDM VI, 37; cf. DNW 48, 621). Small spot in exergue, otherwise extremely fine £100-150
Hammer Price: £260
Egypt, Opening of the Suez Canal, 1869, a white metal medal by A. Restelli, bust of Ferdinand de Lesseps left, rev. map of the canal and topography, 50mm (BDM V, 95; cf. DNW M4, 415); Opening of the Suez Canal, 1869, a white metal medal, unsigned, 37mm (Fonrobert 5258; cf. DNW M8, 2149); Compagnie Universelle du Canal Maritime de Suez, 1888, a silver medal by L.-O. Roty, 42mm (Roty Compagnonnage p.89; Coll. R. Marx 21; PBE –; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.25, 147; BDM V, 230; cf. DNW M7, 2586) [3]....
Hammer Price: £130
Egypt, Opening of the Suez Canal, 1869, a bronze medal by C. Trotin for Massonnet, aerial panorama of the canal, shields around, rev. legend in wreath, 50mm (cf. Baldwin Argentum June 2009, 455). Extremely fine £80-100
Egypt, XIVe Congrès International de Navigation, Cairo, 1926, an oval bronze medal by Fonson, monument, rev. boating scene with palm trees, 65 x 41mm (Holland p.52; cf. BDW 5, 125); Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes, 1952, Ferdinand de Lesseps, a bronze medal by R. Betannier, 59mm (cf. DNW M4, 472); Diversion of the River Nile, 1964, a plated medal, unsigned, for the National Bank of Egypt, 60mm [3]. Very fine and better; last two in box and case of issue £50-70
Hammer Price: £110
France, Canal de Provence, 1767, a silver jeton by J.-C. Roettiers, bust of Louis XV right, rev. phoenix rising from flames, 31mm; Canal de Briare, silver jetons (2), by N.G.A. Brenet, AN 10 [1802], 34mm (Bramsen 231), and unsigned, 34mm (Holland p.50); Canal d’Aire, 1825, a silver jeton by A. Borrel, 31mm; Société des Canaux de Bourgogne et d’Arles à Bouc, a silver jeton by A.A. Caqué, 34mm [5]. Generally about very fine £60-80
Hammer Price: £60
France, Le Canal du Centre, 1783, a copper medal by B. Duvivier, bust of Louis XVI right, rev. Burgundy attended by figures representing the Rhine, the Seine and the Loire, 72mm (CGMP p.306; Wurz. 5591; Trésor 55/1; BDM VI, 298). Some light spotting on obverse, otherwise about extremely fine, patinated £60-80
France, Canal du Picardie, 1785, a copper medal by G. Dupré, bust of Louis XVI right, rev. allegorical figures by a waterfall, 56mm; Canal de la Saône à l’Yonne, 1785, a copper medal by B. Duvivier, 56mm (BDM VI, 298); Canal de Bourgogne, 1785, a copper medal by N.-M. Gatteaux, 42mm [3]. Last extremely fine, others very fine and better but first scratched in obverse field £80-100
Hammer Price: £70
France, Ouverture du Canal de l’Ourcq, 1809, copper medals by B. Andrieu (2), bust of Napoleon right, revs. Paris seated with attendants, both 40mm (Bramsen 868; Slg. Julius 2122; BDM I, 54); Compagnie des Canaux de Paris, 1818, copper medals by R. Gayrard (2), both 35mm; Assassinat du Duc du Berri, 1820, a copper medal by J.-P. Droz and R. Gayrard, 35mm (BDM II, 226); Canal St Martin, Paris, a copper medal by R. Gayrard and A. Desboeufs, 41mm [6]. Last good fine, others very fine and...
France, Canal Royal des Deux Mers, Érigé d’Obélisque à Naurouse, 1825, a copper medal by E. Dubois, bust of Pierre-Paul de Riquet right, rev. monument on rock, 42mm (Florange 396); Barrage Ecluse de St Valéry sur Somme, 1829, a copper medal, unsigned, 56mm; Premier Pierre de Pont Canal d’Agen Posée, 1839, a copper medal by J.-J. Barré, 51mm; Le Saisi de le Bateau à Vapeur Vautours à Lyon, 1848, a copper medal, unsigned, 37mm; Tunnel Maritime du Rove, 1927, a bronze medal by R....
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