British Medals from the Collection of James Spencer

Gardeners’ Magazine, silver award medals by J.A. Restall (2), named (Mr James Cypher, 1891; James Bassett Dixon, 1893), both 39mm; Journal of Horticulture Medal, a silver award by J.A. Restall, named (Mr Edwin Dennis Smith, for an Essay on Education in Gardening, Sept. 8th 1892), 51mm; National Amateur Gardeners’ Association, a silver award medal by J.A. Restall, named (Charlton Amateur Horticultural Society…John Rowland for Group of Plants, 13th August 1896), hallmarked Birmingham 1896, 45mm; National Amateur Gardeners’ Association, a silver award medal by J.A. Restall, named (S.P.H.S., S. Chapman, Chrysanthemums Cut Blooms, Open Section, 18-4-07), hallmarked Birmingham 1906, 33mm; Home Gardening Award of Merit, silver medals (3), by H. Haywood (2) and Vaughton, named (Mrs J. Else, Combined Gardens, 1st, 1931; W.F. Spalding, 1933; St. H.H.S., W.A. Petzold, 1939), hallmarked Birmingham 1930, 1933 and 1938, 33 (2) and 35mm; Gardeners’ Chronicle, a silver award medal by J.A. Restall, named (Southport Flower Show 1933…Mr W. Compston, Macclesfield, for 12 Vases of Violas…), hallmarked Birmingham 1932, 46mm; National Gardens Guild, a silver award medal by Fattorini, named (St John’s Lane Branch, 1935, A.E. Pillinger), hallmarked Birmingham 1934, 38mm; Whiteley’s 72nd Birthday Celebrations Flower Show, Bayswater, London, 1935, a silver award medal by Turner & Simpson, fashioned from a Silver Jubilee medal, named (Engelmann Ltd, 1st Pansies), hallmarked Birmingham 1934, 38mm (W & E 5749.1 for obv.); Amateur Gardening Award of Merit, a silver medal by Fattorini, named (T. Etty, for Violas), hallmarked Birmingham 1935, 41mm; Smallholder Championship Medal, a silver award by L. Emanuel, named (Mr Wheele), hallmarked Birmingham 1935, 35mm; Amateur Gardening, Merit in Horticulture, silver award medals by J. Pinches (2), named (C.F.F. 1937, The Misses Fawkes; Summer Show Brighton 1938…Mr H.W. Duddleston), hallmarked London 1936 and 1937, both 39mm (former W & E 7220.1 for obv.) [15]. Very fine and better, many toned; Southport 1933 and Brighton 1938 in cases of issue £120-150

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

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