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Capture of Porto Bello, 1739, a bronze or pinchbeck medal signed I.W., crowned arms with lion and unicorn supporters, rev. view of harbour with six ships, 38mm (Adams PB 2-D; Betts 270). Obverse plated, good fine, reverse about fine, pierced £150-250
£150–£250
Capture of Porto Bello, 1739, a bronze or pinchbeck medal signed I.W., from the same dies as previous, 38mm (Adams PB 2-D; Betts 270). About fine £60-80
Hammer Price: £30
Capture of Porto Bello, 1739, a bronze or pinchbeck medal, unsigned, half-length figure of Admiral Vernon three-quarters left, with baton, reads varnon, rev. view of harbour with six ships, 26mm (Adams PBv 3-C; Betts 191). Very fine, rare £200-300
Hammer Price: £240
Capture of Porto Bello, 1739, a bronze or pinchbeck medal, unsigned, half-length figure of Admiral Vernon three-quarters left, with baton, rev. view of harbour with six ships, 26mm (Adams PBv 11-I; Betts 193); a better-made brass medal, similar, rounded edge, 33mm (Adams PBv 13-J; Betts 189); a larger well-made brass medal, similar, 40mm (Adams PBv 13-K) [3]. First two fine but second cleaned, third nearly very fine but images weakly struck and has been pierced £150-200
Hammer Price: £120
Capture of Porto Bello, 1739, a bronze or pinchbeck medal, unsigned, half-length figure of Admiral Vernon three-quarters left, with baton, rev. view of harbour with six ships, 37mm (Adams PBv 22-S; Betts 200). Very fine with clear images, the reverse with a hint of original colour £150-200
Hammer Price: £100
Capture of Porto Bello, 1739, a bronze or pinchbeck medal, unsigned, similar, 36mm (Adams PBv 22-S; Betts 200); others (2), similar (Adams PBv 25-U, 26-V; Betts 201, 206) [3]. First fine, others very fine with good reverse images £150-200
Hammer Price: £140
Capture of Porto Bello, 1739, a bronze or pinchbeck medal, unsigned, as second in previous lot, 37mm (Adams PBv 25-U; Betts 201); others (3), similar (Adams PBv 26-V, 30-AA, 31-CC; Betts 206, 213, 205) [4]. Fine and better £250-300
Hammer Price: £200
Capture of Porto Bello, 1739, a bronze or pinchbeck medal, unsigned, neat half-length figure of Admiral Vernon three-quarters left, with baton, rev. view of harbour with six ships, 37mm (Adams PBv 42; Betts 198). Very fine £150-200
Capture of Porto Bello, 1739, a bronze or pinchbeck medal, unsigned, similar, 37mm (Adams PBv 42; Betts 198); others (2), similar (Adams PBv 34-GG, 36-II) [3]. Fine, but first stained £200-250
Hammer Price: £150
Capture of Porto Bello, 1739, a small bronze or pinchbeck medal, unsigned, full-length figure of Admiral Vernon facing to left, with baton and canon, rev. view of harbour with six ships, 27mm (Adams PBvi 2-B; Betts 220). Very fine, obverse with a hint of original colour £150-200
Hammer Price: £90
Capture of Porto Bello, 1739, a bronze or pinchbeck medal, unsigned, full-length figure facing to left, with baton, canon and ship, rev. view of harbour with six ships, 40mm (Adams PBvi 5-E; Betts 221); another, similar, but with canon and anchor, 38mm (Adams PBvi 6-G; Betts 224) [2]. Very fine or nearly so £150-200
Capture of Porto Bello, 1739, bronze or pinchbeck medals (2), similar to previous lot, 40 and 38mm (Adams PBvi 5-E, 6-G; Betts 221, 224) [2]. About fine, first pierced £100-150
Hammer Price: £80
Capture of Porto Bello, 1739, a bronze or pinchbeck medal, unsigned, full-length figure of Admiral Vernon facing to right, with baton, canon and ship, rev. view of harbour with six ships, 38mm (Adams PBvi 11-P; Betts 238). Obverse slightly discoloured, otherwise better than very fine £200-250
Capture of Porto Bello, 1739, a bronze or pinchbeck medal, unsigned but attributed to J. Roche, full-length figure of Admiral Vernon facing to right, with baton, canon and ship, rev. view of harbour with six ships, 38mm (Adams PBvi 11-P; Betts 238). Obverse slightly discoloured, otherwise better than very fine £200-250
Capture of Porto Bello, 1739, a bronze or pinchbeck medal, unsigned, full-length figure of Admiral Vernon facing to right, above shell, with baton, canon and ship, rev. view of harbour with six ships, 38mm (Adams PBvi 16-W; Betts 236). Pale bronze colour, very fine but pierced £200-250
