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Charles I, a uniface oval bronze plaque, c. 1720, unsigned [but perhaps after J. Roettier], armoured and draped bust right, 65 x 52mm (MI –; cf. DNW 282, 7). Later inscription reading ‘Gulielmus Comes Pr Oranen’, edge marked, otherwise better than very fine £120-£150
Hammer Price: £190
Death of Oliver Cromwell, 1658, a large struck silver medal, late 17th century (?), unsigned (of Dutch origin), after T. Simon, armoured bust left, rev. non defitient oliva sep 3 1658, shepherd with his flock under an olive tree, landscape in background, 49mm, 43.18g (Platt II, p.26, type C; MI I, 435/85; E 200). About very fine £400-£500
Hammer Price: £320
Death of Oliver Cromwell, 1658, a bronze aftercast of the Dutch medal, laureate bust left, rev. shepherd attending his flock under an olive tree, 48mm (cf. MI I, 435/85; E 200). Edge filed, good very fine £100-£120
Hammer Price: £70
Charles II, Coronation, 1661, a silver medal by T. Simon, crowned bust right, rev. everso missvs svccvrrere seclo xxiii apr 1661, king enthroned, being crowned by Peace, 30mm, 8.56g (Lessen, BNJ 1995, type A, and p.152; MI I, 472/76; E 221). Extremely fine and lightly toned £400-£600
Hammer Price: £650
Christ’s Hospital, Nautical School, 1673, a uniface silver cloak badge by J. Roettiers, standing figures of Arithmetic, Geometry and Astronomy encouraging a Bluecoat boy, fleet behind, 80mm, 43.60g (MI I, 557/218; E 252). About very fine; the wide border with twelve piercings for attachment £100-£120
Hammer Price: £160
James II, Coronation, 1685, a silver medal by J. Roettiers, laureate bust right, rev. crown held over wreath on cushion, 34mm, 16.35g (MI I, 605/5; E 273). Extremely fine and toned £400-£600
Hammer Price: £900
James II and Mary of Modena [1685], a silver medal by J. Roettiers, laureate bust right, rev. laureate bust of Mary right, 34mm, 16.17g (MI I, 606/8; E 273/274). A mule striking of the obverses of the Coronation medals, die flaws on both rims, about extremely fine and toned, scarce £600-£800
£600–£800
Mary of Modena, Coronation, [1685], a silver medal by J. Roettier, laureate and draped bust right, rev. o dea certe, Mary seated right on mound, 35mm, 15.44g (MI I, 606/7; E 274). Good very fine and toned £300-£400
Hammer Price: £300
William and Mary, Coronation, 1689, a silver medal, unsigned [by J. Roettiers], conjoined busts right, rev. Jove hurling a thunderbolt at Phæthon who is falling from his chariot, 35mm, 17.10g (MI I, 662/25; E 312). Good very fine, toned £300-£400
Hammer Price: £340
Anti-Papal, a cast silver medal, undated [17th century], reversible heads of the Pope and the Devil, rev. reversible heads of a cardinal and a fool, 34mm, 12.46g. Good fine £100-£120
Hammer Price: £100
Anne, Coronation, 1702, a silver medal, unsigned [by J. Croker], draped bust left, rev. Anne, as Pallas, standing, hurling thunderbolt at two-headed monster, 35mm, 15.67g (MI II, 228/4; E 390). Better than very fine, toned £300-£400
Hammer Price: £550
George I, Coronation, 1714, a silver medal by J. Croker, laureate bust right, rev. Britannia crowning king, 34mm, 14.94g (MI II, 424/9; E 470). Extremely fine and toned £700-£900
Hammer Price: £700
George I, a silver medalet, unsigned and undated, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. royal arms in garter with supporters, 25mm (MI II, 428/18; E 471). Lightly cleaned, otherwise about extremely fine £100-£120
George II, Coronation, 1727, a silver medal by J. Croker, laureate bust left, rev. king, enthroned, being crowned by Britannia who holds cornucopia, 35mm, 17.82g (MI II, 479/4; E 510). Nearly extremely fine and attractively toned £400-£500
