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6 February 1998
Charles I, Memorial, 1649, a copper medal by J. Roettiers, 50mm (M.I. 346/200; E. 162a); Death of Princess Augusta, 1772, copper medal, unsigned [? by Lyng], A MUCH INJURED VICTIM, 33mm (BHM 159; E. 742); Erection of a Column to Honour Hugh, 2nd Duke of Northumberland, 1816, copper medal, unsigned, 41mm [3]. First very fine with a hint of original colour, second extremely fine and particularly attractive, last fine (£40-50)
Hammer Price: £50
The King’s Private Roads, 1737, the circular centre of an oval copper Pass, crowned monogram, reverse legend, 28mm (Bendall, SNC 1995, p.340, type III; D & W 320/6; MG 731-7). Evidence of blank filing on the edge, fine, as made (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £40
Ranelagh House, Chelsea, 1745, a uniface copper Pass, RANELAGH HOUSE divided by annulet, counterstamped above with a dog, 33mm (D & W 80/251; MG 665). Fine, scarce (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £45
The Oak Society, 1750, a copper medal by C.N. Roettier and T. Pingo, bust of Prince Charles right, reverse withered oak tree in centre, flourishing sapling to left, REVIRESCIT, 34mm (Woolf 62:1; M.I. 655/359; E. 625). Extremely fine with almost full original colour (£50-60)
Hammer Price: £75
Pondicherry Taken, 1761, a silver medal by T. Pingo, bust of George III right, reverse Victory inscribing shield, flanked by palms and rudders, 39mm (BHM 72; E. 686; Pudd. 761.1). Two minor rim bruises, otherwise about extremely fine and toned (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £160
Marriage of Prince Charles and Princess Louise of Stolberg at Macerata, 1772, a copper medal by F. Hamerani, bust of Charles left, reverse bust of Louise left, 32mm (Woolf 71:1; BHM 163; E, 743). Extremely fine (£35-45)
The Sentimental Magazine, 1773-5, a group of 12 copper medalets by J. Kirk, viz. William Beckford; Lord Camden; Queen Charlotte; Oliver Cromwell; The Duchess of Cumberland; David Garrick; George II; George III; The Duke of Gloucester; The Duchess of Gloucester; The Marquis of Granby; John Wilkes, all 26mm (Hawkins pp.64-5). [12]. Garrick extremely fine, others generally very fine or a little better, only one type (Lord Chatham) missing from the set (£40-60)
Staffordshire, Sedgley Park School, copper Reward of Merit, c.1799, by T. Wyon Sr., view of school, reverse tripod within wreath, 42mm (Taylor 44a; D. & W. 272/513; MG 984); H.F. Smith Prize, a copper medal, unsigned, scholar seated at table with a book, reverse wreath, edge named (William Aldam, 1st Latin, 1827), 44mm. [2]. Very fine and better, both rare (£40-50)
Hammer Price: £65
William Shakespeare, a thick oval brass etched plate, bust three-quarters right, 49 x 32mm (Ogden, BNJ 1910, –). Set in an ornate surround and fashioned with a ‘cloverleaf’ mount for suspension, very fine, unusual (£50-60)
Hammer Price: £85
Robert Burns, a thick oval brass etched plate, bust three-quarters right, 49 x 32mm. Set in an ornate surround and fashioned with a ‘cloverleaf’ mount for suspension, very fine and unusual, a companion piece to the last (£50-60)
Hammer Price: £130
Royal Institution, 1804, a copper-gilt Pass, tree springing from mural crown, reverse named (J. Law Esqr), T stamped above, 29mm (MG 1082-5). Good very fine, scarce (£40-50)
Memorial to Lord Nelson, 1805, a copper-gilt medal by T. Webb for Mudie, 41mm (BHM 596); Lord Baden-Powell, Defender of Mafeking, 1900, a silver medal by F. Bowcher for Spink, 45mm (BHM 3677; E. 1843a). [2]. Very fine and better, first exhibiting usual reverse die flaw; second in official red card box (£45-60)
Hammer Price: £120
London Pitt Club, c. 1815, an oval silver-gilt member’s badge, cameo glass bust of Pitt to right by J. Tassie, reverse legend, named (Lewis Allsopp Esqr), 46 x 41mm (cf. DNW 31, 677; cf. Baldwin FPL 1996, 632). Extremely fine; with clip and ring for suspension (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £95
