Historical Medals, Wilts Friendly Society (Est, 1828), white metal medals (2), both unsigned, with bust of Sotheron-Estcourt, 45mm (cf. DNW 132, 1634), clasped hands, 39mm (Withers 2171; D & W 199/775); Wilts County Club [Est. 1828],medals (2), both unsigned, in silver, 1885, with bust of Earl Nelson, 30mm, and in white metal, undated, 38mm; Wilts Juvenile Friendly Society, a white metal medal, unsigned, 31mm; West Wilts Conservative Benefit Society [Est. 1887], aluminium medals (2), unsigned, both 39mm [7]. First and one 1887 medal extremely fine, third very fine and toned, others fine £120-£150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Wiltshire Coins, Tokens and Paranumismatica formed by the late David Ward.

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Provenance: Fifth bt November 2012; pierced 1887 medal bt A. Judd April 2013.

Thomas Henry Sutton Sotheron-Estcourt, PC, DL, JP (1801-76); educ. Harrow and Oriel College, Oxford; founder of the WIltshire Friendly Society, 1828; MP for Marlborough 1829-32, Devizes 1835-44, North Wiltshire 1844-65; Home Secretary, 1859. Horatio Nelson, 3rd Earl (1823-1913), Trafalgar House, Downton, educ. Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge, succeeded to the title 1835, president of the Wiltshire County Club, 1885; The West Wiltshire Friendly Society, historically based in Trowbridge, was originally known as the Wiltshire Working Men’s Conservative Benefit Society and then the Wiltshire Holloway Benefit Society; in 1995 it became the Wiltshire Friendly Society Ltd