Hammer Price: £750
Queen Caroline, Coronation, 1727, a silver medal by J. Croker, bust left, rev. queen standing between Religion and Britannia, 35mm, 18.63g (MI II, 480/8; E 512). Toned, about extremely fine £500-£700
Hammer Price: £500
Queen Caroline, Coronation, 1727, a silver medal by J. Croker, bust left, rev. queen standing between Religion and Britannia, 35mm, 18.39g (MI II, 480/8; E 512). Good very fine, toned £400-£500
Capture of Portobello, 1739, a pinchbeck medal signed I.W., crowned arms with supporters, rev. six ships outside Portobello harbour, 39mm (Adams PB 2-D; Betts 271; MI II, 539/125; E 549). Good very fine £200-£260
Hammer Price: £220
Admiral Vernon and the Duke of Argyll, 1739, a pinchbeck medal signed I.M., half-length figure of Vernon three-quarters right, hand on cannon, ship to right, rev. Argyll standing, resting left arm on column, 40mm (Adams NLv 4-D; Betts 245; MI II, 560/188; E 553). Cleaned, otherwise very fine, rare £150-£180
£150–£180
Capture of Fort Chagre, 1740, a pinchbeck medal, unsigned, 40mm; together with assorted tokens and jetons (11) [12]. Varied state £40-£60
Hammer Price: £40
George III, Coronation, 1761, a silver medal by L. Natter, laureate bust right, rev. king, clad as a Roman emperor, being crowned by Britannia, 34mm, 18.34g (BHM 24; E 694). Extremely fine £600-£800
George III, Coronation, 1761, a silver medal, unsigned [by T. Pingo], armoured bust left, rev. bust of Charlotte right, 41mm, 25.37g (Eimer 19; BHM 30; E 692). Very fine or better £300-£400
Hammer Price: £360
Death of David Hume, 1776, a copper medal, unsigned, bust right, rev. feliciter audet, winged Genius seated on block, 39mm (BHM 206; E 768). Minor double-striking on reverse, otherwise extremely fine, very rare £800-£1,000
Union of Great Britain and Ireland, 1800, bronze and white metal medals by J.G. Hancock & P. Kempson, Britannia and Hibernia standing holding fasces, pyramid behind, rev. legend, lion on anchor below, each 38mm (BHM 494) [2]. Extremely fine £80-£100
Hammer Price: £95
Union of Great Britain and Ireland, 1801, a silver medal by C.H. Küchler, draped bust of George III left, rev. junguntur opes firmatur imperium, Britannia and Hibernia shaking hands, 48mm, 62.46g (Pollard 24 [obv. 2]; BHM 523). Fields lightly hairlined, otherwise about extremely fine, very rare in silver £600-£800
Hammer Price: £1,100
Union of Great Britain and Ireland, 1801, a bronze medal by C.H. Küchler, draped bust of George III left, rev. junguntur opes firmatur imperium, Britannia and Hibernia shaking hands, 48mm (Pollard 24 [obv. 2]; BHM 523). Extremely fine £150-£180
Hammer Price: £260
Union of Great Britain and Ireland, 1801, a gilt-bronze medal by C.H. Küchler, draped bust of George III left, rev. junguntur opes firmatur imperium, Britannia and Hibernia shaking hands, 48mm (Pollard 24 [obv. 2]; BHM 523). Lightly brushed, edge bruise, otherwise about extremely fine £200-£260
Hammer Price: £420
Union of Great Britain and Ireland, 1801, a bronze medal by C.H. Küchler, armoured bust of George III left, rev. junguntur opes firmatur imperium, Britannia and Hibernia shaking hands, 48mm (Pollard 24 [obv. 3a]; BHM 458/523). About extremely fine £100-£120
Union of Great Britain and Ireland, 1801, a bronze medal by C.H. Küchler, armoured bust of George III left, rev. junguntur opes firmatur imperium, Britannia and Hibernia shaking hands, 48mm (Pollard 24 [obv. 3b]; BHM 524). About extremely fine £100-£120
