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№ 1183

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7 July 2021

Hammer Price:
£200

Historical Medals, Sheffield School of Art, Montgomery Medal, a copper award medal by A. Borrel after W. Ellis, bust of James Montgomery right, rev. legend in wreath, named (Awarded to Agnes M. Jenkinson, 1894), 68mm (cf. DNW M7, 2127). Extremely fine, rare; in fitted maroon gilt-blocked case of issue [this damaged] £80-£100

See footnote to Lot 1175. The Sheffield School of Art (now the Sheffield Hallam University’s Department of Art and Design) was originally established in Sheffield in 1843 and so-named in 1855. The medal was subscribed to by the ladies of Sheffield as an annual prize