A Collection of Scottish Exhibition Medals

Edinburgh, International Fisheries Exhibition, 1882, a silver award medal, unsigned, Edinburgh Castle, wreath around, rev. wreath, named (Class XII, Awarded to John Cooper, London, for Cases of Fish & Birds), 45mm (BHM 3129); another, similar, rev. named (Class II, Awarded to Lees & Wilson, Leith Walk, for Nets), 45mm; another, similar, rev. named (Class XII, Awarded to W. & A.K. Johnston, Edinburgh and London, for Educational Wall Illustrations Relating to Fish), 45mm [3]. First two lightly cleaned, last polished, otherwise extremely fine; last in fitted case £100-£150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Scottish Exhibition Medals.

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First J.S. Allibone Collection, Spink Auction 196, 24-25 September 2008, lot 308 (part), & DNW Auction 132, 15-18 September 2015, lot 1641 (part); second J. Spencer Collection, DNW Auction 74, 10 May 2007, lot 103