Thorp Arch Seminary, Wetherby, a silver award medal, unsigned, seated figure of Britannia attended by robed female and eight infant genii, rev. wreath, named (To J.W. Roberts the best Mathematical Scholar, Dec. 1801), 53mm (BHM –; E –; cf. BNJ 1938, p.183; cf. DNW 141, 1666). Very fine and very rare £100-£150
Hammer Price: £240
DEATH OF WILLIAM PITT, 1806, a bronze medal by P. Wyon, fashioned as a box, bust left, rev. Britannia weeping beside tomb, 52mm, 69.81g (cf. BHM 617; cf. E 976); together with a gilt-bronze cliché, c. 1800, unsigned, bust right [2]. Very fine, second with small patch of verdigris, contained within dark-lacquered frame with glass lunette £100-£120
Hammer Price: £110
Waterloo Medal [1815], a reduced-size silver striking of Pistrucci’s original by Pinches, four conjoined busts left, allegorical and mythological scenes around, rev. Victory guiding equestrian figures of Wellington and Blücher, scenes from battle of giants around, hallmarked London 1966, 64mm (cf. BHM 870; cf. E 1067). Extremely fine, in fitted case of issue with certificate £200-£300
Hammer Price: £140
George IV, Coronation, 1821, a silver medal by B. Pistrucci, laureate head left, rev. Britannia, Scotia and Hibernia approaching the enthroned king being crowned by Victory, 35mm, 16.58g (BHM 1070; E 1146a). Extremely fine, toned £400-£500
Hammer Price: £460
George IV, Coronation, 1821, a silver medal by B. Pistrucci, laureate head left, rev. Britannia, Scotia and Hibernia approaching the enthroned King being crowned by Victory, 35mm (BHM 1070; E 1146a). Nearly extremely fine, toned £300-£400
Zoological Society of London, 1826, a light bronze award medal by B. Wyon after T. Landseer, exotic birds, rev. African and Asian animals beneath tree, edge named (T. Law for Long and Meritorious Service 1981), 77mm (BHM 1272; E 1187); a small dress medal, similar, 27mm; sold together with a World War I Defence and Victory medal to the same recipient (439220 Pte T. Law 52 Can Inf) [4]. Extremely fine, second with suspension loop, ribbon and bar, very rare; first two in original Royal Mint...
Hammer Price: £1,200
William IV, Accession, 1830, a bronze medal by W. Wyon, bust right, rev. legend within wreath, 67mm (BHM 1414; E 1220). Good extremely fine, in contemporary fitted case £90-£120
William IV, Coronation, 1831, a silver medal by W. Wyon, bust right, rev. bust of Queen Adelaide right, 33mm, 17.88g (BHM 1475; E 1251). Extremely fine £400-£500
William IV, Coronation, 1831, a silver medal by W. Wyon, bust right, rev. bust of Queen Adelaide right, 33mm, 18.16g (BHM 1475; E 1251). Brushed, otherwise about extremely fine £200-£260
William IV, Coronation, 1831, a silver medal by W. Wyon, bust right, rev. bust of Queen Adelaide right, 33mm, 18.07g (BHM 1475; E 1251). Very fine or better £150-£200
Opening of London Bridge, 1831, a copper medal by B. Wyon, bust of William IV right, rev. view of the bridge, 51mm (BHM 1544; E 1245). Some minor marks, otherwise extremely fine £80-£100
Hammer Price: £90
Foundation of the City of London School, 1834, a silver medal by B. Wyon, 58mm (BHM 1680); International Exhibition, London, 1872, a white metal medal by J.S. & A.B. Wyon, 30mm (BHM 2943); Royal Jubilee Exhibition, Manchester, 1887, a bronze medal by Heaton, 45mm (BHM 3346) [3]. First a later striking with matt surfaces, extremely fine, in fitted case; second extremely fine, in original card box; last once gilt but much of gilding now worn away, otherwise extremely fine, in fitted case ...
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