British and World Historical Medals

Clubs and Societies, National Society of Amalgamated Metal Wire and Tube Makers, a silver award medal by J.A. Restall for W.J. Davis, bust of Davis three-quarters left, rev. standing winged female holding cap of Liberty and fasces, edge named (Presented to Mrs W.J. Davis, Dec. 13 1902), hallmarked Birmingham 1902, 45mm (BHM 3869; cf. DNW M11, 1213); British Empire Companion of Honour, 1922, award medals (2), in silver and bronze, unsigned, edges named (W.J. Davis, Birmingham, Peace over Land and Seas), both 34mm [3]. First of fine workmanship, good extremely fine and attractively toned, in fitted case of issue, others extremely fine; an unusual group of numismatic interest
£70-90

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

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William John Davis (1848-1934), an early advocate of workers’ rights, co-founder of the General Federation of Trade Unions (1899) and President of the Trades Union Congress in 1913