Queen Caroline Acknowledged, 1820, brass medalet, unsigned, 25mm; other similar medalets (4), for Coronation of George IV, 1821, Death of Queen Caroline, 1821, Death of the Duke of York, 1827, and Coronation of William IV, 1831, all 25mm (BHM 1020, 1109, 1154, 1290, 1517). [5]. All extremely fine (£25-30)
Hammer Price: £35
Victoria (1837-1901), Repeal of the Sacramental Test Act, 1828, a copper medal by S. Clint, 61mm (BHM 1332; E. 1199); Foundation Stone of the Royal Exchange Laid, 1842, a copper medal by W. Wyon, 46mm; Queen Victoria’s Visit to Ghent, 1843, a copper medal by L.J. Hart, 54mm (BDM II, 433); Crimean War, the Holy Alliance, 1854, white metal medal by Allen & Moore, 45mm (BHM 2536; E. 1489); International Exhibition, London, 1872, white metal medal by J.S. and A.B. Wyon, 30mm. [5]. About...
Abolition of Slavery, 1834, a copper medal, unsigned (? by T. Halliday), William IV seated beneath a canopy, attended by advisers, reverse negroes dancing around a palm-tree, 41mm (BHM 1673; E. 1276). Extremely fine and practically as struck, attractive light patina (£40-50)
Hammer Price: £110
Independent Order of Rechabites, c.1850, a white metal medal by J. Taylor, arms and supporters, reverse two indoor scenes; above, the orderly household seated and relaxed; below, the drunken father, crying mother and child, lives ruined by drink, O THAT MEN WERE WISE, THAT THEY DID CONSIDER, 49mm (BHM –). Practically as struck and set in a glazed and ornamented mount, with clip and ring for suspension; an attractive souvenir of the Temperance movement (£40-60)
Death of the Duke of Wellington, 1852, a silver medal by T.H. Pinches for J. Mitchell, Bond Street, uniformed bust left, reverse legend in wreath, 52mm (Eimer 141; BHM 2489). Light scuffing but very fine or better, toned, rare (£35-45)
Hammer Price: £100
The Maharajah’s Well at Stoke Row [Oxfordshire], 1872, a silver medal by J. Moore, 38mm (Pudd. 872.1); Centenary of The Times, 1885, a silver medal by Longman and Strongi’th’arm, 45mm (BHM 3202; E. 1712). [2]. First extremely fine, second very fine, both toned (£40-50)
The Royal Albert Hall, a silver and enamelled openwork badge, frontal elevation of hall picked out in several colours, ROYAL ALBERT HALL on scroll to sides, STERLING SILVER stamped on the back, 51 x 38mm. Very fine, the enamelling of excellent quality and detail, very rare; with clip and ring for suspension (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £80
London, an openwork silver badge in the shape of a buckle, horseman left shielding himself from a kneeling figure, ST MARTIN-IN-THE-FIELDS TOWN HALL, reverse OPENED BY HON. A.J. BALFOUR M.P. 16TH JULY 1891, 51 x 41mm. Very fine and scarce, an unusual association piece; with clip and ring for suspension (£30-40)
Historical Pageant at York, 1909, silver medal, unsigned, with bust of Constantine the Great, 29mm; Yorkshire Hand Bell Ringers’ Association, a silver badge, bell, reverse engraved (RB, June 27th 1931), hallmarked WHH, 30 x 25mm. [2]. First extremely fine, second very fine (£20-25)
Hammer Price: £20
Bedfordshire Eisteddfod, an oval silver and green enamel badge, standing figure playing lute, un-named, hallmarked NBS, Birmingham, 1923; Trinity College, London, Local Examination, Birmingham Centre, a silver award medalet, named (Alfred Prince, Piano…July 1888), 26mm; Royal Academy of Music, silver award medal by Pinches, named (Peggy Male, Harmony, 1929), 41mm. [3]. Second about very fine, others about extremely fine or better; last in red case of issue (£25-30)
Hammer Price: £25
Drawing Society, a silver and base metal badge in the form of an 8-pointed star, named (G.E. Seed, Clothworkers’ Company, 1898), 36mm; Universal Food & Cookery Exhibition, a silver and multicoloured enamel award medal, un-named, 26mm, hallmarked E&Co, Birmingham, 1884; Fulham Infirmary, a silver award badge by Toye & Spencer, named (Awarded by the Fulham Board of Guardians to Lucy Agatha Gregory…26th September 1927), 39mm, hallmarked T&S, London, 1923; The [Charles] Dickens Fellowship...
