Historical and Art Medals, Numismatic Books

France, Entente Cordiale, 1903, a silver plaque by R. Grégoire, female figures of France and Britain, a crown perched upon her head, embrace one another, hands clasped over a pedestal inscribed PAX, ships moored at quayside to left, rev. scroll, named (Le Siècle à Sir F. Cook), 61 x 47mm (BM Acq. 1983-7, pl.39, 68; BDM VII, p.394; cf. DNW 44, 854). Extremely fine, rare (£150-200)

Sir Frederick Lucas Cook, 2nd Bt (1844-1920), Richmond, Surrey and Viscount Monserrate, Cintra, Portugal; MP for Kennington 1895-1906 and Lieutenant for the City of London, proprietor of Cook, Son & Co, warehousemen, St Paul’s