Irish Coins & Historical Medals

Royal Dublin Society, a silver award medal by J. Woodhouse, crowned arms and supporters, rev. wreath, named (Spring Cattle Show, Nathaniel Barton, best Pair of Plough Oxen, 1861), 51mm (Went 16; BDM VI, 548). Two spots on reverse, otherwise extremely fine and toned £80-£100

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Irish Historical Medals, the Property of a Gentleman.

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Provenance: Barton Family Collection, Spink Auction 16, 9-10 July 1981, lot 441 (part), bt Seaby; J. Spencer Collection, DNW Auction M5, 17 December 2007, lot 1101.

Nathaniel Barton (1799-1867) succeeded to the estate of Straffan, co Kildare, and the business interests of Hugh Barton in 1854