Hammer Price: £55
Lancashire Bee-Keepers’ Association, an openwork and engraved silver badge, bee, reverse named (Lancaster Agri-Society, Won by Mrs J. Long, 7th Oct. 1911), 42 x 39mm, hallmarked WA, Birmingham, 1906. Good very fine, attractive; with clip and ring for suspension (£25-35)
Worcestershire, Oldbury Urban District Education Committee, a gold award medal, arms, reverse named (F. Mason, for 7 Years Perfect Attendance, 1913), 26mm, hallmarked TO, Birmingham, 1913, 9ct, 9.40gm; Southampton Education Committee, a silver and enamel badge, civic arms, reverse named (Sybil Porter, for 2 Years Unbroken Attendance, 1904), 39 x 39mm, hallmarked SB&S, Birmingham, 1904; Newport School, 1903, a white metal award medal by Vaughton, 40mm. [3]. Very fine and better, first with...
Hammer Price: £30
South Wales and Monmouthshire School of Mines, a silver and multicoloured enamel medal, arms and crest of a Welsh dragon, reverse named (Colliery Managers Course, Treforest, Arthur S. Rose, 1917), 32mm, hallmarked BHJ, Birmingham, 1917. Obverse picked out in five colours (red, blue, green, white and gold), very fine, rare (£20-30)
Medals Related to Sports, Angling, an oval brass engraved plate, 1866, angler on riverbank, reverse four-line inscription (Engraved by Geo. Gray, 1866), 51 x 35mm. Very fine (£20-30)
Medals Related to Sports, Angling, The British Sea Anglers’ Society, a silver award medal by Bladon, boats and fish, reverse named (Specimen Fish Competition 1903-4, Skate 26lb, Ballycotton, 15 Sep. ‘03, J.H. Basten), 25mm, in red case of issue by Bladon, Clerkenwell Road, London; Billiards, St Dunstan’s Billiard Fund, a silver award medal by A. Clark, players at a billiard table watched by spectators, reverse named (A. Bowman, Billiard H’cap, Conservative Club, Walthamstow, 1922),...
