A Collection of 1851 Great Exhibition Medals

A COLLECTION OF 1851 GREAT EXHIBITION MEDALS, Prize medal, 1851, by W. and L.C. Wyon, in bronze, similar, edge named (R. Dark, Class XXIX), 77mm (BHM 2462; E 1457). Extremely fine, dark patina; a medal with interesting cricketing associations (£40-60)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of 1851 Great Exhibition Medals.

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Robert Dark, Lord’s Cricket Ground, St John’s Wood, London; inventor and manufacturer of articles used in the game of cricket, including balls, India-rubber gloves and gauntlets, leg guards and spiked soles for shoes