Commemorative, Historical and Art Medals

Music, London, Sacred Harmonic Society, 50th and Last Season, 1882, a silver award medal by Pinches, seated robed figure playing lyre, putti at feet, rev. book of music on lyre within wreath, edge named (J.N. Frye, Committee), 51mm (MJP p.186); The Mrs Sutherland Prize for Vocal Music, 1888, a silver award medal, unsigned, named (Herbert Brown, Bass, 1898), 41mm; The Summerscales Prize Medal, 1892, a silver award medal, unsigned, named (David Walker Lawson, Oct. 17 1896), 41mm; International Union of Musicians, a silver award medal by Vaughton, named (Viola K. Holmes), hallmarked Birmingham 1911, 39mm; Incorporated Guild of Church Musicians (Inc. 1888), a silver award medal by Fattorini, named (Awarded to The Revd. Dr J.J. Barnard for a setting of the ‘Te Deum’, Conference 1912), 30mm [5]. First virtually as struck, last good fine, others good very fine and better; three in cases of issue £90-120

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, British Medals from the Collection of James Spencer.

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