Capture of Porto Bello, 1739, a bronze or pinchbeck medal, unsigned, half-length facing figures of Admiral Vernon and Commodore Brown, rev. view of harbour with six ships neatly displayed, 38mm (Adams PBvb 7-L; Betts 255). Pale bronze colour, very fine £150-200
Capture of Porto Bello, 1739, bronze or pinchbeck medals (2), unsigned, similar, both 37mm (Adams PBvb 11-S, 12-U); Capture of Porto Bello, 1739, bronze or pinchbeck medals (2), unsigned, Don Blass, kneeling, surrenders his sword to Vernon, revs. view of harbour with six ships, 38 and 37mm (Adams PBvl 1-A, 2-B; Betts 304, 307) [4]. Fine or nearly so £200-250
Admiral Vernon with Admiral Ogle and Lieutenant-General Wentworth, 1739, a bronze or pinchbeck medal, unsigned, Vernon standing centre with others to left and right, small lions between them, rev. view of harbour with six ships, 37mm (Adams PBvow 1-A). Obverse good very fine, reverse nearly so but spotted, the only variety of this composition £120-150
Hammer Price: £220
Capture of Fort Chagre, 1740, a bronze or pinchbeck medal, unsigned, three-quarter-length figure of Admiral Vernon, tree at left, rev. view of Porto Bello harbour with six ships, 39mm (Adams FCv 3-B; Betts 279); another, similar, 39mm (Adams FCv 5-D; Betts 275) [2]. Fine £120-150
Hammer Price: £110
Capture of Fort Chagre, 1740, a bronze or pinchbeck medal, unsigned, similar, but palm to left, 36mm (Adams FCv 7-H; Betts 282); another, a contemporary cast in pewter of the same variety, 36mm [2]. Last fine, first fair and with central piercing £80-100
Hammer Price: £60
Capture of Fort Chagre, 1740, a bronze or pinchbeck medal, unsigned, full-length standing figure of Admiral Vernon facing right, ship and fort to left and right, rev. view of Porto Bello harbour with six ships, 37mm (Adams FCv 12-P). Very fine £150-200
Capture of Porto Bello, 1741, a bronze or pinchbeck medal, unsigned, full-length figures of Admiral Vernon and Commodore Brown shaking hands, rev. Devil leads Sir Robert Walpole towards the mouth of an ‘infernal beast’, 36mm (Adams Nlv 8-F; MI II, 561/191; Betts 246). Fair to fine £60-80
Hammer Price: £45
Capture of Cartagena, 1741, a bronze or pinchbeck medal, unsigned, full-length figure of Admiral Vernon facing to left, with baton, canon and anchor, rev. view of ships in the harbour at Cartagena, 38mm (Adams CAv 3-D); another, full-length figure facing to left, before city view, dated 1740:1 in exergue, rev. view of ships in harbour at Cartagena, 37mm (Adams CAv 6-G; Betts 334) [2]. About very fine £180-220
Hammer Price: £130
Capture of Cartagena, 1741, a bronze or pinchbeck medal, unsigned, Don Blass kneels before standing figure of Admiral Vernon and surrenders his sword, rev. view of ships in the harbour with Don Blass in rowing boat in centre, 37mm (Adams CAvl 2-D); sold with a cast copy (?electrotype) of Adams CAvlo 1-B [2]. First very fine with a good, clear reverse £150-200
Capture of Cartagena, 1741, a bronze or pinchbeck medal, unsigned, standing figures of Admirals Vernon and Ogle greet each other, rev. view of ships in harbour, 37mm (Adams CAvo 3-D; Betts 318); another, similar, 37mm (Adams CAvo 4-F; Betts 324) [2]. First very fine but with a corrosive stain in the exergue on obverse, second good fine £150-200
Capture of Cartagena, 1741, a bronze or pinchbeck medal, unsigned, Admiral Vernon with Ogle and Wentworth, rev. cityscape from harbour, 37mm (Adams CAvow 1-A; Betts 310). About very fine £100-150
Capture of Havana, 1741, a bronze or pinchbeck medal, unsigned, full-length figure of Admiral Vernon facing to left, with sword drawn and canon, fort at left and ship at right, rev. view of Porto Bello harbour with six ships, 37mm (Adams HAv 1-B; Betts 314). Light bronze colour, very fine £80-100
Hammer Price: £170
Duke of Argyle and Sir Robert Walpole, 1741, a bronze or pinchbeck medal, unsigned, Argyle stands against column, rev. Devil leads Walpole towards the mouth of an ‘infernal beast, 37mm (Adams Nla-1-A; MI II, 561/190; Betts 217). Very fine £150-200
Admiral Vernon and the Duke of Argyle, 1741, a bronze or pinchbeck medal signed I.M., half-length figure of Vernon, hand on cannon, ship to right, rev. Argyle stands against column, 40mm (Adams Nlv 4-D; MI II, 560/189; Betts 245). Some porosity, otherwise good fine, very rare £150-250
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