Medals Related to Sports, Bowls, an engraved gold award badge by Vaughton, bowler in the act of bowling a ball, reverse named (Presented by United Clubs Bowling League to J. Martin, Winners, 1923), 30mm, hallmarked V & S, Birmingham, 1920, 9ct, 9.60gm; Cricket, an engraved gold award badge, named (H. & D.C.L., 2nd Comptn., Winners 1914, L.H.C.C., W. Fletcher), 26mm, hallmarked W.T., Birmingham, 1914, 9ct, 5.87gm. [2]. First very fine, second fine; both with clips for suspension (£30-40)
Medals Related to Sports, Draughts, a gold award badge, unsigned, crowned shield engraved with a draughts board, ENGLISH DRAUGHTS CHAMPION 1906-8, reverse named (In Memoriam John Hynd, died June 18th 1905, Aged 62 Years, “He loved our game”, Presented to J. Alexander, Winner of the E.D.A. Championship Tourney, 1906), 45 x 26mm, hallmarked C & F Ltd, Birmingham, 1905, 9ct, 15.73gm. Very fine and rare; with ring for suspension (£50-60)
Medals Related to Sports, Football, a gold award medal signed W.J.D., two footballers with goalposts behind, reverse named (3rd Battle Squadn., Challenge Shield, HMS King Edward (VII), R. Bowden), 26mm, hallmarked Birmingham, 1913, 9ct, 7.59gm. About extremely fine; with clip and ring for suspension (£30-40)
Medals Related to Sports, Football, a gold award medal signed W.J.D., footballer’s leg with ball, shield-shaped plaque above, reverse named (B.P.F.A. League Championship 1925-6, C. Clamp), 25mm, hallmarked Birmingham, 1926, 9ct, 6.85gm. About extremely fine; with crown and ring for suspension (£30-40)
Medals Related to Sports, Football, Ireland, an engraved openwork gold award badge in the shape of a Celtic cross, named in Gaelic (All Ireland Minor Championship, Co. Louth, 1940), 28mm, hallmarked LM, Dublin, 1940, 9ct, 9.28gm. Good very fine; with loop for suspension (£25-35)
Medals Related to Sports, Sporting Interest, Eastbourne Charity Cup Competition, a gold and red enamel badge, un-named, 23mm, hallmarked W.J.D., Birmingham, 1906, 9ct, 7.08gm; Showells Challenge Cup, 1930, a gold and blue enamel badge by Fattorini, named (George Perks, Sir Robert Peel), 32mm, hallmarked F & S, Birmingham, 1930, 9ct, 11.60gm; an engraved openwork gold badge, named (B.R.L., 1922, R. Barker), 30 x 23mm, hallmarked M.B., Birmingham, 1922, 9ct, 5.63gm. [3]. All very fine; with...
Medals Related to Sports, Yorkshire, County Schools Sports Association, a gold award badge, unsigned, Yorkshire rose, reverse named (F.E.F. Winners, 1927-28 & 1928-29), 26mm, hallmarked wg & s, Birmingham, 1927, 9ct, 11.56gm. Very fine; with ring for suspension (£30-40)
Medals Related to Sports, Austria, Silver Jubilee of the Polytechnic Society of Lemberg, 1902, a silver medal by J. Tautenhayn and R. Neuberger, bust of Franz Joseph I right, reverse seated figure being crowned by winged Victory, edge lettered, 57mm (BDM IV, 245). About extremely fine, toned (£30-40)
Belgium, Debuck, L’Indigestion d’Escobard, a bronze medal, unsigned, Jesuit spitting money into a sack held open by a native of Debuck, reverse legend, 32mm; Gloire à nos Vaillants Soldats, 1914, a silver award medal by J. van Hamme, un-named, 35 x 22mm; Belgisch Bridge Verbond, Antwerp, plated badge, bridge players, reverse named (Individueel Kampioenschap, 1952-53, Mw. M. Contamine), 39 x 29mm; together with a Low Countries copper jeton, 1787. [4]. Very fine (£20-30)
Medals Related to Sports, Canada, Canada, Dominion of Canada Football Association, gold award medal by Bailey, arms and supporters, reverse named (Champions of Canada 1913, Norwood Wanderers FC, W. Bradshaw, 30mm, 10ct, 12.53gm. Very fine; with loop for suspension soldered to top (£50-80)
China, Shanghai, Amateur Dramatic Corps, an oval openwork silver badge with the head of an Oriental man, 40 x 40mm, pin on back for suspension; together with Shanghai CGO Ltd, 5 Cents, nickel, 20mm. [2]. Very fine, the first rare and unusual (£40-50)
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