British Medals from the Collection of James Spencer

Cray Valley & Sidcup Horticultural Society, a silver award medal, unsigned [by Vaughton], named (H.S. Moore, Esqre, July 1885), 44mm; Rycroft, Hither Green and Lewisham, H.J. Jones Medals by J.A. Restall (2, different), in silver-gilt, named (W. Wheatley Esq, for 12 Blooms (Japanese), Hull & East Riding Chrysanthemum Society’s Show, 1896), hallmarked Birmingham 1896, and in silver, named (H. Pearce, 6 Trusses of Zonal Blooms, W.P.D.H.S., July 12th, 1904), both 40mm; Toogood & Sons, Southampton (Est. 1815), silver award medals (3), For Excellence, unsigned, named (J. Hopgood, Aug. 1900), 38mm, Championship Medal, unsigned, named (F.J. Baldock, 1902), 38mm, The King’s Seedsmen, by A.H. Darby, named (T.H. Stephens, 1931), hallmarked Birmingham 1927, 31mm; Beckenham Horticultural Society, award medals (2, different), in silver, unsigned [by J. Pinches], named (J.W. Barks, Gardener to H. Partridge Esq, Bletchingley, Collection of Fruit), 51mm, in silver-gilt, signed J.R., named (Edith M. Robinson, 1st Prize, for Table Decoration, July 12th, 1905), 51mm; Royal Horticultural Society of Southampton, a silver award medal, unsigned, named (Won by Mr F. Green, Nov. 1907), 38mm; Royal Oxfordshire Horticultural Society, a silver award medal by A. Fenwick, named (For Tree Carnations, 1909, J. Johnson), hallmarked Birmingham 1908, 38mm; Gravesend & District Rose, Carnation & Sweet Pea Society, a silver-gilt award medal, named (A. Humphrey, 6th July 1932), hallmarked d&s Birmingham 1931, 32mm; Walmer Horticultural and Industrial Society, a uniface silver award medal, unsigned, named (D.C. Stanton, Champion Dahlia, 1946), 36mm [12]. Good very fine and better; the 1885, 1902, Barks, 1909 and 1931 medals in cases of issue £140-180

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

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J.W. Barks was Mr Partridge’s gardener at Castle Hill, Bletchingley, in the early years of the 20th century