Commemorative, Historical and Art Medals

Ornithology, LONDON, Sydenham, Original Challenge Cup Medal, a silver award by J.A. Restall, four pigeons standing, rev. wreath, named (1889, Crystal Palace, Awarded to Mr Joseph Smith for Best Satinette bred in 1889, Class 389), 51mm; Cage Bird Show, Crystal Palace, 1893, a silver award medal by E. Tyler, named (For Must Points, Foreign Birds, won by Mrs Pretyman), 38mm (Allen 1887/010); Great National Pigeon Show, Crystal Palace, 1900, a silver award medal by J.A. Restall, named (3rd Prize, White African Owl, H.P. Sprigens), hallmarked Birmingham 1900, 46mm; Archangel Club Challenge Cup (Est. 1884), a silver award medal by J.A. Restall, named (Won by H. Leigh-Lye, Crystal Palace, 1904), hallmarked Birmingham 1903, 38mm; London & Provincial Ornithological Society, Crystal Palace, a silver award medal by J.A. Restall, named (E. Todd), hallmarked Birmingham 1911, 39mm (Allen 1909/001); Crystal Palace Show of Poultry, Pigeons & Rabbits, a silver award medal by D.G. Collins, named (W. Watmough, for Best African Owl, 1924), hallmarked Birmingham 1924, 51mm (Allen 1929/001); Crystal Palace National Challenge Show of Cage Birds, 1929, a silver award medal by D.G. Collins, named (C.T. Maxwell), 44mm (Allen 1928/005); The National Show, Cage Bird Exhibition, Crystal Palace, a silver award medal by J. Cutler, named (Class 191, Cage 22, Winner Lucy Coom, 1933), hallmarked Chester 1932, 40mm (Allen 1931/001) [8]. Fourth extremely fine, others about very fine and better but sixth with small piercing; last set in loose-fitting clasp mount £150-200

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

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